VA SB 1272

Title: Assault and battery; persons diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability.
Author: Jennifer Barton Boysko

Summary
Assault and battery; persons diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, or mental illness; penalties. Provides that any person charged with a simple assault and battery offense who has been diagnosed by a psychiatrist or clinical psychologist with an autism spectrum disorder, an intellectual disability or developmental disability, or serious mental illness shall not be subject to a mandatory minimum punishment if the court finds that the violation was caused by or had a direct and substantial relationship to the person's disorder or disability. Under current law, certain simple assault and battery offenses carry a mandatory minimum punishment when such offenses are committed against certain groups of people, including judges, law-enforcement officers, first responders, school employees, and health care providers.

Status
House: Left in Courts of Justice

Bill Documents
VA SB 1272 - Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101068D
2023-01-10 - VA SB 1272 (Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101068D)