Legislation

Title: Criminal Law - Crimes Against Property - Right to Defend Property
Sponsored by: Delegates Parrott, Afzali, Dwyer, Elliott, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Hough, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, Otto, Ready, Schulz, Szeliga, and Vitale
Status: In the House - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Establishing that an occupant of a dwelling is justified in using any degree of physical force against another person when the other person has made an unlawful entry into the dwelling, and when the occupant has a reasonable belief that the other person has committed a crime in the dwelling in addition to the unlawful entry or is committing or intends to commit a crime against a person or property in addition to the unlawful entry; establishing that a person acting in accordance with the Act is immune from specified criminal prosecution.

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Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2014

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/06/2014 Legislative Date 2/07/2014 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/12/2014 Legislative Date 2/12/2014 Action Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2014 Legislative Date 3/15/2014 Action Unfavorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/06/2014	2/07/2014	First Reading Judiciary
House	2/12/2014	2/12/2014	Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
House	3/14/2014	3/15/2014	Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
2/07/2014	Text - First - Criminal Law - Crimes Against Property - Right to Defend Property
3/15/2014	Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary

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