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2020 SPECIAL SESSION I

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HOUSE BILL NO. 5131 Offered August 25, 2020 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 17 of Title 15.2 a section numbered 15.2-1723.2, relating to uniformed law-enforcement officers; identification; penalty. ---------- Patron-- Carter ---------- Referred to Committee on Public Safety ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 17 of Title 15.2 a section numbered 15.2-1723.2 as follows:

§ 15.2-1723.2. Uniformed law-enforcement officers; identification; penalty.

A. Every law-enforcement officer as defined in § 9.1-101 who is on duty and in uniform shall wear a badge, nameplate, or other device that conspicuously displays the officer's badge or other identification number or the name of the officer. Upon request for identification from any person, a law-enforcement officer who is on duty and in uniform shall disclose his badge or other identification number or his name.

B. Any law-enforcement officer who is on duty and in uniform who intentionally obstructs or conceals his badge or other identification number or his name is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.