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HOUSE BILL NO. 1159 Offered January 11, 2006 Prefiled January 11, 2006 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46.2-817.1, relating to policy governing high-speed pursuits. ---------- Patron-- Eisenberg ---------- Referred to Committee on Transportation ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered § 46.2-817.1 as follows:

§ 46.2-817.1. High-speed pursuit policy.

On and after January 1, 2007, every law-enforcement agency in the Commonwealth that is or may be engaged in emergency response and high-speed vehicle pursuits shall adopt a written policy that sets forth the manner in which such operations shall be conducted. Each such agency may create its own policy or adopt an existing model. Each such policy shall address situations in which police pursuits cross jurisdictional boundaries.