Misdemeanors
Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Marijuana; manufacture or possession, accommodation to another individual, penalty. [SB-831]
Manufacture of marijuana; accommodation; penalty. Provides that a person who proves that he manufactured marijuana or possessed marijuana with the intent to manufacture marijuana only as an accommodation to another individual who is not an inmate in a correctional facility, and without the intent to profit from such manufacture or possession with the intent to manufacture or to induce the recipient or intended recipient of the marijuana to use or become dependent upon marijuana, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Currently, manufacturing marijuana
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bill DeSteph
Stricken At The Request Of Patron In Courts Of Justice (15-y 0-n) on 01/23/2017
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Possession or transportation of firearms following convictions for certain misdemeanor crimes. [SB-546]
Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearms following convictions for certain misdemeanor crimes; penalty. Prohibits a person who has been convicted of misdemeanor sexual battery or assault and battery where the victim is a family or household member from purchasing, possessing or transporting a firearm. A person who violates this provision is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Favola
Left In Courts Of Justice on 12/02/2016
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Transfer of firearms; permit required. [SB-187]
Transfer of firearms; permit required. Requires the Department of State Police to establish procedures for issuing firearms transfer permits and provides that a person, other than a licensed dealer, who willfully and intentionally transfers a firearm to a person without a permit is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dave Marsden
Left In Courts Of Justice on 12/02/2016
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Domestic violence-related misdemeanors; enhanced penalty. [HB-754]
Domestic violence-related misdemeanors; enhanced penalty. Punishes a misdemeanor offense of violating a protective order, assault and battery against a family or household member, or stalking as a Class 6 felony if the person charged had been previously convicted of any of these offenses, however punished, or assault or bodily wounding within the preceding 20 years if the victim of the prior and the instant offenses was the same.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Bell
Left In Finance on 12/02/2016