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1996 SESSION


CHAPTER 987
An Act to amend and reenact § 2.1-434.10 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Division of Forensic Science; disposal of certain property.
[H 725]
Approved April 17, 1996

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 2.1-434.10 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 2.1-434.10. Disposal of property.

Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 2.1-434.8 and 2.1-434.9, the Division of Forensic Science may file an application in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond seeking an order authorizing the disposal of all personal property, including drugs, received by the Division of Forensic Science prior to January 1, 1974 more than fifteen years prior to the filing of the application. The application, under oath, shall list each item of property, the date of submission to the Division, the agency or individual submitting the property, and the proposed method of disposal. The application shall also state that written notice by first-class mail was given to each agency or individual submitting property listed at least thirty days prior to the application, and that no agency or individual objected to the disposal. A return, under oath, reporting the time, place, and manner of disposal, shall be made to the court.