Summary as introduced:
Assault and battery against family or household member; penalty. Makes it a Class 6 felony for an adult having a custodial relationship over a child under the age of 18 to knowingly allow the child to be present during the assault and battery of a family or household member.
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This is the text of an actual proposed bill in the Virginia General Assembly. (Here is the official link to the bill on the GA website.) It’s still in committee and hopefully won’t go any farther, but think of the implications if it somehow becomes law. The victim of a domestic violence attack could be convicted of a felony because they “allowed” their child to witness them being assaulted.
