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Law-enforcement officers; Criminal Justice Services Bd., statewide professional standard of conduct.

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

VA HB 5136 · House Bill · 2020specialI

Stage
Session ended
Started in
House
Latest action
Nov 9, 2020

What it does

Decertification of law-enforcement officers;Criminal Justice Services Board; statewide professional standardsof conduct. Requires the Criminal Justice Services Board (theBoard) to adopt statewide professional standards of conduct applicableto all law-enforcement officers. The bill requires any chief of police,sheriff, or agency administrator to notify the Board in writing within48 hours of becoming aware that any law-enforcement officer currentlyemployed by his agency has been found to have engaged in seriousmisconduct. The bill authorizes the Board to initiate decertification proceedings against any current or former law-enforcement officerwho has engaged in serious misconduct as defined…

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Where it stands

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

  1. Introduced (Current step)

    Introduced · Nov 9, 2020

  2. Committee (Needs attention)

    The session ended first

  3. Floor (Not started)

  4. Law (Not started)

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