SB 618 Virginia Senate · 2021 Regular Session

Specialty dockets; referrals.

Summary
Referrals to specialty dockets. Providesthat any court may refer a defendant to a local specialty docketif such specialty docket exists within that jurisdiction. The billprovides that a court that has received a referral shall have jurisdictionover the defendant for any matter that does not dispose of a chargeor defense for the duration of the referral and shall enter an ordermaking a recommendation for disposing the matter, including any proposedfindings of fact, at the end of the referral or any other time as necessary.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Jan 2020
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Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2020 Last action Dec 4, 2020
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Jan 7, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
Jan 7, 2020
Senate · Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104266D
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Creigh Deeds
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