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HOUSE BILL NO. 70 Offered January 12, 2022 Prefiled January 4, 2022 A BILL to amend and reenact § 9.1-507 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Law-Enforcement Officers Procedural Guarantee Act; minimum rights. ---------- Patrons-- Davis and Wilt ---------- Referred to Committee on Public Safety ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 9.1-507 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 9.1-507. Chapter accords minimum rights.

A. The rights accorded law-enforcement officers in this chapter are minimum rights, and all agencies, unless otherwise provided in this section, shall adopt grievance procedures that are consistent with this chapter. However, an agency may provide for additional rights of law-enforcement officers in its grievance procedure.

B. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any law-enforcement officer or law-enforcement agency that serves under the authority of a locality that has established a law-enforcement civilian oversight body pursuant to § 9.1-601.