Bill Text: VA SB1004 | 2023 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: Law-enforcement officers; protected personal information.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-01-18 - Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 5-N) [SB1004 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2023-SB1004-Prefiled.html

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SENATE BILL NO. 1004 Offered January 11, 2023 Prefiled January 6, 2023 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 16 of Title 19.2 a section numbered 19.2-271.7, relating to law-enforcement officers; protected personal information. ---------- Patron-- DeSteph ---------- Referred to Committee on the Judiciary ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 16 of Title 19.2 a section numbered 19.2-271.7 as follows:

§19.2-271.7. Protected information; law-enforcement officers.

Any law-enforcement officer, as defined in §9.1-101, who provides information relative to a criminal investigation or in proceedings preliminary to a criminal prosecution may refuse, unless ordered by a court, to disclose his residence address, home telephone number, or any personal information concerning his family. Any law-enforcement officer who testifies as a witness in a criminal case may refuse to disclose personal information concerning his family unless it is determined by the court that such evidence is relevant to the case.