Virginia statute
Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-11.7 — Law enforcement taking possession of physical evidence recovery kits and trace evidence collection kits
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 1.2: Physical Evidence Recovery Kits and Trace Evidence Collection Kits, Code of Virginia.
Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-11.7
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. A health care provider that has collected a physical evidence recovery kit from a victim of sexual assault or a trace evidence collection kit from a victim of strangulation who has elected to report the offense shall forthwith notify the law-enforcement agency that such kit has been collected.
B. A law-enforcement agency that receives notice from a health care provider that a physical evidence recovery kit or trace evidence collection kit has been collected shall forthwith take possession of the physical evidence recovery kit or trace evidence collection kit.
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