Criminal Procedure
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
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Relating to the rights of certain defendants who successfully complete a term of community supervision. [HB-1507]
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Relating to the rights of certain defendants who successfully complete a term of community supervision.
Sponsored by: Sen. Royce West
Signed By The Governor on 06/15/2017
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Relating to the reporting of attempted child abductions. [HB-1503]
[Children and Youth ]
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[Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the reporting of attempted child abductions.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Wray
Signed By The Governor on 06/15/2017
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to investigative and laboratory tests and processes conducted with respect to unidentified human remains. [SB-713]
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Relating to investigative and laboratory tests and processes conducted with respect to unidentified human remains.
Sponsored by: Sen. Juan Hinojosa
Read First Time on 02/21/2017
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to a defendant's discharge of fines and costs through confinement in jail or community service. [HB-1441]
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Relating to a defendant's discharge of fines and costs through confinement in jail or community service.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eugene Wu
Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 04/03/2017
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
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Relating to the release of certain defendants pending a motion for new trial or an appeal from a misdemeanor conviction. [HB-1442]
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Relating to the release of certain defendants pending a motion for new trial or an appeal from a misdemeanor conviction.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eugene Wu
Signed By The Governor on 06/15/2017
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Tennessee 110th General Assembly
As introduced, permits a petitioner for restoration of citizenship rights to provide satisfactory proof of good character through written affidavits sworn under penalty of perjury; requires the affidavit to be given the same effect as if the affiant had testified orally. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 29. [SB-1398]
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As introduced, permits a petitioner for restoration of citizenship rights to provide satisfactory proof of good character through written affidavits sworn under penalty of perjury; requires the affidavit to be given the same effect as if the affiant had testified orally. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 29.
Sponsored by: Sen. Reginald Tate
Passed On Second Consideration, Refer To Senate Judiciary Committee on 02/13/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Firearm transfers; criminal history record information checks required, penalty. [HB-2187]
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Firearm transfers; criminal history record information checks; penalty. Requires a background check for any firearm transfer and requires the Department of State Police to establish a process for transferors to obtain such a check from licensed firearms dealers. A transferor who fails to obtain a required background check and sells the firearm to another person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill exempts transfers between immediate family members, transfers that occur by operation of law, transfers by the executor or administrator of an
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer Barton Boysko
Left In Militia, Police And Public Safety on 02/07/2017
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As introduced, permits persons who have been arrested but released as the result of certain events to have the public records of the arrest and surrounding events destroyed without cost to the arrested person and without the necessity of filing a petition. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 32. [SB-1409]
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As introduced, permits persons who have been arrested but released as the result of certain events to have the public records of the arrest and surrounding events destroyed without cost to the arrested person and without the necessity of filing a petition. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 32.
Sponsored by: Sen. Reginald Tate
Passed On Second Consideration, Refer To Senate Judiciary Committee on 02/13/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Officer-involved shootings; model policy for investigations, disclosure of report. [HB-2099]
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Officer-involved shootings; model policy for investigations; disclosure of report. Provides that an attorney for the Commonwealth shall disclose a report of his findings for any "officer-involved shooting" if no criminal charges are brought against a law-enforcement officer, or, alternatively, if charges are brought, the attorney for the Commonwealth shall issue a general statement disclosing the general purpose of bringing such charges or seeking an indictment. The bill directs the Department of Criminal Justice Services to develop a model policy
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lamont Bagby
Left In Militia, Police And Public Safety on 02/07/2017
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Relating to the admissibility of certain recorded statements made by child abuse victims. [SB-707]
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Relating to the admissibility of certain recorded statements made by child abuse victims.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Wray
Committee Report Sent To Calendars on 05/23/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Unmanned aircraft systems; creates a civil cause of action for invasion of privacy, etc. [HB-2197]
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Unmanned aircraft systems; designated facility; critical infrastructure; unlawful use; penalties. Creates a civil cause of action for the invasion of privacy when a person uses an unmanned aircraft system to enter without consent into the airspace above any designated facility, as defined in the bill, or critical infrastructure to capture an image or attempt to capture an image, as specified in the bill. The bill allows a plaintiff to recover actual damages and allows the court to award punitive damages where actual damages are awarded and to order
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Sponsored by: Rep. Terry G. Kilgore
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/07/2017
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Tennessee 110th General Assembly
As introduced, permits person to apply to have a current conviction expunged even if person has prior convictions for Class C or Class B misdemeanors. - Amends TCA Section 40-32-101. [HB-1280]
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As introduced, permits person to apply to have a current conviction expunged even if person has prior convictions for Class C or Class B misdemeanors. - Amends TCA Section 40-32-101.
Sponsored by: Rep. Harold M. Love
Taken Off Notice For Cal. In Criminal Justice Committee on 04/25/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Fines and court costs; community work in lieu of payment. [SB-1174]
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Community work in lieu of payment for fines and court costs. Provides that a court may permit an inmate to earn credits against any fines and court costs imposed against him by performing community service. Under current law, credits may be earned only before or after imprisonment.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark D. Obenshain
Incorporated By Courts Of Justice on 01/16/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Officer-involved deaths; community-policing programs and training standards. [HB-2118]
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[Disabilities ]
Model policy regarding officer-involved deaths; community-policing programs and training standards. Requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services to establish a model policy regarding the independent review of all officer-involved shootings. The bill also requires that the Department periodically review community-policing programs and establish training standards to ensure sensitivity to and awareness of persons who have a mental illness, substance abuse addiction, or developmental disability.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark L. Keam
Tabled In Militia, Police And Public Safety By Voice Vote on 01/27/2017
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Relating to the eligibility of a criminal defendant for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information. [HB-1404]
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Relating to the eligibility of a criminal defendant for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information.
Sponsored by: Rep. Donna Howard
Reported Engrossed on 05/05/2017
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Tennessee 110th General Assembly
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As enacted, increases from $25,000 to $50,000 the threshold amount of a loss sustained by a victim that generally makes the offender ineligible for expunction. - Amends TCA Section 40-32-101. [HB-1296]
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As enacted, increases from $25,000 to $50,000 the threshold amount of a loss sustained by a victim that generally makes the offender ineligible for expunction. - Amends TCA Section 40-32-101.
Sponsored by: Sen. Raumesh A. Akbari
Effective Date(s) 06/06/2017 on 06/14/2017
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Tennessee 110th General Assembly
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As enacted, increases from $25,000 to $50,000 the threshold amount of a loss sustained by a victim that generally makes the offender ineligible for expunction. - Amends TCA Section 40-32-101. [SB-1334]
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As enacted, increases from $25,000 to $50,000 the threshold amount of a loss sustained by a victim that generally makes the offender ineligible for expunction. - Amends TCA Section 40-32-101.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Bell
Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 487 on 06/14/2017
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Tennessee 110th General Assembly
As introduced, prohibits a court from issuing or a law enforcement officer from serving a no knock search or arrest warrant; defines a no knock warrant as a warrant that specifically enables an officer to enter a structure without giving notice of the officer's authority or the purpose of the officer's presence. - Amends TCA Title 40. [SB-1272]
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As introduced, prohibits a court from issuing or a law enforcement officer from serving a no knock search or arrest warrant; defines a no knock warrant as a warrant that specifically enables an officer to enter a structure without giving notice of the officer's authority or the purpose of the officer's presence. - Amends TCA Title 40.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Norris
Passed On Second Consideration, Refer To Senate Judiciary Committee on 02/13/2017
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to establishing a statewide electronic tracking system for evidence of a sex offense. [HB-1383]
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[Data Privacy ]
Relating to establishing a statewide electronic tracking system for evidence of a sex offense.
Sponsored by: Sen. Carol Alvarado
Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 03/14/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Law-enforcement agencies, local; body-worn cameras. [HB-2117]
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Local law-enforcement agencies; body-worn cameras. Requires localities to adopt and establish a written policy for the operation of a body-worn camera system, as defined in the bill, that conforms to the model policy established by the Department of Criminal Justice Services (the Department) prior to purchasing or deploying a body-worn camera system. The bill requires the Department to establish a model policy for the operation of body-worn camera systems and the storage and maintenance of body-worn camera system records.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark L. Keam
Left In Militia, Police And Public Safety on 02/07/2017