Bill Text: VA HB301 | 2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered

Virginia House Bill 301 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Officer-involved shootings; VSP shall include in annual Crime in Virginia report.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2016-03-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0333) [HB301 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2016-HB301-Chaptered.html

CHAPTER 333 An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 52-28.2, relating to officer-involved shootings; reporting requirement. [H 301] Approved March 11, 2016

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 52-28.2 as follows:

§52-28.2. Reporting of officer-involved shootings; inclusion in annual Crime in Virginia report.

The Department of State Police shall include any officer-involved shooting and whether such shooting was determined to be justified in the annual Crime in Virginia report. Any law-enforcement or public safety officer required to make such report shall receive training concerning such reporting requirement.

For the purposes of this section, "officer-involved shooting" means the discharge of a firearm by a law-enforcement officer, as defined in §9.1-101, that results in the death or serious bodily injury of another.