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Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-11.02 — Prohibiting inquiry into the immigration status of certain victims or witnesses of crime
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 1.1: Crime Victim and Witness Rights Act, Code of Virginia.
Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-11.02
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.
A. No law-enforcement officer, as defined in § 9.1-101 , shall, in connection with the report, investigation, or prosecution of a criminal violation of state or local law, inquire into the immigration status of any person who (i) reports that he is a victim of the crime or is the parent or guardian of a minor victim of the crime or (ii) is a witness in the investigation of the crime or the parent or guardian of a minor witness to the crime.
B. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a law-enforcement officer from inquiring into the immigration status of the parent or guardian of a minor victim if such parent or guardian has been arrested for, has been charged with, or is being investigated for a crime against the minor victim.
C. Nothing in this section shall affect the enforcement or implementation of § 18.2-59 , subdivision 10 of § 18.2-308.09 , or subdivision B 1 of § 18.2-308.2:2 , or prohibit a law-enforcement officer from inquiring into a person's immigration status to enforce or implement such sections.
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