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For purposes of this section, a statute that does not refer to facial recognition technology shall not be construed to provide express authorization. Such statute shall require that any facial recognition technology purchased or deployed by the campus police department be maintained under the exclusive control of such campus police department and that any data contained by such facial recognition technology be kept confidential, not be disseminated or resold, and be accessible only by a search warrant issued pursuant to Chapter 5 (§ 19.2-52 et seq.) of Title 19.2 or an administrative or inspection warrant issued pursuant to law.2021, Sp. Sess. 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A.<\/span> For purposes of this subsection, “facial recognition technology<\/span>” means an electronic system<\/span> for enrolling, capturing, extracting, comparing, and matching an individual’s geometric facial data to identify individuals in photos, videos, or real time. “Facial recognition technology<\/span>” does not include the use of an automated or semi-automated process to redact a recording in order<\/span> to protect the privacy of a subject depicted in the recording prior to release or disclosure of the recording outside of the law<\/span>-enforcement agency if the process does not generate or result in the retention of any biometric data or surveillance information.B. No campus police department shall purchase or deploy facial recognition technology<\/span> unless such purchase or deployment of facial recognition technology<\/span> is expressly authorized by statute<\/span>. For purposes of this section, a statute<\/span> that does not refer to facial recognition technology<\/span> shall not be construed to provide express authorization. Such statute<\/span> shall require that any facial recognition technology<\/span> purchased or deployed by the campus police department be maintained under the exclusive control of such campus police department and that any data contained by such facial recognition technology<\/span> be kept confidential, not be disseminated or resold, and be accessible only by a search warrant<\/span> issued pursuant to Chapter 5 (§ 19.2-52<\/a> et seq.) of Title 19.2 or an administrative or inspection warrant issued pursuant to law<\/span>.2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 537. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n(EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026) FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY; APPROVAL (\u00a7 23.1-815.1)\n\nA. For purposes of this subsection, “facial recognition technology”\nmeans an electronic system for enrolling, capturing, extracting, comparing, and\nmatching an individual’s geometric facial data to identify individuals in\nphotos, videos, or real time. “Facial recognition technology” does\nnot include the use of an automated or semi-automated process to redact a\nrecording in order to protect the privacy of a subject depicted in the recording\nprior to release or disclosure of the recording outside of the law-enforcement\nagency if the process does not generate or result in the retention of any\nbiometric data or surveillance information.B. No campus police department shall\npurchase or deploy facial recognition technology unless such purchase or\ndeployment of facial recognition technology is expressly authorized by statute.\nFor purposes of this section, a statute that does not refer to facial\nrecognition technology shall not be construed to provide express authorization.\nSuch statute shall require that any facial recognition technology purchased or\ndeployed by the campus police department be maintained under the exclusive\ncontrol of such campus police department and that any data contained by such\nfacial recognition technology be kept confidential, not be disseminated or\nresold, and be accessible only by a search warrant issued pursuant to Chapter 5\n(§ 19.2-52 et seq.) of Title 19.2 or an administrative or inspection\nwarrant issued pursuant to law.2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 537.\n","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}}