Criminal Procedure
Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Circuit court; failure to appear in accordance with condition of bail, etc. [HB-1765]
Appeal to circuit court; failure to appear. Provides that if any person convicted of a misdemeanor in a general district court, a juvenile and domestic relations district court, or a court of limited jurisdiction perfects an appeal and (i) fails to appear in circuit court at the time for setting the appeal for trial, (ii) fails to appear in circuit court on the trial date, or (iii) absconds from the jurisdiction, the circuit court shall enter an order affirming the judgment of the lower court, and the clerk shall tax the costs as provided by statute.
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Gettr Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Study; the costs and benefits of assisting localities in alleviating pay compression. [HJR-618]
Study; the costs and benefits of assisting localities in alleviating pay compression in police and deputy sheriffs' salaries; report. Requests the Department of Criminal Justice Services to study the costs and benefits of assisting localities in alleviating pay compression in police and deputy sheriffs' salaries and to propose strategies, campaigns, or state actions to alleviate pay compression issues.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Firearms; removal from persons posing substantial risk, penalties. [HB-1758]
Firearms; removal from persons posing substantial risk; penalties. Creates a procedure by which an attorney for the Commonwealth or law-enforcement officer may apply to a circuit court judge for a warrant to remove firearms from a person who poses a substantial risk of injury to himself or others. If firearms are seized pursuant to such warrant, the bill requires a court hearing within 14 days from execution of the warrant to determine whether the firearms should be returned or retained by law enforcement. Seized firearms may be retained by court
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South Dakota 2017 Regular Session
Increase accountability in South Dakota's criminal justice system. [SB-117]
Increase accountability in South Dakota's criminal justice system.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to lethal violence protective orders; creating a criminal offense. [HB-866]
Relating to lethal violence protective orders; creating a criminal offense.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to lethal violence protective orders; creating a criminal offense. [SB-434]
Relating to lethal violence protective orders; creating a criminal offense.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Petition for writ of actual innocence. [SB-1066]
Petition for writ of actual innocence. Provides that a person may petition for a writ of actual innocence based on biological evidence regardless of the type of plea he entered at trial. Under current law, a person may petition for a writ based on biological evidence if he (i) entered a plea of not guilty, (ii) is convicted of murder, or (iii) is convicted of a felony for which the maximum punishment is imprisonment for life. The bill also provides that the Supreme Court of Virginia shall grant the writ upon finding that the petitioner has proven
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Tennessee 110th General Assembly
As introduced, adds the offense of aggravated burglary to the list of offenses ineligible for judicial diversion. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13; Title 39, Chapter 15 and Title 40, Chapter 35. [HB-573]
As introduced, adds the offense of aggravated burglary to the list of offenses ineligible for judicial diversion. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13; Title 39, Chapter 15 and Title 40, Chapter 35.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the appointment by the attorney general of a special prosecutor to prosecute certain offenses that are committed by certain peace officers and that result in serious bodily injury or death. [HB-854]
Relating to the appointment by the attorney general of a special prosecutor to prosecute certain offenses that are committed by certain peace officers and that result in serious bodily injury or death.
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South Dakota 2017 Regular Session
Revise the procedure for a deployed military service member to renew a concealed carry permit [HB-1127]
Revise the procedure for a deployed military service member to renew a concealed carry permit
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
DCJS training standards; community engaged policing. [SB-1047]
DCJS training standards; community engaged policing. Expands the responsibilities of the Department of Criminal Justice Services regarding community policing by requiring the compulsory training standards for basic training and recertification of law-enforcement officers to include fair and impartial policing, verbal de-escalation, and needs of special populations. The bill changes the term "community policing" to "community engaged policing."
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the administration of educational programs for persons placed on community supervision for certain intoxication offenses. [HB-833]
Relating to the administration of educational programs for persons placed on community supervision for certain intoxication offenses.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the maintenance of information entered into a fee record in certain counties. [SB-413]
Relating to the maintenance of information entered into a fee record in certain counties.
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South Dakota 2017 Regular Session
Require a sentence of life imprisonment for certain persons with severe mental illness and to provide for a determination of severe mental illness in those cases. [HB-1099]
Require a sentence of life imprisonment for certain persons with severe mental illness and to provide for a determination of severe mental illness in those cases.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to a prohibition on certain law enforcement inquiries regarding the nationality or immigration status of a victim of or witness to a criminal offense. [HB-825]
Relating to a prohibition on certain law enforcement inquiries regarding the nationality or immigration status of a victim of or witness to a criminal offense.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the authority of peace officers to conduct certain searches. [HB-814]
Relating to the authority of peace officers to conduct certain searches.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the issuance of a citation or notice to appear for certain misdemeanors punishable by a fine only. [HB-813]
Relating to the issuance of a citation or notice to appear for certain misdemeanors punishable by a fine only.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the persons authorized to conduct an inquest in certain counties. [HB-799]
Relating to the persons authorized to conduct an inquest in certain counties.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the punishment for the offense of bail jumping and failure to appear; increasing a criminal penalty. [HB-806]
Relating to the punishment for the offense of bail jumping and failure to appear; increasing a criminal penalty.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the admissibility of evidence in an asset forfeiture proceeding and the seizure and forfeiture of certain property. [HB-805]
Relating to the admissibility of evidence in an asset forfeiture proceeding and the seizure and forfeiture of certain property.