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This law was first created in 1989. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 690 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. Unfortunately, the 1989 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 1991, chapter 560; in 2002, chapters 588<\/a> and 623<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 995<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 283<\/a> and 756<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":76677,"section_number":"19.2-386.15","catch_line":"Seizure of property used in connection with or derived from terrorism","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-386.15\/"},{"id":56604,"section_number":"19.2-386.2","catch_line":"Seizure of named property","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-386.2\/"},{"id":70554,"section_number":"19.2-386.5","catch_line":"Release of seized property","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-386.5\/"}],"permalink":{"id":170291,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70609,"identifier":"19.2-386.4","token":"19.2\/22.1\/19.2-386.4","url":"\/19.2-386.4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-386.4\/","token":"19.2\/22.1\/19.2-386.4","dublin_core":{"Title":"Records and handling of seized property","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-386.4","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any agency seizing property under \u00a7 19.2-386.2<\/a>, Chapter 22.2 (\u00a7 19.2-386.15<\/a> et seq.), or other provision under the Code, pending forfeiture and final disposition<\/span>, may do any of the following:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Place the property under constructive seizure by posting notice of seizure for forfeiture on the property or by filing notice of seizure for forfeiture in any appropriate public record relating to property; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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3.<\/span> Remove the property to a place designated by the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> in the county or city wherein the property was seized; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Provide for another custodian or agency to take custody<\/span> of the property and remove it to an appropriate location within or without the jurisdiction<\/span> of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> in the county or city wherein the property was seized or in which the complaint was filed.\n\t\t\tA report regarding the type of property subject to forfeiture and its handling pursuant to this section and § 19.2-386.5<\/a>, and the final disposition<\/span> of the property shall be filed by the seizing agency with the Department of Criminal Justice Services in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Board. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRECORDS AND HANDLING OF SEIZED PROPERTY (\u00a7 19.2-386.4)\n\nAny agency seizing property under \u00a7 19.2-386.2, Chapter 22.2 (\u00a7 19.2-386.15 et\nseq.), or other provision under the Code, pending forfeiture and final\ndisposition, may do any of the following:\n\n1. Place the property under constructive seizure by posting notice of seizure\nfor forfeiture on the property or by filing notice of seizure for forfeiture in\nany appropriate public record relating to property;\n\n2. Remove the property to a storage area for safekeeping or, if the property is\na negotiable instrument or money, deposit it in an interest-bearing account;\n\n3. Remove the property to a place designated by the circuit court in the county\nor city wherein the property was seized; or\n\n4. Provide for another custodian or agency to take custody of the property and\nremove it to an appropriate location within or without the jurisdiction of the\ncircuit court in the county or city wherein the property was seized or in which\nthe complaint was filed.\n\t\t\tA report regarding the type of property subject to forfeiture and its\nhandling pursuant to this section and § 19.2-386.5, and the final\ndisposition of the property shall be filed by the seizing agency with the\nDepartment of Criminal Justice Services in accordance with regulations\npromulgated by the Board.\n\nHISTORY: 1989, c. 690; 1991, c. 560; 2002, cc. 588, 623; 2004, c. 995; 2012, cc.\n283, 756.","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}}