Court fines and costs; community service.
Summary
Requires a court assessing fines and costs against a person for conviction of a crime to inform such person of the availability of earning credit toward discharge of the fine or costs through the performance of community service and provide such person with written notice of terms and conditions of the community service program.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Dec 28, 2017
Signed Mar 2, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Mar 2, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 61 (effective 7/1/18)
executive
Feb 12, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Feb 9, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y -0-N)
legislature
Feb 1, 2018
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
legislature
Dec 28, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Dec 28, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101353D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Michael P. Mullin
DDemocratic
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