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§ 18.2-54.1 Attempts to poison

If any person administers or attempts to administer any poison or destructive substance in food, drink, prescription or over-the-counter medicine, or otherwise, or poisons any spring, well, waterworks as defined in § 32.1-167, or reservoir of water with intent to kill or injure another person, he shall be guilty of a Class 3 felony.

History

The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. It has been modified 4 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 358; in 1975, chapters 14 and 15; in 1983, chapter 129; in 2006, chapter 300.

Code 1950, § 18.1-64; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1983, c. 129; 2006, c. 300.

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Court Decisions

Johnson v. Commonwealth (COA, 03/19/02)
. . . 561 S.E.2d 1 (2002) . . .

DLG v. Com. (COA, 04/24/12)
. . . 724 S.E.2d 208 (2012) . . .

D.L.G. v. Commonwealth (COA, 04/24/12)
. . . FELTON, Chief Judge. . . .

Hughes v. Commonwealth (COA, 12/17/02)
. . . 573 S.E.2d 324 (2002) . . .

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Amendment Attempts

HB1714: Assault and battery; serious bodily injury; penalty. (failed)

HB1773: Enhanced earned sentence credits; exemptions; firearm-related offense; felony conviction while a prisoner. (failed)

HB2010: Children; admissibility of statements in certain cases. (failed)

HB2192: Enhanced earned sentence credits; repeals four-level classification system. (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)

HB2576: Geriatric prisoners; conditional release. (failed)

SB970: Cannabis control; establishes framework for creating retail market, penalties. (failed)

SB1071: Enhanced earned sentence credits; exemptions, felony drug offenses. (failed)

SB1080: Earned sentence credits; inchoate offenses, concurrent and consecutive sentences. (failed)

SB1334: Juvenile and domestic relations district court; preliminary hearing, violent juvenile felony. (failed)

HB244: Robbery; conforms certain provisions of Code to degrees of robbery offenses.

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)

HB1162: State correctional facilities; required education or vocational training. (failed)

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.

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§ 18.2-54.1 Attempts to poison

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