OFFERED FOR CONSIDERATION2/09/2026


SB 416

 

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1. Line 15, introduced, after statute

insert

other than § 19.2-298.02

 

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2. Line 28, introduced, after disposition.

strike

the remainder of line 28, all of line 29, and through perjury. on line 30

 

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3. After line 42, introduced

insert

D. No statement made by the defendant at a hearing pursuant to this section or during an examination conducted for the purposes of establishing the criteria listed in subsection A shall be admissible in any criminal proceeding, except that any such statement (i) made under oath may be admissible in a criminal proceeding for perjury or (ii) may be used for the purpose of impeaching the defendant in the trial of any other criminal matter, provided the testimony or evidence being used for impeachment was produced by the defendant voluntarily.