Virginia § 19.2-11.7 Law enforcement taking possession of physical evidence recovery kits and trace evidence collection kits

Virginia Statutes

§ 19.2-11.7 — Law enforcement taking possession of physical evidence recovery kits and trace evidence collection kits

Virginia § 19.2-11.7

Title 19.2Criminal Procedure

Ch. 1.2Physical Evidence Recovery Kits and Trace Evidence Collection Kits

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Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-11.7 (2026).

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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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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.