The Criminal Law Subcommittee advanced four bills unanimously, including measures addressing juvenile truancy penalties, child sexual exploitation device destruction, and criminal justice data sharing, while tabling a contested insurance fraud civil penalty bill that drew opposition from counsel, committee members, and an industry group over concerns that existing law already covers the conduct.
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Delegate Wyatt claimed Virginia is one of the two states that really specifically doesn't address insurance fraud, but the chair countered by citing code section 18.2-178 in Title 52, which makes it a Class 4 felony to obtain money by false pretense and is tied directly to the insurance fraud section of the code. Counsel Troy further stated the conduct in the bill is likely covered by obtaining money by false pretenses, and that if money is not actually obtained, attempt or conspiracy charges could apply. Wyatt did not directly rebut these points, instead stating the bill was brought to him by families in his district.
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“Currently for children who are under age 16 and 3 months, this penalty can delay when they apply for a learner's permit or a driver's license at a time when that training and the hours for training are most crucial.”
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Sign in to subscribeCriminal Law Subcommittee of House Courts will now come to order. Clerk, please open the roll. Members, cast your. Indicate your presence. Please. Close the roll. We have a quorum and the first one on our docket also has a conflict. So I'm delighted to accommodate. House Bill 123 brought to delegate Rezer. Delegate Rezer. Kinda. Is that better? Yes. Thank you. Good afternoon, Madam Chair. This bill comes out of the Joint Senate and House Commission on. I'm sorry, the. The District Courts Commission. This is a bill recommended by the. By the Office of the Executive Secretary. Current law requires judges. It's a mandatory driving Privilege Loss of 30 days for children who have a truancy issue if the child is age 13 or older. And our bill would make this a permissive action for the judge to take. As you may be familiar, most matters relating to juvenile victims or defendants are looked at through a best interest of the child standard. And this would be in more keeping with that. Currently for children who are under age 16 and 3 months, this penalty can delay when they apply for a learner's permit or a driver's license…
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