Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§16.1-253.2 and 18.2-60.4 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§16.1-253.2. Violation of provisions of protective orders; penalty.
A. In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any
person who violates any provision of a protective order issued pursuant to §
16.1-253, 16.1-253.1, 16.1-253.4, 16.1-278.14, or 16.1-279.1 or subsection B of
§20-103, when such violation involves a provision of the protective order that
prohibits such person from (i) going or remaining upon land, buildings, or
premises; (ii) further acts of family abuse; or (iii) committing a criminal
offense, or which prohibits contacts by the respondent with the allegedly
abused person or family or household members of the allegedly abused person as
the court deems appropriate, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The punishment
for any person convicted of a second offense of violating a protective order,
when the offense is committed within five years of the prior conviction and
when either the instant or prior offense was based on an act or threat of
violence, shall include a mandatory minimum term of confinement of 60 days. Any
person convicted of a third or subsequent offense of violating a protective order,
when the offense is committed within 20 years of the first conviction and when
either the instant or one of the prior offenses was based on an act or threat
of violence is guilty of a Class 6 felony and the punishment shall include a
mandatory minimum term of confinement of six months. The
mandatory minimum terms of confinement prescribed for violations of this
section shall be served consecutively with any other sentence.
B. In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person who, while knowingly armed with a firearm or other deadly weapon, violates any provision of a protective order with which he has been served issued pursuant to §16.1-253, 16.1-253.1, 16.1-253.4, 16.1-278.14, or 16.1-279.1 or subsection B of §20-103 is guilty of a Class 6 felony. If such person is knowingly armed with a firearm at the time of the offense, the punishment shall include a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of three years for a first conviction and a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of five years for a second or subsequent conviction.
C. If the respondent commits an assault and battery upon any party protected by the protective order resulting in bodily injury to the party or stalks any party protected by the protective order in violation of §18.2-60.3, he is guilty of a Class 6 felony. Any person who violates such a protective order by furtively entering the home of any protected party while the party is present, or by entering and remaining in the home of the protected party until the party arrives, is guilty of a Class 6 felony, in addition to any other penalty provided by law.
D. Upon conviction of any offense hereunder for which a mandatory minimum term of confinement is not specified, the person shall be sentenced to a term of confinement and in no case shall the entire term imposed be suspended. Upon conviction, the court shall, in addition to the sentence imposed, enter a protective order pursuant to §16.1-279.1 for a specified period not exceeding two years from the date of conviction.
E. The mandatory minimum terms of confinement prescribed for violations of this section shall be served consecutively with any other sentence.
§18.2-60.4. Violation of protective orders; penalty.
A. Any person who violates any provision of a protective order
issued pursuant to §19.2-152.8, 19.2-152.9, or 19.2-152.10 is guilty of a
Class 1 misdemeanor. Conviction hereunder shall bar a finding of contempt for
the same act. The punishment for any person convicted of a second offense of
violating a protective order, when the offense is committed within five years
of the prior conviction and when either the instant or prior offense was based
on an act or threat of violence, shall include a mandatory minimum term of
confinement of 60 days. Any person convicted of a third or subsequent offense
of violating a protective order, when the offense is committed within 20 years
of the first conviction and when either the instant or one of the prior
offenses was based on an act or threat of violence, is guilty of a Class 6 felony
and the punishment shall include a mandatory minimum term of confinement of six
months. The mandatory minimum terms of confinement
prescribed for violations of this section shall be served consecutively with
any other sentence.
B. In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person who, while knowingly armed with a firearm or other deadly weapon, violates any provision of a protective order with which he has been served issued pursuant to §19.2-152.8, 19.2-152.9, or 19.2-152.10 is guilty of a Class 6 felony. If such person is knowingly armed with a firearm at the time of the offense, the punishment shall include a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of three years for a first conviction and a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of five years for a second or subsequent conviction.
C. If the respondent commits an assault and battery upon any party protected by the protective order resulting in bodily injury to the party or stalks any party protected by the protective order in violation of § 18.2-60.3, he is guilty of a Class 6 felony. Any person who violates such a protective order by furtively entering the home of any protected party while the party is present, or by entering and remaining in the home of the protected party until the party arrives, is guilty of a Class 6 felony, in addition to any other penalty provided by law.
D. Upon conviction of any offense hereunder for which a mandatory minimum term of confinement is not specified, the person shall be sentenced to a term of confinement and in no case shall the entire term imposed be suspended.
E. Upon conviction, the court shall, in addition to the sentence imposed, enter a protective order pursuant to §19.2-152.10 for a specified period not exceeding two years from the date of conviction.
F. The mandatory minimum terms of confinement prescribed for violations of this section shall be served consecutively with any other sentence.
2. That the provisions of this act may result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment or commitment. Pursuant to §30-19.1:4 of the Code of Virginia, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation cannot be determined for periods of imprisonment in state adult correctional facilities; therefore, Chapter 854 of the Acts of Assembly of 2019 requires the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to assign a minimum fiscal impact of $50,000. Pursuant to §30-19.1:4 of the Code of Virginia, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation cannot be determined for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.