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This law was first created in 2015. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 737<\/a> and 745<\/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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2016, chapters 481<\/a> and 588<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":80561,"section_number":"23.1-802.1","catch_line":"Student identification cards; 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline; emergency services website page and telephone numbers","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-802.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":75662,"section_number":"18.2-61","catch_line":"Rape","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-61\/"}],"permalink":{"id":185339,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67295,"identifier":"23.1-807","token":"23.1\/II\/8\/2\/23.1-807","url":"\/23.1-807\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-807\/","token":"23.1\/II\/8\/2\/23.1-807","dublin_core":{"Title":"Sexual assault; memoranda of understanding; policies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-807","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Richard Bland College and each baccalaureate public institution of higher education<\/span><\/span> and nonprofit private institution of higher education<\/span><\/span> shall establish, and the State Board<\/span> shall adopt a policy requiring each comprehensive community college<\/span> to establish, a written memorandum<\/span> of understanding with a sexual assault<\/span> crisis center or other victim support service in order<\/span> to provide sexual assault<\/span> victims with immediate access to a confidential, independent advocate who can provide a trauma-informed response that includes an explanation of options for moving forward. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Each public institution of higher education<\/span> and nonprofit private institution of higher education<\/span><\/span> shall adopt policies to provide to sexual assault<\/span> victims information on contacting such sexual assault<\/span> crisis center or other victim support service. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Each public institution of higher education<\/span> or nonprofit private institution of higher education<\/span><\/span> may request the cooperation of the primary law<\/span>-enforcement agency of the locality in which the institution is located to establish a written memorandum<\/span> of understanding with such law<\/span>-enforcement agency to address the prevention of and 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. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSEXUAL ASSAULT; MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING; POLICIES (\u00a7 23.1-807)\n\nA. Richard Bland College and each baccalaureate public institution of higher\neducation and nonprofit private institution of higher education shall establish,\nand the State Board shall adopt a policy requiring each comprehensive community\ncollege to establish, a written memorandum of understanding with a sexual\nassault crisis center or other victim support service in order to provide sexual\nassault victims with immediate access to a confidential, independent advocate\nwho can provide a trauma-informed response that includes an explanation of\noptions for moving forward.\n\nB. Each public institution of higher education and nonprofit private institution\nof higher education shall adopt policies to provide to sexual assault victims\ninformation on contacting such sexual assault crisis center or other victim\nsupport service.\n\nC. Each public institution of higher education or nonprofit private institution\nof higher education may request the cooperation of the primary law-enforcement\nagency of the locality in which the institution is located to establish a\nwritten memorandum of understanding with such law-enforcement agency to address\nthe prevention of and response to criminal sexual assault as set forth in\nArticle 7 (§ 18.2-61 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title 18.2.\n\nHISTORY: 2015, cc. 737, 745, \u00a7 23-9.2:16; 2016, cc. 481, 588.","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}}