2012 SESSION

Convened January 11, 2012
Adjourned sine die March 10, 2012
Reconvened April 18, 2012
Adjourned sine die April 18, 2012

POLICE

(P) Passed (F) Failed (V) Vetoed (I) Incoporated into other legislation

(C) Carried over

Assault and battery; adds campus police officers to list of officers whose perpetrator is subject to enhanced punishment. Amending § 18.2-57. (Patron-Cline, HB 749 (F))

Auxiliary police forces; Department of Criminal Justice Services to establish training requirements. Amending §§ 9.1-102, 9.1-112, 15.2-1731, 16.1-253.4, 19.2-81.3, 19.2-152.8, and 53.1-31.1. (Patron-Obenshain, SB 541 (Chapter 827))

Auxiliary police officers; training standards. Amending §§ 15.2-1731, 16.1-253.4, 19.2-81.3, and 19.2-152.8. (Patron-Kilgore, HB 716 (F))

Boating; operator of a vessel to report accident immediately to law-enforcement officer, notification to Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, penalty. Amending § 29.1-739. (Patron-Edmunds, HB 12 (F))

Campus police; mutual aid agreements with local law-enforcement agencies and State Police. Amending § 23-234. (Patron-Bell, Robert B., HB 965 (Chapter 450); Howell, SB 302 (Chapter 282))

Campus police; report of certain incidents to local law-enforcement agency. Amending § 23-234. (Patron-Filler-Corn, HB 701 (F))

Campus police officers; included in definition of law-enforcement officers. Amending §§ 9.1-101, 18.2-57, 18.2-308, 18.2-308.2:2, 19.2-81, 19.2-81.3, 23-7.4:1, 52-34.7, 65.2-402, and 65.2-402.1. (Patron-Bell, Robert B., HB 967 (F))

Campus police officers; included in definition of law-enforcement officers. Amending §§ 9.1-101, 9.1-187, 18.2-308, 18.2-308.2:2, 19.2-81, 19.2-81.3, 23-7.4:1, 52-34.7, 65.2-402, and 65.2-402.1. (Patron-Landes, HB 771 (Chapter 776))

Citizenship of arrestee; if accused is not committed to jail, arresting officer to ascertain. Amending §§ 19.2-80 and 19.2-82. (Patron-Albo, HB 89 (I) See HB958; Ingram, HB 320 (I) See HB958; Bell, Robert B., HB 958 (F))

Citizenship of arrestee; law-enforcement officer to ascertain. Adding § 19.2-83.3. (Patron-Anderson, HB 1060 (F))

Concealed handgun permits; failure to produce, upon demand of a law-enforcement officer, penalty. Amending § 18.2-308. (Patron-Cole, HB 26 (Chapter 132))

Conservation police officers; clarifies authority. Adding § 29.1-200.1; repealing §§ 29.1-209 and 29.1-337. (Patron-Stuart, SB 26 (F))

Dead or missing child; failure of parent or guardian, etc., to report to local law-enforcement agency, State Police, etc., guilty of Class 6 felony. Adding § 18.2-323.03. (Patron-Scott, J.M., HB 981 (F))

Death of child; failure of parent, guardian, etc., to report to local law-enforcement agency, State Police, etc., guilty of Class 6 felony. Adding § 18.2-323.03. (Patron-Howell, A.T., HB 6 (F); Dance, HB 494 (F); Filler-Corn, HB 704 (F))

DMV; records that contain personal address and telephone number of a federal or state law-enforcement officer shall be considered privileged. Amending §§ 15.2-968.1, 33.1-56.4, 46.2-208, 46.2-819.1, 46.2-819.3:1, and 46.2-819.5. (Patron-Sickles, HB 884 (F))

Emergency protective orders; may not be issued against law-enforcement officers for any action arising out of lawful performance of his duties. Amending § 19.2-152.8. (Patron-Landes, HB 770 (Chapter 146))

Funeral processions; local sheriff and police department escorts. Amending § 46.2-828. (Patron-Dance, HB 498 (Chapter 26))

Game and Inland Fisheries, Department of; changes name of conservation police officers employed by Department to game wardens. Amending §§ 2.2-507, 2.2-2801, 3.2-1010, 9.1-101, 9.1-400, 9.1-500, 9.1-801, 15.2-915.2, 18.2-51.1, 18.2-57, 18.2-136.1, 18.2-141, 18.2-283.1, 18.2-285, 18.2-287.01, 18.2-308, 19.2-81, 28.2-106, 28.2-106.1, 29.1-100, 29.1-200 through 29.1-205, 29.1-207, 29.1-208, 29.1-209, 29.1-212, 29.1-213, 29.1-217, 29.1-218, 29.1-300.2, 29.1-337, 29.1-349, 29.1-355, 29.1-516, 29.1-517, 29.1-521.3, 29.1-530, 29.1-539, 29.1-548, 29.1-552, 29.1-553, 29.1-556, 29.1-567, 29.1-735.1, 29.1-739, 29.1-739.1, 29.1-739.2, 29.1-745, 51.1-212, 58.1-1410, 62.1-194.2, 65.2-402, and 65.2-402.1. (Patron-Stuart, SB 17 (F))

GPS tracking device; provides authority and protocol for law-enforcement officer to apply for search warrant to permit use of device, unauthorized disclosure or publication of warrant without authorization is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Adding § 19.2-56.2. (Patron-Albo, HB 1298 (Chapter 636); Reeves, SB 685 (Chapter 679))

Handheld personal communications devices; allows police officers to issue citations to violators who text message or email while operating moving motor vehicle. Amending § 46.2-1078.1. (Patron-Kory, HB 652 (F); Rust, HB 874 (F); Anderson, HB 1053 (F); Barker, SB 219 (F))

Immigration query at arrest; law-enforcement officer to determine status following lawful traffic stop. Adding § 19.2-81.7. (Patron-Albo, HB 472 (F))

Immigration query at arrest; law-enforcement officer to determine status following legal stop, detention, or arrest. Adding § 19.2-81.7. (Patron-Black, SB 460 (F))

Inmates, local; sheriffs and regional jail administrators to sign agreements with Department of Corrections for housing in state prisons. Amending § 53.1-79.1. (Patron-Merricks, HB 586 (C))

Inspector General, State; includes any full-time sworn investigator thereof in definition of law-enforcement officer. Amending § 9.1-101. (Patron-Landes, HB 772 (F))

Juvenile law-enforcement records; disclosure of certain confidential records to school principal. Amending § 16.1-301. (Patron-Howell, A.T., HB 1176 (F))

Law-enforcement officers; early retirement. Amending § 51.1-138. (Patron-Carrico, SB 331 (C))

Law-Enforcement Procedural Guarantee Act; adds certain employees of Department of Corrections to definition of law-enforcement officer. Amending § 9.1-500. (Patron-Tyler, HB 205 (F))

Line of Duty Act; expeditious payments for burial expenses for persons whose death is determined to be a result of performance in line of duty. Adding § 9.1-402.1. (Patron-Ransone, HB 395 (Chapter 90); Obenshain, SB 441 (Chapter 576))

Police check-points; prohibits establishment of motorcycle only check-points. Amending § 46.2-103. (Patron-Gilbert, HB 187 (Chapter 11))

Richmond Metropolitan Authority; may exercise full law-enforcement powers upon all property owned, operated, etc., and establish and maintain police department, etc. Amending § 15.2-7017. (Patron-McClellan, HB 1165 (C))

Service handguns; certain law-enforcement officers to purchase. Amending § 59.1-148.3. (Patron-Lingamfelter, HB 943 (Chapter 218))

Sexual assault response teams; State attorney to invite chiefs of campus police to annual meeting. Amending § 15.2-1627.4. (Patron-Bell, Robert B., HB 969 (Chapter 625); Howell, SB 301 (Chapter 343))

Signs or advertising, unlawful; Commissioner of Highways may enter into agreements with any local governing body authorizing local law-enforcement agencies, etc., to act as agents for purpose of collecting penalties and costs. Amending §§ 33.1-373 and 33.1-375.1. (Patron-Albo, HB 34 (Chapter 739))

Student discipline; school principal or his designee to notify parents of any student who violates school board policy when such violation will result in student’s expulsion or notification of law enforcement. Amending § 22.1-279.3. (Patron-Petersen, SB 167 (F))

Towing; allows police-requested towing to be initiated by employees authorized by local law-enforcement agency. Amending §§ 46.2-1209, 46.2-1211, 46.2-1212, 46.2-1213, and 46.2-1215. (Patron-Deeds, SB 364 (Chapter 474))

Uniform Flag Act; flag at half-mast for service members, police officers, firefighters, and emergency medical services providers killed in line of duty. Amending § 18.2-490; adding § 18.2-488.1. (Patron-Marshall, D.W., HB 573 (Chapter 767))

VDOT; allowed to drive on portion of highway other than roadway to or from scene of traffic accident without direction from law-enforcement officers. Amending § 46.2-920.1. (Patron-Comstock, HB 545 (Chapter 27); Black, SB 315 (Chapter 108))

Virginia Law Officers’ Retirement System; adds attorneys for State and their assistants as members. Amending § 51.1-212. (Patron-Iaquinto, HB 636 (F))

Virginia Law Officers’ Retirement System; adds conservation officers of Department of Conservation and Recreation as members. Amending § 51.1-212. (Patron-Deeds, SB 357 (C))

Virginia Retirement System; benefits for certain local law-enforcement employees. Amending § 51.1-138. (Patron-Tata, HB 438 (Chapter 423))

Virginia Retirement System; benefits for firefighter, emergency medical technician, or law-enforcement officer in certain localities. Amending §§ 51.1-153 and 51.1-155. (Patron-Petersen, SB 171 (Chapter 811))

Virginia Retirement System; benefits for local law-enforcement, correctional, and emergency response employees in certain localities. Amending § 51.1-138. (Patron-Bulova, HB 428 (C))

Virginia Retirement System; retired law-enforcement officers may be hired as local school board security personnel without interruption of their retirement benefits under certain conditions. Amending § 51.1-155. (Patron-Miller, HB 208 (C))

Virginia Retirement System; retired law-enforcement officers who are hired as local school board security officer or security personnel on or after July 1, 2012, but before July 1, 2017, may continue without interruption of their retirement benefits under certain conditions. Amending § 51.1-155. (Patron-Barker, SB 216 (C))

Virginia Retirement System; retirees hired as police chief in certain towns. Amending § 51.1-155. (Patron-Puller, SB 136 (F))

Workers’ compensation; establishes occupational disease presumption, law-enforcement officers processing clandestine drug laboratories. Amending § 65.2-402. (Patron-Carrico, SB 328 (F))