Law-enforcement and jail officers; various changes to provisions related to decertification.
It became law on Apr 4, 2024.
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- Became law
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- Senate
- Latest action
- Apr 4, 2024
What it does
Decertification of law-enforcement officers and jail officers. Makes various changes to the provisions related to decertification of law-enforcement officers and jail officers. The bill provides that the Department of Criminal Justice Services, rather than the Criminal Justice Services Board as provided under current law, shall oversee decertification proceedings, including receiving notice of an event requiring decertification from the sheriff, chief of police, or agency administrator or their designee, immediately decertifying a law-enforcement officer or jail officer upon receiving such notice, and initiating a review of the decertification upon request by the decertified officer. The…
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This bill passed and is now law.
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It is law in Virginia. What happens now is up to the agency that carries it out, the courts, and the place itself.