Virginia Criminal Justice Reforms Going into Effect in 2021

Among the changes to the Virginia criminal law and procedure codes that became effective March 1, 2021 include: The authority of local prosecutors to dismiss any criminal case A bar on police from searching due to the odor of marijuana A ban on no-knock search warrants The creation of more secondary traffic infractions to prevent…

2020 Legislative Update From LeCruise Law – New Virginia Laws Go into Effect This Summer

2020 Legislative Update from LeCruise Law – New Virginia Laws Go into Effect in this Summer The following legislation has been approved during the 2020 Virginia General Assembly Session and will become effective laws on July 1, 2020. The Virginia Indigent Defense Commission (VIDC) has published very useful summaries of these new laws and here…