1997 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1088

File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures Prior Year Introduction As: HB 781/96 - JUD
Sponsored By:
Delegate McKee
Entitled:
Courts - Victims of Crime - Immunity From Civil Liability

Synopsis:

Establishing that a person who engages in criminal conduct involving a crime of violence assumes the risk of loss, injury, or death resulting from acts or omissions of a victim of the criminal conduct and may not maintain a civil action for damages resulting from such acts or omissions; establishing a certified copy of specified documents as conclusive proof in a civil action under the Act that a person engaged in criminal conduct involving a crime of violence; etc.

Legislative History

House Action
2/5
First Reading Judiciary
Hearing 3/6 at 1:00 p.m.
3/10
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
No Action
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES
DAMAGES
LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
VICTIMS -see also- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMP; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Bill affects the following Statute:
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 5-399.8 )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)