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1995 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL NO. 2255
House Amendments in [ ] -- February 2, 1995
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 1 of Title 52 a section numbered 52-11.3, relating to the acquisition of military property by the Department of State Police.
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Patrons--Griffith, Callahan, Dudley, Katzen, Kilgore, Marshall, Sherwood and Wardrup
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Referred to Committee on Militia and Police
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Chapter 1 of Title 52 a section numbered 52-11.3 as follows:

§ 52-11.3. Acquisition of military property.

The Superintendent of State Police is authorized to apply for and accept grants or loans of [ personal ] property from the United States Department of Defense for use in the law-enforcement activities of the Department of State Police or any other law-enforcement agency of the Commonwealth or its political subdivisions. In connection with the receipt of such property, the Department of State Police and any other law-enforcement agency to which the property is transferred, may agree to hold the United States government harmless against claims for damages arising out of the use of the property received. Such other law-enforcement agencies may also agree to hold the Commonwealth harmless against such claims.