Bill Text: VA HB488 | 2024 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: Sexual abuse of children; penalty.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-02-13 - Left in Courts of Justice [HB488 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2024-HB488-Prefiled.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 488 Offered January 10, 2024 Prefiled January 8, 2024 A BILL to amend and reenact §18.2-67.4:2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to sexual abuse of certain children; penalty. ---------- Patron-- Garrett ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §18.2-67.4:2 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§18.2-67.4:2. Sexual abuse of a child under 15 years of age; penalty.

Any adult who, with lascivious intent, commits an act of sexual abuse, as defined in §18.2-67.10, with any child 13 years of age or older but under 15 years of age is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor 6 felony.

2. That the provisions of this act may result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment or commitment. Pursuant to §30-19.1:4 of the Code of Virginia, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation is at least $551,188 for periods of imprisonment in state adult correctional facilities and is $0 for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.