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In addition, the attorney for the Commonwealth shall invite other individuals, or their designees, to participate in the annual meeting, including (i) local health department district directors; (ii) the administrator of each licensed hospital within the jurisdiction; (iii) the director of each health safety net clinic within the jurisdiction, including those clinics created by 42 C.F.R. § 491.1 and the free and charitable clinics; and (iv) as determined by the attorney for the Commonwealth, any other local health care providers.C\n\nAttorneys for the Commonwealth are authorized to conduct the sexual assault response team annual meetings using other methods to encourage attendance, including electronic communication means as provided in § 2.2-3708.3.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":213564,"text":"The attorney for the Commonwealth in each political subdivision in the Commonwealth shall coordinate the establishment of a multidisciplinary response to criminal sexual assault as set forth in Article 7 (§ 18.2-61 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title 18.2, and hold a meeting, at least annually, to (i) discuss implementation of protocols and policies for sexual assault response teams consistent with those established by the Department of Criminal Justice Services pursuant to subdivision 37 d of § 9.1-102 and (ii) establish and review guidelines for the community’s response, including the collection, preservation, and secure storage of evidence from Physical Evidence Recovery Kit examinations consistent with § 19.2-165.1.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":213565,"text":"The following persons or their designees shall be invited to participate in the annual meeting: the attorney for the Commonwealth; the sheriff; the director of the local sexual assault crisis center providing services in the jurisdiction, if any; the chief of each police department and the chief of each campus police department of any institution of higher education in the jurisdiction, if any; a forensic nurse examiner or other health care provider who performs Physical Evidence Recovery Kit examinations in the jurisdiction, if any; the Title IX coordinator of any institution of higher education in the jurisdiction, if any; representatives from the offices of student affairs, human resources, and counseling services of any institution of higher education in the jurisdiction, if any; a representative of campus security of any institution of higher education in the jurisdiction that has not established a campus police department, if any; and the director of the victim\/witness program in the jurisdiction, if any. 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This law was first created in 2009. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 817<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2012, chapters 343<\/a> and 625<\/a>; in 2016, chapters 235<\/a> and 550<\/a>; in 2020, chapters 1072<\/a> and 1073<\/a>; in 2022, chapter 597<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":72501,"section_number":"2.2-3703","catch_line":"Public bodies and records to which chapter inapplicable; voter registration and election records; access by persons incarcerated in a state, local, or federal correctional facility","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3703\/"},{"id":79544,"section_number":"2.2-3705.7","catch_line":"Exclusions to application of chapter; records of specific public bodies and certain other limited exclusions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3705.7\/"},{"id":72789,"section_number":"2.2-3711","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Closed meetings authorized for certain limited purposes","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3711\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":75662,"section_number":"18.2-61","catch_line":"Rape","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-61\/"},{"id":54063,"section_number":"2.2-3708.3","catch_line":"Meetings held through electronic communication means; situations other than declared states of emergency","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3708.3\/"},{"id":54198,"section_number":"9.1-102","catch_line":"Powers and duties of the Board and the Department","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-102\/"}],"permalink":{"id":153515,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58304,"identifier":"15.2-1627.4","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/4\/15.2-1627.4","url":"\/15.2-1627.4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1627.4\/","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/4\/15.2-1627.4","dublin_core":{"Title":"(Effective September 1, 2022) Coordination of multidisciplinary response to sexual assault","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1627.4","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The attorney for the Commonwealth in each political subdivision in the Commonwealth shall coordinate the establishment of a multidisciplinary response to criminal sexual assault<\/span> as set forth in Article 7 (§ 18.2-61<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title 18.2, and hold a meeting, at least annually, to (i) discuss implementation of protocols and policies for sexual assault<\/span> response teams consistent with those established by the Department of Criminal Justice Services pursuant to subdivision 37 d of § 9.1-102<\/a> and (ii) establish and review guidelines for the community’s response, including the collection, preservation, and secure storage of evidence<\/span> from Physical Evidence<\/span> Recovery Kit examinations consistent with § 19.2-165.1<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The following persons or their designees shall be invited to participate in the annual meeting: the attorney for the Commonwealth; the sheriff; the director of the local sexual assault<\/span> crisis center providing services in the jurisdiction<\/span>, if any; the chief of each police department and the chief of each campus police department of any institution of higher education in the jurisdiction<\/span>, if any; a forensic nurse examiner or other health care provider who performs Physical Evidence<\/span> Recovery Kit examinations in the jurisdiction<\/span>, if any; the Title IX coordinator of any institution of higher education in the jurisdiction<\/span>, if any; representatives from the offices of student affairs, human resources, and counseling services of any institution of higher education in the jurisdiction<\/span>, if any; a representative of campus security of any institution of higher education in the jurisdiction<\/span> that has not established a campus police department, if any; and the director of the victim\/witness<\/span> program in the jurisdiction<\/span>, if any. In addition, the attorney for the Commonwealth shall invite other individuals, or their designees, to participate in the annual meeting, including (i) local health department district directors; (ii) the administrator of each licensed hospital within the jurisdiction<\/span>; (iii) the director of each health safety net clinic within the jurisdiction<\/span>, including those clinics created by 42 C.F.R. § 491.1 and the free and charitable clinics; and (iv) as determined by the attorney for the Commonwealth, any other local health care providers. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Attorneys for the Commonwealth are authorized to conduct the sexual assault<\/span> response team annual meetings using other methods to encourage attendance, including electronic communication means as provided in § 2.2-3708.3<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n(EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2022) COORDINATION OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESPONSE TO\nSEXUAL ASSAULT (\u00a7 15.2-1627.4)\n\nA. The attorney for the Commonwealth in each political subdivision in the\nCommonwealth shall coordinate the establishment of a multidisciplinary response\nto criminal sexual assault as set forth in Article 7 (§ 18.2-61 et seq.) of\nChapter 4 of Title 18.2, and hold a meeting, at least annually, to (i) discuss\nimplementation of protocols and policies for sexual assault response teams\nconsistent with those established by the Department of Criminal Justice Services\npursuant to subdivision 37 d of § 9.1-102 and (ii) establish and review\nguidelines for the community’s response, including the collection,\npreservation, and secure storage of evidence from Physical Evidence Recovery Kit\nexaminations consistent with § 19.2-165.1.\n\nB. The following persons or their designees shall be invited to participate in\nthe annual meeting: the attorney for the Commonwealth; the sheriff; the director\nof the local sexual assault crisis center providing services in the\njurisdiction, if any; the chief of each police department and the chief of each\ncampus police department of any institution of higher education in the\njurisdiction, if any; a forensic nurse examiner or other health care provider\nwho performs Physical Evidence Recovery Kit examinations in the jurisdiction, if\nany; the Title IX coordinator of any institution of higher education in the\njurisdiction, if any; representatives from the offices of student affairs, human\nresources, and counseling services of any institution of higher education in the\njurisdiction, if any; a representative of campus security of any institution of\nhigher education in the jurisdiction that has not established a campus police\ndepartment, if any; and the director of the victim\/witness program in the\njurisdiction, if any. In addition, the attorney for the Commonwealth shall\ninvite other individuals, or their designees, to participate in the annual\nmeeting, including (i) local health department district directors; (ii) the\nadministrator of each licensed hospital within the jurisdiction; (iii) the\ndirector of each health safety net clinic within the jurisdiction, including\nthose clinics created by 42 C.F.R. § 491.1 and the free and charitable\nclinics; and (iv) as determined by the attorney for the Commonwealth, any other\nlocal health care providers.\n\nC. Attorneys for the Commonwealth are authorized to conduct the sexual assault\nresponse team annual meetings using other methods to encourage attendance,\nincluding electronic communication means as provided in § 2.2-3708.3.\n\nHISTORY: 2009, c. 817; 2012, cc. 343, 625; 2016, cc. 235, 550; 2020, cc. 1072,\n1073; 2022, c. 597.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}