Bill Sponsor
Virginia House Bill 62
Session 2024
Local animal cruelty registries; any locality may establish, etc., a computerized registry.
Became Law
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Apr 8, 2024
First Action
Dec 22, 2023
Latest Action
Apr 8, 2024
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
62
State
Virginia
Session
2024
Sponsorship by Party
House Votes (7)
Senate Votes (6)
Motion Text
VOTE: Adoption (81-Y 15-N)
House Roll Call Votes
Summary
Animal Cruelty Conviction List established.Requires the Superintendent of State Police to establish no laterthan January 1, 2027, and to maintain the Animal Cruelty ConvictionList and to make the List available to the public on the websiteof the Department of State Police. The bill specifies that the Listinclude the names of persons convicted of certain felony animal crueltyoffenses on or after July 1, 2024. The bill requires persons convictedof any such offense to pay a fee of $50 per conviction to fund themaintenance of the List. The bill also requires the Department toremove a person's name and information from the List 15 years afterits listing if he has no additional felony conviction of any such offense. Local animal cruelty registries. Allows any locality to establish an animal cruelty registry for public access on the website of such locality or its local police department. The bill provides that such registry may include the names and relevant information of persons convicted of certain felony offenses for animal cruelty and that a person on such registry may request removal of his name after 15 years, provided that he has no additional felony convictions of an animal cruelty offense. The bill directs that all costs relating to a locality's animal cruelty registry shall be borne by such locality. This bill is identical to SB 93.
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Record Created
Dec 27, 2023 6:01:18 PM
Record Updated
May 1, 2024 12:06:55 AM