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Upon receipt, the attorney for the Commonwealth shall file the application in the circuit court of such county or city. A sworn analysis report signed by a person designated by the Director of the Division shall accompany the application for disposal and shall clearly identify and designate the material for disposal. The application shall state the nature and quantity of the hazardous materials, the location where seized, the person from whom the materials were seized, and the manner in which the material shall be destroyed. Where the ownership of the hazardous material is known, notice shall be given to the owner at least three days prior to any hearing relating to the destruction, and, if any criminal charge is pending in any court as a result of the seizure, notice shall be given to the accused if other than the owner. Upon receipt of the analysis report and the application, the court may order the destruction of all, or a part of, the material; however, a sufficient and representative quantity of the material shall be retained to permit an independent analysis when a criminal prosecution may result from the seizure. A return under oath, reporting the time, place and manner of destruction shall be made to the courts. Copies of the analysis report, application, order and return shall be made a part of the record of any criminal prosecution. The sworn analysis report shall be admissible as evidence to the same extent as the disposed-of material would have been admissible.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":272852,"text":"Any material seized in a criminal investigation and deemed to be hazardous to health and safety, may be disposed of upon written application of the Division to the attorney for the Commonwealth in the city or county where the material is seized or where any criminal prosecution in which such material is proposed to be evidence is pending. Upon receipt, the attorney for the Commonwealth shall file the application in the circuit court of such county or city. A sworn analysis report signed by a person designated by the Director of the Division shall accompany the application for disposal and shall clearly identify and designate the material for disposal. The application shall state the nature and quantity of the hazardous materials, the location where seized, the person from whom the materials were seized, and the manner in which the material shall be destroyed. Where the ownership of the hazardous material is known, notice shall be given to the owner at least three days prior to any hearing relating to the destruction, and, if any criminal charge is pending in any court as a result of the seizure, notice shall be given to the accused if other than the owner. Upon receipt of the analysis report and the application, the court may order the destruction of all, or a part of, the material; however, a sufficient and representative quantity of the material shall be retained to permit an independent analysis when a criminal prosecution may result from the seizure. A return under oath, reporting the time, place and manner of destruction shall be made to the courts. Copies of the analysis report, application, order and return shall be made a part of the record of any criminal prosecution. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 1976, chapter 576; in 1977, chapter 672; in 1990, chapter 825; in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":77297,"section_number":"2.2-1108","catch_line":"Disposal of certain other property","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-1108\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":172495,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76013,"identifier":"2.2-1107","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11\/2\/2.2-1107","url":"\/2.2-1107\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-1107\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11\/2\/2.2-1107","dublin_core":{"Title":"Disposal of certain hazardous materials","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-1107","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any material<\/span> seized in a criminal investigation and deemed to be hazardous to health and safety, may be disposed of upon written application of the Division to the attorney for the Commonwealth in the city or county where the material<\/span> is seized or where any criminal prosecution<\/span> in which such material<\/span> is proposed to be evidence<\/span> is pending. Upon receipt, the attorney for the Commonwealth shall file the application in the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of such county or city. A sworn analysis report signed by a person designated by the Director of the Division shall accompany the application for disposal and shall clearly identify and designate the material<\/span> for disposal. The application shall state the nature and quantity of the hazardous materials<\/span>, the location where seized, the person from whom the materials<\/span> were seized, and the manner in which the material<\/span> shall be destroyed. Where the ownership of the hazardous material<\/span> is known, notice shall be given to the owner at least three days prior to any hearing<\/span> relating to the destruction, and, if any criminal charge is pending in any court<\/span> as a result of the seizure, notice shall be given to the accused<\/span> if other than the owner. Upon receipt of the analysis report and the application, the court<\/span> may order<\/span> the destruction of all, or a part of, the material<\/span>; however, a sufficient and representative quantity of the material<\/span> shall be retained to permit an independent analysis when a criminal prosecution<\/span> may result from the seizure. A return under oath<\/span>, reporting the time, place and manner of destruction shall be made to the courts<\/span>. Copies of the analysis report, application, order<\/span> and return shall be made a part of the record of any criminal prosecution<\/span>. The sworn analysis report shall be admissible<\/span> as evidence<\/span> to the same extent as the disposed-of material<\/span> would have been admissible<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDISPOSAL OF CERTAIN HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (\u00a7 2.2-1107)\n\nAny material seized in a criminal investigation and deemed to be hazardous to\nhealth and safety, may be disposed of upon written application of the Division\nto the attorney for the Commonwealth in the city or county where the material is\nseized or where any criminal prosecution in which such material is proposed to\nbe evidence is pending. Upon receipt, the attorney for the Commonwealth shall\nfile the application in the circuit court of such county or city. A sworn\nanalysis report signed by a person designated by the Director of the Division\nshall accompany the application for disposal and shall clearly identify and\ndesignate the material for disposal. The application shall state the nature and\nquantity of the hazardous materials, the location where seized, the person from\nwhom the materials were seized, and the manner in which the material shall be\ndestroyed. Where the ownership of the hazardous material is known, notice shall\nbe given to the owner at least three days prior to any hearing relating to the\ndestruction, and, if any criminal charge is pending in any court as a result of\nthe seizure, notice shall be given to the accused if other than the owner. Upon\nreceipt of the analysis report and the application, the court may order the\ndestruction of all, or a part of, the material; however, a sufficient and\nrepresentative quantity of the material shall be retained to permit an\nindependent analysis when a criminal prosecution may result from the seizure. A\nreturn under oath, reporting the time, place and manner of destruction shall be\nmade to the courts. Copies of the analysis report, application, order and return\nshall be made a part of the record of any criminal prosecution. The sworn\nanalysis report shall be admissible as evidence to the same extent as the\ndisposed-of material would have been admissible.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 32-31.6:1; 1976, c. 576; 1977, c. 672, \u00a7 2.1-432; 1990,\nc. 825; 2001, c. 844.","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}}