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§ 37.2-917 Escape of persons committed; penalty

Any person committed to the custody of the Commissioner pursuant to this chapter who escapes from custody shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony.

History

This law was first created in 1999. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 946 and 985 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. 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 2001, chapter 776; in 2005, chapter 716.

1999, cc. 946, 985, § 37.1-70.18; 2001, c. 776; 2005, c. 716.

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Amendment Attempts

HB1041: Sexually violent predators; revises provisions relating to civil commitment & conditional release. (failed)

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

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

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)

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.