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Budget Amendments - SB700 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: Governor Warner
Sexually Violent Predator (language only)

Item 331 #1g

Item 331 #1g

Health And Human Resources
Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services, Department of

Language
Page 334, line 5, strike "have been convicted of" and insert:
"(i) are currently serving a prison sentence for a sexually violent offense, and (ii) were previously convicted, sentenced, and imprisoned for one or more sexually violent offenses."
Page 334, strike lines 6 through 8.
Page 334, line 9, strike "a prior conviction of a sexually violent offense."
Page 334, after line 12, insert:
"6.  A sexually violent offense, as used in paragraph C.5 of this item, shall mean (i) a felony conviction under former §§ 18-54, 18.1-44, and current §§ 18.2-61, 18.2-67.1, 18.2-67.2, or subdivision A.1. of § 18.2-67.3; (ii) a felony conviction under the laws of the Commonwealth for a forcible sexual offense committed prior to July 1, 1981, where the criminal behavior on which the conviction is based is set forth in §§ 18.2-67.1, 18.2-67.2, or subdivision A.1. of § 18.2-67.3; or (iii) a felony conviction under the law of any other state or of the United States where the criminal behavior on which the conviction is based is set forth in §§ 18.2-61, 18.2-67.1, 18.2-67.2, or subdivision A.1. of § 18.2-67.3."


Explanation
(This amendment refines the definition of a sexually violent predator contained in the introduced budget bill to be consistent with introduced legislation.)