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Legislation


2002 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 879

File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
Sponsored By:
Delegate Giannetti
Entitled:
Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund - Property Damage to Cemeteries - Claim

Synopsis:

Expanding the definition of claimant for money in the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund to include a permanent cemetery which sustains property damage to gravestones or monuments as a result of a crime or delinquent act committed within the cemetery; providing that the cemetery is eligible to file a claim up to $5,000 for expenses reasonably incurred for repair of the gravestones or monuments; providing a time period of 5 years after the criminal act within which the cemetery may make the claim; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/7
First Reading Judiciary
2/12
Hearing 3/1 at 1:00 p.m.
3/27
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
No Action
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CEMETERIES
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION
DAMAGES
STATUTES OF LIMITATION
VANDALISM
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Criminal Law (Proposed - Text available when HB 11 passed)
( 10-401 )
Criminal Procedure
( 11-801 , 11-808 , 11-809 , 11-810 , 11-811 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered
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