Bill Text: VA SB208 | 2014 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Grand larceny & property injury; health & safety made an element of crimes where coal mine damaged.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-04 - Continued to 2015 in Finance (17-Y 0-N) [SB208 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2014-SB208-Comm_Sub.html
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That §18.2-153 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows: §18.2-153. Obstructing or injuring canal, railroad, power line, etc. If any person maliciously obstruct, remove or injure any part
of a canal, railroad or urban, suburban or interurban electric railway, or any
lines of any electric power company, or any bridge or fixture thereof, or
any part of a coal mine as defined in §45.1-161.8, or maliciously
obstruct, tamper with, injure or remove any machinery, engine, car, trolley,
supply or return wires or any other work thereof, or maliciously open, close,
displace, tamper with or injure any switch, switch point, switch lever, signal
lever or signal of any such company, whereby the life of any person in or
on such canal, railroad, urban, suburban or interurban electric railway If any such act be committed unlawfully, but not maliciously, the person so offending shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony; and in the event of the death of any such person resulting from such unlawful act, the person so offending shall be deemed guilty of involuntary manslaughter. 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, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation cannot be determined for periods of imprisonment in state adult correctional facilities; therefore, Chapter 806 of the Acts of Assembly of 2013 requires the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to assign a minimum fiscal impact of $50,000. Pursuant to § 30-19.1:4, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation cannot be determined for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice. |