Misdemeanors
Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Careless driving; vulnerable road users. [HB-920]
Careless driving; vulnerable road users. Provides that a person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor if he operates a vehicle in a careless or distracted manner and causes the death or serious bodily injury of a vulnerable road user. Current law only imposes the penalty if such careless or distracted operation causes serious bodily injury to the vulnerable road user. The bill also allows a court to suspend the driver's license or restrict the driver's license of a person convicted of careless driving for up to six months.
Sponsored by: Rep. Betsy Carr
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0506) on 04/11/2022
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Family abuse; coercive control, penalty. [HB-713]
Family abuse; coercive control; penalty. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for a person to engage in coercive control, defined in the bill, of a family or household member. The bill also includes coercive control in the definition of "family abuse" used for the basis of the issuance of family abuse protective orders.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Keam
Continued To 2023 In Courts Of Justice (18-y 0-n) on 02/11/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Misdemeanor sexual offenses where the victim is a minor; statute of limitations, penalty. [SB-227]
Misdemeanor sexual offenses where the victim is a minor; statute of limitations; penalty. Provides that the prosecution of the misdemeanor offense of causing or encouraging acts rendering children delinquent where the alleged adult offender has consensual sexual intercourse with a minor who is 15 years of age or older at the time of the offense shall be commenced no later than five years after the victim reaches majority provided that the alleged adult offender was more than three years older than the victim at the time of the offense. Under current
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer McClellan
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0110) on 04/06/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Careless driving; vulnerable road users. [SB-247]
Careless driving; vulnerable road users. Provides that a person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor if he operates a vehicle in a careless or distracted manner and causes the death or serious bodily injury of a vulnerable road user. Current law only imposes the penalty if such careless or distracted operation causes serious bodily injury to the vulnerable road user. The bill also allows a court to suspend the driver's license or restrict the driver's license of a person convicted of careless driving for up to six months.
Sponsored by: Sen. Scott Surovell
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0507) on 04/11/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Controlled substances; reduces penalties for possession. [HB-612]
Possession of controlled substances; penalties. Reduces the penalty for possession of a Schedule I or II controlled substance from a Class 5 felony to a Class 1 misdemeanor and the penalty for possession of a Schedule IV or V controlled substance from a Class 2 misdemeanor and a Class 3 misdemeanor, respectively, to a Class 4 misdemeanor. Consequently, the bill removes felony violations of possession of a controlled substance committed on or after July 1, 2022, from the definition of barrier crime related to criminal history checks for eligibility
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sally Hudson
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/15/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
School principals; incident reports. [SB-287]
School principals; incident reports. Requires that school principals report to law enforcement certain enumerated acts that may constitute a misdemeanor offense and report to the parents of any minor student who is the specific object of such act that the incident has been reported to law enforcement. Under current law, principals are required to make such reports only for such acts that may constitute a felony offense.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bill DeSteph
Incorporated By Education And Health on 02/10/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
School principals; incident reports. [HB-308]
School principals; incident reports. Requires that school principals report to law enforcement certain enumerated acts that may constitute a misdemeanor offense and report to the parents of any minor student who is the specific object of such act that the incident has been reported to law enforcement. Under current law, principals are required to make such reports only for such acts that may constitute a felony offense.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Byron
Left In Education on 02/15/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
School principals; incident reports. [HB-59]
School principals; incident reports. Requires that school principals report to law enforcement certain enumerated acts that may constitute a misdemeanor offense and report to the parents of any minor student who is the specific object of such act that the incident has been reported to law enforcement. Under current law, principals are required to make such reports only for such acts that may constitute a felony offense.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lee Ware
Left In Education on 02/15/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
School principals; incident reports, written threats against school personnel, etc. [SB-36]
School principals; incident reports. Requires that school principals report to law enforcement certain enumerated acts that may constitute a misdemeanor offense and report to the parents of any minor student who is the specific object of such act that the incident has been reported to law enforcement. Under current law, principals are required to make such reports only for such acts that may constitute a felony offense. The bill provides, as an exception to the requirement to report any written threats against school personnel while on a school
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Sponsored by: Sen. William Stanley
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0794) on 05/27/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Concealed handgun permits; penalties. [HB-11]
Concealed handgun permits; penalties. Changes the penalty for a first violation of carrying a concealed weapon without a permit from a Class 1 misdemeanor to a civil penalty of not more than $100, a second violation from a Class 6 felony to a Class 2 misdemeanor, and a third or subsequent violation from a Class 5 felony to a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill also provides that a person, unless otherwise disqualified, shall not be precluded from applying for a concealed handgun permit during the pendency of the proceedings for a violation. If such person
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Sponsored by: Rep. Timothy Anderson
Governor's Recommendation Received By House on 02/21/2022
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Mask And Quarantine Violations. [SB-240]
Limits first offense violations of a governor's emergency proclamation requiring wearing cloth face coverings to a fine of not more than $500. Limits first offense violations of a governor's emergency proclamation requiring persons traveling from out of state to quarantine to a fine of not more than $500, except for those violators who post media of themselves violating the governor's order on social media or who travel to the State with symptoms or a positive test result for COVID-19.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joy San Buenaventura
Carried Over To 2022 Regular Session. on 12/10/2021
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Emergency Rules. [HB-1197]
Allows for lesser emergency period penalties to be adopted and promulgated by the governor or a mayor. Authorizes the county prosecutors to exercise discretion with the offense charged and the penalty sought for certain first-time violations of COVID-19 emergency orders incurred since March 4, 2019.
Sponsored by: Rep. Linda Ichiyama
Carried Over To 2022 Regular Session. on 12/10/2021
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
School principals; incident reports, written threats against school personnel, etc. [HB-4]
School principals; incident reports. Requires that school principals report to law enforcement certain enumerated acts that may constitute a misdemeanor offense and report to the parents of any minor student who is the specific object of such act that the incident has been reported to law enforcement. Under current law, principals are required to make such reports only for such acts that may constitute a felony offense. The bill provides, as an exception to the requirement to report any written threats against school personnel while on a school
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Bell
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0793) on 05/27/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
School principals; incident reports. [SB-2]
School principals; incident reports. Requires that school principals report to law enforcement certain enumerated acts that may constitute a misdemeanor offense and report to the parents of any minor student who is the specific object of such act that the incident has been reported to law enforcement. Under current law, principals are required to make such reports only for such acts that may constitute a felony offense.
Sponsored by: Sen. Amanda Chase
Incorporated By Education And Health on 02/10/2022
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Summons; promises to appear after the issuance. [SB-1437]
Promises to appear after the issuance of a summons. Eliminates the requirement that a promise to appear be completed after the issuance of a summons for a misdemeanor offense or an administrative violation. The bill provides that an accused shall be released from custody after a summons has been issued.
Sponsored by: Sen. Emmett Hanger
Left In Courts Of Justice on 03/01/2021
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Hawaii 2021 Regular Session
Relating To Emergency Rules. [HB-1197]
Allows for lesser emergency period penalties to be adopted and promulgated by the governor or a mayor. Authorizes the county prosecutors to exercise discretion with the offense charged and the penalty sought for certain first-time violations of COVID-19 emergency orders incurred since March 4, 2019.
Sponsored by: Rep. Linda Ichiyama
Referred To Pdp, Jha, Referral Sheet 3 on 02/01/2021
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Hawaii 2021 Regular Session
Relating To Emergency Rules. [SB-540]
Allows for lesser emergency period penalties to be adopted by the governor or a mayor. Allows for the emergency period infractions to be processed under the traffic adjudication process. Allows electronic copies of notices of infractions, infraction adjudication hearings, and notices of infraction judgments to be sent via electronic mail. Grants the district court concurrent jurisdiction over emergency period rule infractions committed by minors. (HD2)
Sponsored by: Sen. Karl Rhoads
Act 185, On 07/06/2021 (gov. Msg. No. 1313). on 07/07/2021
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Hawaii 2021 Regular Session
Relating To Mask And Quarantine Violations. [SB-240]
Limits first offense violations of a governor's emergency proclamation requiring wearing cloth face coverings to a fine of not more than $500. Limits first offense violations of a governor's emergency proclamation requiring persons traveling from out of state to quarantine to a fine of not more than $500, except for those violators who post media of themselves violating the governor's order on social media or who travel to the State with symptoms or a positive test result for COVID-19.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joy San Buenaventura
The Committee On Hth Deferred The Measure. on 02/08/2021
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To The Administration Of Justice. [SB-2033]
Amends the effect of finding a defendant charged with a misdemeanor or petty misdemeanor not involving violence or attempted violence unfit to proceed. Amends the requirements for fitness determination hearings, court-appointed examiners, and examination reports. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Sponsored by: Sen. Karl Rhoads
This Measure Has Been Deleted From The Meeting Scheduled On Monday 03-16-20 2:05pm In Conference Room 325. on 03/16/2020
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To The Administration Of Justice. [HB-1620]
Amends the effect of finding a defendant charged with a petty misdemeanor not involving violence or attempted violence unfit to proceed. Amends the requirements for fitness determination hearings, court-appointed examiners, and examination reports. Authorizes the courts to enter into agreements to divert into residential, rehabilitative, and other treatment those defendants whose physical or mental disease, disorder, or defect is believed to have become or will become an issue in a judicial case. Amends the requirements for appointing qualified
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregg Takayama
Received Notice Of House Agreement And Passage On Final Reading (hse. Com. No. 425). on 07/10/2020