SENATE BILL 472

Sponsored By:

Senators Stone, Boozer, and Middlebrooks (Committee to Revise Article 27)

Entitled:

Crimes - Theft, Bad Checks, and Credit Card Offenses - District Court Offenses

Synopsis:

Adding crimes concerning theft, bad checks, and credit cards if the value of the items is less than $100 for the purpose of requiring trial in the District Court; prohibiting the trial of these crimes in the circuit court unless a District Court conviction is appealed or there is another charge; providing that proof of a value over $100 is not a defense to these crimes; providing that these crimes are not lesser included offenses of any other offenses; etc.

Legislative History

Senate Action

2/2

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

2/7

Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.

3/12

Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings

3/13

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/15

Third Reading Passed (46-0)

House Action

3/15

First Reading Judiciary

3/18

Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.

4/2

Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

Sponsored by:

Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7

Senator F. Vernon Boozer, District 9

Senator Edward Middlebrooks, District 32

Committee to revise Article 27

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CHECKS

CIRCUIT COURTS

COURTS - GENERAL

CREDIT

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES, SENTENCES

DISTRICT COURTS

JURISDICTION

THEFT

TRIALS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments

( 143 , 143A , 145A , 342B , 344 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None available