Virginia SB 57: Obstructing justice and resisting arrest; fleeing from a law-enforcement officer, penalty.

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18100241D

SENATE BILL NO. 57 

Offered January 10, 2018 

Prefiled November 27, 2017 

A BILL to amend and reenact �� 18.2-460 and 19.2-310.2 of the 
 Code of Virginia and to repeal � 18.2-479.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating 
 to fleeing from a law-enforcement officer. 
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Patron-- DeSteph 

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Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That �� 18.2-460 and 19.2-310.2 of the Code of Virginia 
 are amended and reenacted as follows:

� 18.2-460. Obstructing justice; resisting arrest; fleeing 
 from a law-enforcement officer; penalties.

A. If any person without just cause knowingly obstructs a 
 judge, magistrate, justice, juror, attorney for the Commonwealth, witness, any 
 law-enforcement officer, or animal control officer employed pursuant to � 
 3.2-6555 in the performance of his duties as such or fails or refuses without 
 just cause to cease such obstruction when requested to do so by such judge, 
 magistrate, justice, juror, attorney for the Commonwealth, witness, 
 law-enforcement officer, or animal control officer employed pursuant to � 
 3.2-6555, he shall be is guilty of a Class 1 
 misdemeanor.

B. Except as provided in subsection C, any person who, by 
 threats or force, knowingly attempts to intimidate or impede a judge, 
 magistrate, justice, juror, attorney for the Commonwealth, witness, any 
 law-enforcement officer, or an animal control officer employed pursuant to � 
 3.2-6555 lawfully engaged in his duties as such, or to obstruct or impede the 
 administration of justice in any court, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

C. If any person by threats of bodily harm or force knowingly 
 attempts to intimidate or impede a judge, magistrate, justice, juror, attorney 
 for the Commonwealth, witness, any law-enforcement officer, lawfully engaged in 
 the discharge of his duty, or to obstruct or impede the administration of 
 justice in any court relating to a violation of or conspiracy to violate � 
 18.2-248 or subdivision (a) (3), (b) or (c) of � 18.2-248.1, or � 18.2-46.2 or 
 � 18.2-46.3, or relating to the violation of or conspiracy to violate any 
 violent felony offense listed in subsection C of � 17.1-805, he shall be is 
 guilty of a Class 5 felony.

D. Any person who knowingly and willfully makes any materially 
 false statement or representation to a law-enforcement officer or an animal 
 control officer employed pursuant to � 3.2-6555 who is in the course of 
 conducting an investigation of a crime by another is guilty of a Class 1 
 misdemeanor.

E. Any person who 
 intentionally prevents or attempts to prevent a law-enforcement officer from 
 lawfully arresting him, with or without a warran