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Police or other law-enforcement personnel shall staff every school crime line program, receive reported information from anonymous student callers, screen such information, and direct information for further investigation, as may be appropriate.C\n\nSuch programs may be established (i) by a local school board as a joint, self-sustaining, cooperative alliance with news media, the community, and law-enforcement authorities; (ii) through a separate nonprofit corporation initiated jointly by the local school board, news media, the community, and law-enforcement authorities and governed by a board of directors; or (iii) as part of a local “Crime Stoppers” program.\n\t\t\tThe governing board of any separate nonprofit school crime line corporation shall include broad-based community representation and shall, through its bylaws, set the policy, coordinate fund raising, and formulate a system of rewards. Prior to implementation of any school crime line program and annually thereafter, the local school board shall review and approve, as complying with the Board’s regulations for implementation of school crime lines, its regulations or the bylaws of any nonprofit school crime line corporation or the bylaws of any nonprofit “Crime Stoppers” corporation operating a school crime line. No school crime line program shall be implemented or revised without first obtaining the local school board’s approval. Every local school board developing a school crime line program shall also notify all students and their parents or other custodian of the procedures and policies governing the program prior to implementation and annually thereafter.D\n\nThe Board shall promulgate regulations for the implementation of school crime lines, including appropriate fund raising, and the appropriateness of and limitations on rewards. In developing the regulations, the Board shall, in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General, address issues relating to civil rights, privacy, and any other question of law, including the civic duty to report crime without compensation.E\n\nLocal school boards may establish, as a separate account, a school crime line fund, consisting of private contributions, local appropriations specifically designated for such purposes, and such funds as may be appropriated for this purpose by the Commonwealth pursuant to the appropriation act. No state or local funds appropriated for educational purposes shall be used to implement a school crime line.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":267285,"text":"As used in this section, “school crime line” means a confidential, anonymous system providing inducements for students to report any unlawful act occurring in school buildings or on school grounds or during school-sponsored activities to local law-enforcement authorities that is established as a cooperative alliance between the local school board, news media, the community, and law-enforcement officials or through a separate, nonprofit corporation governed by a board of directors or as part of a local “Crime Stoppers” program.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":267286,"text":"In order to reduce crime and violence within the school divisions in the Commonwealth, any local school board may develop a school crime line program as a joint, self-sustaining, cooperative alliance with news media, the community, and law-enforcement authorities to receive, screen, and reward student reports of unlawful acts committed in school buildings or on school grounds or at school functions, when such reports lead to arrests or recovery of contraband or stolen property. 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Prior to implementation of any school crime line program and annually thereafter, the local school board shall review and approve, as complying with the Board’s regulations for implementation of school crime lines, its regulations or the bylaws of any nonprofit school crime line corporation or the bylaws of any nonprofit “Crime Stoppers” corporation operating a school crime line. No school crime line program shall be implemented or revised without first obtaining the local school board’s approval. 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This law was first created in 1993. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 361 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 1993 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1994, chapter 721<\/a>; in 2022, chapter 355<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":182517,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74356,"identifier":"22.1-280.2","token":"22.1\/14\/3\/22.1-280.2","url":"\/22.1-280.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-280.2\/","token":"22.1\/14\/3\/22.1-280.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"School crime line defined; development of school crime lines authorized; local school boards’ authority; Board to promulgate regulations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-280.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> As used in this section, “school crime line<\/span>” means a confidential, anonymous system providing inducements for students to report any unlawful act occurring in school buildings or on school grounds or during school-sponsored activities to local law<\/span>-enforcement authorities that is established as a cooperative alliance between the local school board<\/span>, news media, the community, and law<\/span>-enforcement officials or through a separate, nonprofit corporation governed by a board of directors or as part of a local “Crime Stoppers<\/span>” program. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In order<\/span> to reduce crime and violence within the school divisions in the Commonwealth, any local school board<\/span> may develop a school crime line<\/span> program as a joint, self-sustaining, cooperative alliance with news media, the community, and law<\/span>-enforcement authorities to receive, screen, and reward student reports of unlawful acts committed in school buildings or on school grounds or at school functions, when such reports lead to arrests<\/span> or recovery of contraband or stolen property. Police or other law<\/span>-enforcement personnel shall staff every school crime line<\/span> program, receive reported information from anonymous student callers, screen such information, and direct information for further investigation, as may be appropriate. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Such programs may be established (i) by a local school board<\/span> as a joint, self-sustaining, cooperative alliance with news media, the community, and law<\/span>-enforcement authorities; (ii) through a separate nonprofit corporation initiated jointly by the local school board<\/span>, news media, the community, and law<\/span>-enforcement authorities and governed by a board of directors; or (iii) as part of a local “Crime Stoppers<\/span>” program.\n\t\t\tThe governing board of any separate nonprofit school crime line<\/span> corporation shall include broad-based community representation and shall, through its bylaws, set the policy, coordinate fund raising, and formulate a system of rewards. Prior to implementation of any school crime line<\/span> program and annually thereafter, the local school board<\/span> shall review and approve, as complying with the Board’s regulations for implementation of school crime lines<\/span>, its regulations or the bylaws of any nonprofit school crime line<\/span> corporation or the bylaws of any nonprofit “Crime Stoppers<\/span>” corporation operating a school crime line<\/span>. No school crime line<\/span> program shall be implemented or revised without first obtaining the local school board<\/span>’s approval. Every local school board<\/span> developing a school crime line<\/span> program shall also notify all students and their parents<\/span><\/span> or other custodian of the procedures and policies governing the program prior to implementation and annually thereafter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Board shall promulgate regulations for the implementation of school crime lines<\/span>, including appropriate fund raising, and the appropriateness of and limitations on rewards. In developing the regulations, the Board shall, in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General<\/span>, address issues<\/span> relating to civil rights, privacy, and any other question of law<\/span>, including the civic duty to report crime without compensation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Local school boards<\/span> may establish, as a separate account, a school crime line<\/span> fund, consisting of private contributions, local appropriations specifically designated for such purposes, and such funds as may be appropriated for this purpose by the Commonwealth pursuant to the appropriation act. No state or local funds appropriated for educational purposes shall be used to implement a school crime line<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSCHOOL CRIME LINE DEFINED; DEVELOPMENT OF SCHOOL CRIME LINES AUTHORIZED; LOCAL\nSCHOOL BOARDS’ AUTHORITY; BOARD TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS (\u00a7 22.1-280.2)\n\nA. As used in this section, “school crime line” means a\nconfidential, anonymous system providing inducements for students to report any\nunlawful act occurring in school buildings or on school grounds or during\nschool-sponsored activities to local law-enforcement authorities that is\nestablished as a cooperative alliance between the local school board, news\nmedia, the community, and law-enforcement officials or through a separate,\nnonprofit corporation governed by a board of directors or as part of a local\n“Crime Stoppers” program.\n\nB. In order to reduce crime and violence within the school divisions in the\nCommonwealth, any local school board may develop a school crime line program as\na joint, self-sustaining, cooperative alliance with news media, the community,\nand law-enforcement authorities to receive, screen, and reward student reports\nof unlawful acts committed in school buildings or on school grounds or at school\nfunctions, when such reports lead to arrests or recovery of contraband or stolen\nproperty. Police or other law-enforcement personnel shall staff every school\ncrime line program, receive reported information from anonymous student callers,\nscreen such information, and direct information for further investigation, as\nmay be appropriate.\n\nC. Such programs may be established (i) by a local school board as a joint,\nself-sustaining, cooperative alliance with news media, the community, and\nlaw-enforcement authorities; (ii) through a separate nonprofit corporation\ninitiated jointly by the local school board, news media, the community, and\nlaw-enforcement authorities and governed by a board of directors; or (iii) as\npart of a local “Crime Stoppers” program.\n\t\t\tThe governing board of any separate nonprofit school crime line corporation\nshall include broad-based community representation and shall, through its\nbylaws, set the policy, coordinate fund raising, and formulate a system of\nrewards. Prior to implementation of any school crime line program and annually\nthereafter, the local school board shall review and approve, as complying with\nthe Board’s regulations for implementation of school crime lines, its\nregulations or the bylaws of any nonprofit school crime line corporation or the\nbylaws of any nonprofit “Crime Stoppers” corporation operating a\nschool crime line. No school crime line program shall be implemented or revised\nwithout first obtaining the local school board’s approval. Every local\nschool board developing a school crime line program shall also notify all\nstudents and their parents or other custodian of the procedures and policies\ngoverning the program prior to implementation and annually thereafter.\n\nD. The Board shall promulgate regulations for the implementation of school crime\nlines, including appropriate fund raising, and the appropriateness of and\nlimitations on rewards. In developing the regulations, the Board shall, in\nconsultation with the Office of the Attorney General, address issues relating to\ncivil rights, privacy, and any other question of law, including the civic duty\nto report crime without compensation.\n\nE. Local school boards may establish, as a separate account, a school crime line\nfund, consisting of private contributions, local appropriations specifically\ndesignated for such purposes, and such funds as may be appropriated for this\npurpose by the Commonwealth pursuant to the appropriation act. No state or local\nfunds appropriated for educational purposes shall be used to implement a school\ncrime line.\n\nHISTORY: 1993, c. 361; 1994, c. 721; 2022, c. 355.","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}}