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| Bill | Juvenile intake and petition; appeal to a magistrate on a finding of no probable cause. | Juvenile intake and petition; appeal to a magistrate on a finding of no probable cause. Limits the ability to appeal a decision by an intake officer not to authorize a petition relating to an offense that, if committed by an adult, would be punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor or felony, when the decision is based solely upon a finding of no probable cause. The bill requires the application for a warrant to the magistrate to be filed within 10 days of the issuance of the written notification from the intake officer to the complainant of the refusal to authorize a petition. The bill also provides that such written notification shall indicate that the intake officer made a finding that no probable cause exists and provide notice that the complainant has 10 days to apply for a warrant to the magistrate. The bill requires the complainant to provide the magistrate with a copy of the written notification upon application to the magistrate. The bill also specifies that if an intake officer finds (i) probable cause and (ii) that the matter is appropriate for diversion, this decision is final, and the complainant shall not have the right to appeal the decision to a magistrate. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2021 | HB 1878 | Virginia HB 1878 (2021) |
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Virginia HB 1878 (2021) — Juvenile intake and petition; appeal to a magistrate on a finding of no probable cause.
Juvenile intake and petition; appeal to a magistrate on a finding of no probable cause. Limits the ability to appeal a decision by an intake officer not to authorize a petition relating to an offense that, if committed by an adult, would be punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor or felony, when the decision is based solely upon a finding of no probable cause. The bill requires the application for a warrant to the magistrate to be filed within 10 days of the issuance of the written notification from the intake officer to the complainant of the refusal to authorize a petition. The bill also provides that such written notification shall indicate that the intake officer made a finding that no probable cause exists and provide notice that the complainant has 10 days to apply for a warrant to the magistrate. The bill requires the complainant to provide the magistrate with a copy of the written notification upon application to the magistrate. The bill also specifies that if an intake officer finds (i) probable cause and (ii) that the matter is appropriate for diversion, this decision is final, and the complainant shall not have the right to appeal the decision to a magistrate.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- CHAP0030 (committee substitute) — source
- HB1878ER (committee substitute) — source
- Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101948D (committee substitute) — source
- Printed as engrossed 21101948D-E (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Reported from Judiciary (9-Y 6-N) — 9–6 (pass) · upper
- Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) — 14–0 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (64-Y 36-N) — 63–36 (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 1-N) — 6–1 (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) — 21–18 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (16-Y 5-N) — 16–5 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Clinton L. Jenkins — primary (person)
- Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
- Charniele L. Herring — cosponsor (person)
- Ibraheem S. Samirah — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2021-01-08 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101948D
introduction - 2021-01-08 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2021-01-14 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
referral-committee - 2021-01-15 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 2021-01-15 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 1-N)
- 2021-01-20 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (16-Y 5-N)
committee-passage - 2021-01-21 Read first time
reading-1 - 2021-01-22 Read second time
reading-2 - 2021-01-22 Committee amendment agreed to
- 2021-01-22 Engrossed by House as amended HB1878E
- 2021-01-22 Printed as engrossed 21101948D-E
- 2021-01-25 Read third time and passed House (64-Y 36-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2021-01-25 VOTE: Passage (64-Y 36-N)
- 2021-01-26 Impact statement from DPB (HB1878E)
- 2021-01-26 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 2021-01-26 Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
referral-committee - 2021-02-05 Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
- 2021-02-10 Reported from Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)
committee-passage - 2021-02-12 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 2021-02-15 Read third time
reading-3 - 2021-02-15 Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
passage - 2021-02-17 Enrolled
- 2021-02-17 Signed by President
- 2021-02-18 Impact statement from DPB (HB1878ER)
- 2021-02-18 Signed by Speaker
- 2021-02-19 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 19, 2021
- 2021-02-19 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., February 26, 2021
- 2021-02-25 Approved by Governor-Chapter 30 (effective 7/1/21)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/09b7a2bd-ca6b-4381-bef5-8740107cb76a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).