16102352D
HOUSE BILL NO. 622
Offered January 13, 2016
Prefiled January 11, 2016
A BILL to amend and reenact §18.2-147 of the Code of
Virginia, relating to entering vehicle, etc.; interference with rights of
owner.
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Patron-- Bell, Robert B.
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Committee Referral Pending
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §18.2-147 of the Code of Virginia is amended and
reenacted as follows:
§18.2-147. Entering or setting in motion vehicle, aircraft,
boat, locomotive, or rolling stock of railroad; exceptions.
Any person who shall,
without the consent of the owner or person in charge of a vehicle, aircraft,
boat, vessel, locomotive, or
other rolling stock of a railroad, climb climbs into or upon such
vehicle, aircraft, boat, vessel, locomotive,
or other rolling stock of a railroad, with intent to commit any crime, malicious
mischief, or injury thereto or with the intent to
interfere with the rights of the owner or person in charge of
the vehicle, aircraft, boat, vessel, locomotive, or
other rolling stock of a railroad to use such vehicle,
aircraft, boat, vessel, locomotive, or
other rolling stock of a railroad free from interference,
or who, while a vehicle, aircraft, boat, vessel, locomotive,
or other rolling stock of a railroad is at rest and unattended, shall attempt attempts to manipulate any of
the levers and starting crank or other device, brakes,
or mechanism thereof or to set into motion such vehicle, aircraft, boat,
vessel, locomotive, or
other rolling stock of a railroad, with the intent to commit any crime,
malicious mischief, or injury thereto, shall be is guilty of a Class 1
misdemeanor, except that the foregoing provision shall not apply when any such
act is done in an emergency or in furtherance of public safety or by or under
the direction of an officer in the regulation of traffic or performance of any
other official duty.
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