2026 SESSION

INTRODUCED

26102420D

HOUSE BILL NO. 128

Offered January 14, 2026

Prefiled January 2, 2026

A BILL to amend and reenact § 19.2-190.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certification of ancillary traffic infractions.

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Patron—Callsen

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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 § 19.2-190.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 19.2-190.1. Certification of ancillary misdemeanor offenses.

Upon certification of any felony offense pursuant to this chapter, the court shall also certify any ancillary misdemeanor offense or traffic infraction to the clerk of the circuit court, provided that the attorney for the Commonwealth and the accused consent to such certification. Any misdemeanor offense or traffic infraction certified pursuant to this section shall proceed in the same manner as a misdemeanor appealed to circuit court pursuant to § 16.1-136.