CHAPTER NUMBER: 669
File Code: Business Occupations & Regulation
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 225
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Boozer and
Ferguson
- Entitled:
-
Lawyers - Written Solicitation of Clients - Limited Prohibition
Prohibiting a lawyer from sending a written communication, directly or
through an agent, to a prospective client concerning a criminal action
or a prosecution of a certain traffic offense, or an action for
personal injury or wrongful death, or otherwise relating to an
accident or disaster involving the person to whom the communication is
addressed or the person's relative, if the communication is mailed
within 30 days after the charging document was filed or within 30 days
after the accident or disaster occurred.
Senate Action
- 7/17
- Pre-filed
- 1/10
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 1/3
- Hearing 1/18 at 2:00 p.m.
- 2/13
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 2/14
- Favorable with Amendments
- Laid Over (Sen. Frosh) Adopted
- 2/15
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Sen. Frosh) Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 2/19
- Third Reading Passed (43-0)
- 4/2
- Senate Concur - House Amendment
- Third Reading Passed (43-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- 5/23
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 669
House Action
- 2/20
- First Reading Judiciary
- 3/13
- Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/2
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 3/27
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/28
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (133-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Senator F. Vernon Boozer, District 9
- Senator Timothy R. Ferguson, District 4
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ACCIDENTS
- ATTORNEYS -see also- LEGAL AID, STATE'S ATTORNEYS
- CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- ADVTG., LABELING, WARRANTIES.
- SOLICITATION
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Business Occupations and Professions
- (
10-605.1
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 018137/2 (PDF) Offered on: FEBRUARY 15, 1996 at: 10:24
Status: Adopted
- Number: 042586/1 (PDF) Offered on: FEBRUARY 15, 1996 at: 10:24
Status: Adopted
- House
- Number: 501479/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 2, 1996 at: 10:42
Status: Adopted