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Criminal Justice Updates from Virginia’s 2021 General Assembly Session

by Brian Szmak | Apr 27, 2021 | Criminal Law, Uncategorized

Overview of Virginia’s 2021 General Assembly Session The Virginia General Assembly held a Special Session in 2020 to address Criminal Justice issues. That session was productive and produced a lot of legislation. The General Assembly returned this January in...

VA Assembly 2021: Bill to Eliminate Mandatory Minimums for Subsequent Larceny Convictions

by Brian Szmak | Feb 5, 2021 | Criminal Law

The Virginia General Assembly is currently meeting for its 2021 Session. One of the bills being considered is HB 2290, which eliminates the provision of law that establishes a 30 day mandatory minimum for a second larceny conviction, and deems any third conviction a...

VA General Assembly 2021: Wearing a Mask During a Crime

by Brian Szmak | Jan 12, 2021 | Criminal Law

Update: This law did not pass, and was not enacted. See our previous Post about Virginia’s law on mask wearing: Here. Currently, Virginia Code, Section 18.2-422 makes it a Class 6 Felony, carrying up to 5 years in prison, to wear a mask in public so as to to...

Criminal Justice Updates from Virginia’s 2021 General Assembly Session

VA Assembly 2021: Bill to Eliminate Mandatory Minimums for Subsequent Larceny Convictions

VA General Assembly 2021: Wearing a Mask During a Crime

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