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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Judges, substitute or retired; increases per diem compensation. [HB-1368]
Per diem compensation for substitute and retired judges. Increases the daily per diem rate for substitute and retired judges from $200 to $250.
Sponsored by: Rep. S. Chris Jones House: Left In Appropriations on 02/12/2008
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Supreme Court; direct appeals. [HB-1295]
Supreme Court; direct appeals. Provides that the Supreme Court, on its own motion or upon application of Attorney General, may certify a case for determination by the Supreme Court before it has been determined by the circuit court whenever a general district court or an administrative agency renders a decision declaring that a statute or a regulation of the Commonwealth is unconstitutional on its face or as applied.
Sponsored by: Rep. L. Scott Lingamfelter House: Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/12/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Conservators of the peace, special; circuit court judge required to appoint. [HB-1181]
Appointment of special conservators of the peace. Makes it mandatory, rather than permissive, that a circuit court judge appoint a special conservator of the peace upon a showing by the sheriff, chief of police, or corporation authorized to do business in the Commonwealth that there is a necessity for the security of property or of the peace, and that the person or persons to be appointed possess a valid registration with the Department of Criminal Justice Services. The bill allows the judge to deny the appointment for good cause and requires that
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Sponsored by: Rep. L. Scott Lingamfelter Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0795) on 04/14/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Misdemeanor and felony fees; increases fixed fees. [HB-1169]
Fixed misdemeanor and fixed felony fees. Increases the felony and misdemeanor fixed fees by $3. The increase will go to the Virginia Crime Victim-Witness Fund, which is a nonreverting fund administered by the Department of Criminal Justice Services to support victim and witness programs.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Cosgrove House: Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/12/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Circuit court clerks; clarifies issues regarding electronic filing & recording of land records, etc. [HB-1106]
Circuit Court clerks; electronic filing and recording; digital reproduction; recordation of judgments; secure remote access; deed cover sheets; fees collected by clerks. Clarifies a number of issues for circuit court clerks including (i) the use of the last four digits of a social security number on judgments (filer is responsible); (ii) that the clerk may provide information from a locality to remote access users; (iii) that the filer is responsible for cover sheet accuracy; (iv) allowing the clerk to rely on the cover sheet to index; and (v)
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Sponsored by: Rep. Terry Kilgore Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0823) on 04/14/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Courts of Justice Committees; appointment of designees by chairmen. [HB-105]
Appointment of designees by chairmen of Courts of Justice Committees. Allows the chairmen of the Courts of Justice committees to designate another member of the committee to sit in their stead on certain commissions, etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0115) on 03/05/2008
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Nominating a person to be elected to the Court of Appeals of Virginia. [HR-307]
Nominating a person to be elected to the Court of Appeals of Nominating a person to be elected to the Court of Appeals of
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Judges; nominations for election to circuit court. [SR-110]
Nominating persons to be elected to circuit court judgeships.
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Nominating persons to be elected to circuit court judgeships. [HR-308]
Nominating persons to be elected to circuit court judgeships.
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Judge; nomination for election to Court of Appeals. [SR-109]
Nominating a person to be elected to the Court of Appeals of Nominating a person to be elected to the Court of Appeals of
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Election of a Court of Appeals of Virginia Judge, Circuit Court Judges, General District Court Jud [HJR-782]
Election of a Court of Appeals of Virginia Judge, Circuit Election of a Court of Appeals of Virginia Judge, Circuit Court Judges, General District Court Judges, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judges, members of the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission, a member of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission, and the Auditor of
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Assessed court costs; electronic summons system. [HB-2385]
Assessed court costs; electronic summons system. Requires, in any criminal or traffic case in which the Virginia State Police issued the summons, ticket, or citation, executed the warrant, or made the arrest for a violation of any statute, an additional assessment of $5 as part of the costs, which shall be remitted to the state treasury to be placed in a fund for the Virginia State Police solely to fund software, hardware, and associated equipment costs for the implementation and maintenance of an electronic summons system. Current law allows localities
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Jurors; payment by prepaid debit card or card account. [HB-2324]
Payment of jurors; prepaid debit card or card account. Adds payment by credit to a prepaid debit card or card account to the methods by which a juror may be paid. The bill requires that, where such method is used, such card or card account permit the juror to withdraw or transfer funds without incurring a fee.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Persons allowed services without fees or costs; inability to pay on account of poverty, guidelines. [HB-2328]
Inability to pay fees or costs on account of poverty; guidelines. Requires the court to use the guidelines for determining indigency for the appointment of counsel in determining a person's inability to pay fees or costs on account of poverty in a civil action. This bill is identical to SB 1305.
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Child pornography; discretionary sentencing guideline midpoints for possession. [SB-1278]
Discretionary sentencing guideline midpoints; possession of child pornography. Raises the midpoint of the recommended sentencing range for possession of child pornography by (i) 100 percent in cases in which the defendant has no previous conviction of a violent felony offense; (ii) 200 percent in cases in which the defendant has previously been convicted of a violent felony offense punishable by a maximum punishment of less than 40 years; and (iii) 400 percent in cases in which the defendant has previously been convicted of a violent felony offense
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Prisoners; orders permitting to work on public works projects. [SB-1290]
Orders permitting prisoners to work on public works projects; sentencing. Provides that a circuit court or general district court judge may request any local governing body within the judicial circuit or district of such judge to establish prisoner workforces. The bill adds prisoner workforces to the list of authorized workplaces that a circuit court or general district court can order a prisoner to perform work and receive credit toward his sentence.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Persons allowed services without fees or costs; inability to pay on account of poverty, guidelines. [SB-1305]
Inability to pay fees or costs on account of poverty; guidelines. Requires the court to use the guidelines for determining indigency for the appointment of counsel in determining a person's inability to pay fees or costs on account of poverty in a civil action. This bill is identical to HB 2328.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Excusable or justifiable self-defense; costs and attorney fees in civil or criminal cases. [SB-1432]
Excusable or justifiable self-defense; costs and attorney fees. Provides that in any civil or criminal case, a party or criminal defendant that successfully prevails on a self-defense claim shall be entitled to reasonable costs and attorney fees, unless the award of fees is unjust. The bill exempts criminal defendants that have appointed counsel whose fees are paid by the Commonwealth from collecting reasonable costs and attorney fees.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Foreclosure advertisements; posted at courthouse and on local government or circuit court website. [SB-1368]
Foreclosure advertisements; posted at courthouse and on local government or circuit court website. Provides that, in lieu of newspaper advertisements, foreclosure sales shall be advertised at the courthouse and on the website of the public government of the locality served by the court or of the circuit court for the county or city in which the property to be sold is located, and that the clerk shall place a small notice in a newspaper having a general circulation in the city or county in which the property to be sold is located informing the public
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Cover sheet for deed; property subject to the Property Owners' Association Act. [HB-2307]
Cover sheet for deed; property subject to the Property Owners' Association Act. Requires the cover sheet for a deed where the instrument to be recorded is a declaration creating a development that is subject to the Property Owners' Association Act to contain an acknowledgment of the review of best practices for the contents of declarations published by the Common Interest Community Board.