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§ 18.2-379 Employing or permitting minor to assist in offense under article

It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to hire, employ, use or permit any minor to do or assist in doing any act or thing constituting an offense under this article.

History

The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 233; in 1975, chapters 14 and 15.

Code 1950, § 18.1-234; 1960, c. 233; 1975, cc. 14, 15.

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Court Decisions

. . . National Capital Naturists, Inc. v. Board Of Supervisors Of . . . (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 07/19/89)
. . . 878 F.2d 128 . . .
National Capital Naturists, Inc. v. Board of Supervisors (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 06/15/89)
. . . WILKINSON, Circuit Judge: . . .

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Amendment Attempts

HB1714: Assault and battery; serious bodily injury; penalty. (failed)
HB2310: Use of communications system to expose sexual or genital parts to a child; penalty. (passed)
HB2456: Discretionary sentencing guideline midpoints; violent felony offenses. (failed)
HB2485: Cannabis control; establishes framework for creating retail market, penalties. (failed)
HB2491: Assault and battery; serious bodily injury, penalty. (failed)
HB2527: Sex offenses prohibiting proximity to children; state parks, penalty. (failed)
HB2723: Criminal records; expungement and sealing of records, repeals Sealing Fee Fund. (passed)
SB970: Cannabis control; establishes framework for creating retail market, penalties. (failed)
SB1108: Sex offenses prohibiting proximity to children; state parks, penalty.
SB1466: Criminal records; expungement and sealing of records, repeals Sealing Fee Fund. (passed)
HB244: Robbery; conforms certain provisions of Code to degrees of robbery offenses.
HB250: Sex offenses prohibiting proximity to children; Park Authorities Act, penalty. (passed)
HB251: Assault and battery; creates Class 6 felony for serious bodily injury. (failed)
HB642: Cannabis control; establishes framework for creation of retail marijuana market, penalties, report. (failed)
SB55: Sex offenses; prohibiting proximity to children on premises of state parks, penalty. (passed)
SB542: Cannabis control; establishes framework for creation of retail marijuana market, penalties, report.
SB671: Cannabis control; retail market; penalties.
SB826: Marijuana; creates framework for retail sales.