Celebrating the life of Zia Hasan Hashmi, Ph.D.
Sponsored bills
Commending the Massanutten Technical Center.
Commending Virginia Housing.
Pretrial Intervention and Diversion Program. Authorizes the attorney for the Commonwealth for each judicial circuit of the Commonwealth to create and administer a Pretrial Intervention and Diversion Program for the purpose of providing an alternative to prosecuting offenders in the criminal justice system. The bill provides that entry into such program shall be at the discretion of the attorney for the Commonwealth based upon written guidelines and that no attorney for the Commonwealth shall accept any offender into such program for an offense for which punishment includes a mandatory minimum sentence of imprisonment. The bill also provides that the attorney for the Commonwealth is authorized to assess and collect a fee from each offender who enters the Program which shall be waived upon affirmation under oath of indigency by the offender.
Promise to appear after the issuance of a summons. Provides that if any person refuses to give a written promise to appear, the arresting officer shall give such person notice of the time and place of the hearing, note such person's refusal to give his written promise to appear on the summons, and forthwith release him from custody. Under current law, any person refusing to give such written promise to appear is required to be taken immediately by the arresting officer before a magistrate or other issuing officer having jurisdiction.
Commending the University of Virginia Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Celebrating the life of J. Kenneth Klinge.
Celebrating the life of Naval Air Crewman 2ndClass James P. Buriak, USN.
Celebrating the life of Warren Ballinger French,Jr.
Celebrating the life of Lieutenant Paul R.Fridley, USN.