§ 66-21.1 Use of canines in juvenile correctional facilities; prohibited acts; exception
A. It is unlawful for any juvenile correctional officer or other employee of a juvenile correctional facility to use a patrol or security canine in any juvenile correctional facility.
B. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the training or use of detector canines or detector canine handlers.
C. Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the use of a canine to locate a juvenile who has escaped from a juvenile correctional facility.
History
This law was first created in 2024. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 99 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.
2024, c. 99.