New Virginia laws impact mail thieves, backseat passengers, and more

RICHMOND, Va. — A slew of new laws go into effect across Virginia on Tuesday, July 1 that impact reckless drivers, unbuckled passengers in the backseat, and criminals who target the mail.

Mail theft has been a federal crime for years but HB 1715 and SB 939 creates a Class 6 felony for stealing, destroying, or tempering with someone else’s mail.

In April, Sen. Saddam Salim (D-Fairfax) told CBS 6 that the goal of the new law was to mirror the federal law so that prosecutors had another tool in their tool belt…

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