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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 273<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":85822,"section_number":"18.2-308.09","catch_line":"Disqualifications for a concealed handgun permit","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-308.09\/"},{"id":80010,"section_number":"18.2-308.2:2","catch_line":"Criminal history record information check required for the transfer of certain firearms","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-308.2_2\/"},{"id":72142,"section_number":"18.2-59","catch_line":"Extortion of money, property or pecuniary benefit","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-59\/"},{"id":73488,"section_number":"9.1-101","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-101\/"}],"permalink":{"id":168251,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84590,"identifier":"19.2-11.02","token":"19.2\/1.1\/19.2-11.02","url":"\/19.2-11.02\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-11.02\/","token":"19.2\/1.1\/19.2-11.02","dublin_core":{"Title":"Prohibiting inquiry into the immigration status of certain victims or witnesses of crime","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-11.02","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No law<\/span>-enforcement officer, as defined in § 9.1-101<\/a>, shall, in connection with the report, investigation, or prosecution<\/span> of a criminal violation of state or local law<\/span>, inquire into the immigration status of any person who (i) reports that he is a victim of the crime<\/span> or is the parent or guardian of a minor<\/span> victim of the crime<\/span> or (ii) is a witness<\/span> in the investigation of the crime<\/span> or the parent or guardian of a minor<\/span> witness<\/span> to the crime<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Nothing in this section shall prohibit a law<\/span>-enforcement officer from inquiring into the immigration status of the parent or guardian of a minor<\/span> victim if such parent or guardian has been arrested for, has been charged with, or is being investigated for a crime<\/span> against the minor<\/span> victim. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Nothing in this section shall affect the enforcement or implementation of § 18.2-59<\/a>, subdivision 10 of § 18.2-308.09<\/a>, or subdivision B 1 of § 18.2-308.2:2<\/a>, or prohibit a law<\/span>-enforcement officer from inquiring into a person’s immigration status to enforce or implement such sections. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROHIBITING INQUIRY INTO THE IMMIGRATION STATUS OF CERTAIN VICTIMS OR WITNESSES\nOF CRIME (\u00a7 19.2-11.02)\n\nA. No law-enforcement officer, as defined in § 9.1-101, shall, in\nconnection with the report, investigation, or prosecution of a criminal\nviolation of state or local law, inquire into the immigration status of any\nperson who (i) reports that he is a victim of the crime or is the parent or\nguardian of a minor victim of the crime or (ii) is a witness in the\ninvestigation of the crime or the parent or guardian of a minor witness to the\ncrime.\n\nB. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a law-enforcement officer from\ninquiring into the immigration status of the parent or guardian of a minor\nvictim if such parent or guardian has been arrested for, has been charged with,\nor is being investigated for a crime against the minor victim.\n\nC. Nothing in this section shall affect the enforcement or implementation of\n§ 18.2-59, subdivision 10 of § 18.2-308.09, or subdivision B 1 of\n§ 18.2-308.2:2, or prohibit a law-enforcement officer from inquiring into a\nperson’s immigration status to enforce or implement such sections.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, c. 273.","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}}