Comments on: Is the “Reasonable Person” Dead in Virginia? http://valocalitylaw.com/2010/01/21/is-the-reasonable-person-dead-in-virginia/ Blog on Virginia local government issues and legal concerns. Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:13:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Robert Frydrych http://valocalitylaw.com/2010/01/21/is-the-reasonable-person-dead-in-virginia/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Robert Frydrych Tue, 27 Apr 2010 01:02:32 +0000 http://valocalitylaw.com/?p=397#comment-101 I have been fighting with the Delegates since 2008 when they passed a law called HB-462 for the licensing of locksmiths. In this law they use the "reasonable person" clause in the definition section to define Locksmith in a very broad manner which in my opinion makes this law unconstitutional. Vague is one way to describe the term, but in most cases it makes the law extremely confusing and hard to interrupt. R.F. I have been fighting with the Delegates since 2008 when they passed a law called HB-462 for the licensing of locksmiths. In this law they use the “reasonable person” clause in the definition section to define Locksmith in a very broad manner which in my opinion makes this law unconstitutional. Vague is one way to describe the term, but in most cases it makes the law extremely confusing and hard to interrupt. R.F.

]]> By: Joe DuRant http://valocalitylaw.com/2010/01/21/is-the-reasonable-person-dead-in-virginia/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Joe DuRant Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:50:07 +0000 http://valocalitylaw.com/?p=397#comment-78 Maybe my opinion is colored by reviewing the 2010 General Assembly session, but I believe that the "reasonable person" standard is in trouble because we can't field enough reasonable people left in Virginia to create a standard. Maybe my opinion is colored by reviewing the 2010 General Assembly session, but I believe that the “reasonable person” standard is in trouble because we can’t field enough reasonable people left in Virginia to create a standard.

]]> By: Timothy R. Hughes http://valocalitylaw.com/2010/01/21/is-the-reasonable-person-dead-in-virginia/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Timothy R. Hughes Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:25:34 +0000 http://valocalitylaw.com/?p=397#comment-64 My bet is the decision ultimately does not translate to much erosion or impact on parallel or separate issues. This noise ordinance dust-up seemed destined to implode - disparate application, more than one standard used by the police. Great post Andrew! My bet is the decision ultimately does not translate to much erosion or impact on parallel or separate issues. This noise ordinance dust-up seemed destined to implode – disparate application, more than one standard used by the police.

Great post Andrew!

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