David B. Albo (born April 18, 1962) is a retired Republican politician from the Commonwealth of Virginia, USA.
[4] Since becoming Chairman of the House of Delegates Courts of Justice committee in 2006 Mr. Albo has overseen the writing of all of the Virginia civil procedure changes including; the creation of the Bill of Complaint as the primary civil pleading, the revision of the jurisdictional limits of the courts, and the modernization of evidentiary law.
[6] People found guilty of conspiring or committing an act of terror may be subject to either the death penalty or life in prison.
The bill was infamously used to prosecute John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo, who were responsible for the “Beltway Sniper Attacks.” Anonymous Internet Defamation: Albo’s 2015 bill, HB 1635, extends the statute of limitations until the anonymous publisher’s identity is determined in an internet defamation lawsuit.
However, the term “valid prescription” prevented doctors from prescribing it due to the Federal Schedule 1 status of the drug.
[15] Albo cites the stories of three constituents’ children as his inspiration, "There are a bunch of kids with Dravet syndrome that have hundreds of seizures and the oil from marijuana alleviates the seizures.”[16] NBC’s Dateline, aired a special series, “Growing Hope.”[17] The series covered the legislative tracking of the bill and personal stories of the patients.
Other notable legislation: Albo supported large surcharges for felony and misdemeanor level driving convictions in 2007, a plan that[43] met strong resistance from some Virginia residents.
During the period from 1988 to 1994 Albo was appointed by the courts to serve as guardian ad litem for abused and neglected children.