Criminal Procedure
Virginia 2017 Regular Session
School security officers; carrying a firearm in performance of duties. [HB-1392]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Education ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
School security officers; carrying a firearm in performance of duties. Authorizes a school security officer to carry a firearm in the performance of his duties if (i) within 10 years immediately prior to being hired by the local school board he was an active law-enforcement officer in the Commonwealth; (ii) he retired or resigned from his position as a law-enforcement officer in good standing; (iii) he meets the training and qualifications to carry a concealed handgun as a retired law-enforcement officer; (iv) he has met the additional training
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Sponsored by: Rep. L. Scott Lingamfelter
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0311) on 03/13/2017
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Police and court records; expungement of records. [SB-194]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Expungement of police and court records. Provides that a court that enters a nolle prosequi for a criminal charge shall, upon motion of the person charged, enter an order requiring the expungement of the police and court records relating to the charge. The bill also provides that a person whose charge is expunged because a nolle prosequi is taken or the charge is dismissed because the person arrested or charged was not the person named in the summons, warrant, indictment, or presentment shall not be required to pay any costs associated with the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Louise Lucas
Left In Courts Of Justice on 12/02/2016
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Death penalty; severe mental illness. [HB-794]
[Mental Health ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Death penalty; severe mental illness. Provides that a defendant in a capital case who had a severe mental illness, which is defined in the bill, at the time of the offense is not eligible for the death penalty. The bill establishes procedures for determining whether a defendant had a severe mental illness at the time of the offense and provides for the appointment of expert evaluators. When the defendant's severe mental illness is at issue, a determination will be made by the jury, or by the judge in a bench trial, as part of the sentencing proceeding,
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Sponsored by: Rep. James Leftwich
Left In Courts Of Justice on 12/01/2016
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Victims of domestic violence, etc.; firearms safety or training course. [HB-768]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Services ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Victims of domestic violence, etc.; firearms safety or training course. Provides that the Department of Criminal Justice Services may distribute funds from the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Victim Fund to reimburse an entity that offers a firearms safety or training course or class approved by the Department free of charge to victims of domestic violence, sexual abuse, stalking, and family abuse. The bill also requires that, upon the issuance of a protective order, the petitioner for the order be provided with a list of such approved courses
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Miyares
Left In Finance on 12/02/2016
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Professions, occupations, and trades; applicant's criminal history. [HB-838]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Regulation of professions, occupations, and trades; criminal history. Provides that questions related to an applicant's criminal history on any application for licensure, certification, registration, or authority shall be limited to those crimes that constitute a barrier to licensure, certification, registration, or authority by the applicable regulatory board or to employment in the profession, trade, or occupation for which a license, certification, registration, or authority is sought.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer McClellan
Left In Commerce And Labor on 12/01/2016