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HOUSE BILL NO. 142 Offered January 13, 2016 Prefiled December 21, 2015 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 19.2-59.2, relating to use of X-rays, etc.; search warrant required. ---------- Patron-- Marshall, R.G. ---------- Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 19.2-59.2 as follows:

§ 19.2-59.2. Use of X-rays, etc.; search warrant required.

A. For purposes of this section, "ionizing radiation" means gamma rays and X-rays, alpha and beta particles, high-speed electrons, neutrons, protons, and other nuclear particles.

B. A law-enforcement officer shall not use any device that employs ionizing radiation to create an image of any place, thing, or person without first obtaining a search warrant authorizing the use of the device, unless a person with legal authority consents to the search. Evidence obtained in violation of this section is not admissible in any criminal or civil proceeding.