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Codi Alert Programs may be local, regional, or statewide. They may include multiple localities or regions and may be expanded or compressed. The Virginia State Police may (i) inform local law-enforcement officials of the policies and procedures for the Codi Alert Programs set by the Virginia State Police, (ii) assist in determining the geographic scope of a particular Codi Alert, and (iii) establish procedures and standards by which a local law-enforcement agency may verify a child is missing or endangered and report such information to the Virginia State Police.\n\t\tThe establishment of a Codi Alert Program by a locality and the media is voluntary, and nothing in this chapter shall be construed to be a mandate that local officials or the media establish or participate in a Codi Alert Program. 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The Virginia State Police may (i) inform local law-enforcement officials of the policies and procedures for the Codi Alert Programs set by the Virginia State Police, (ii) assist in determining the geographic scope of a particular Codi Alert, and (iii) establish procedures and standards by which a local law-enforcement agency may verify a child is missing or endangered and report such information to the Virginia State Police.\n\t\tThe establishment of a Codi Alert Program by a locality and the media is voluntary, and nothing in this chapter shall be construed to be a mandate that local officials or the media establish or participate in a Codi Alert Program. 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This law was first created in 2024. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 658<\/a> and 667<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":237477,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78848,"identifier":"52-34.3:2","token":"52\/7.1%3A1\/52-34.3_2","url":"\/52-34.3_2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/52-34.3_2\/","token":"52\/7.1%3A1\/52-34.3_2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Establishment of the Virginia Critical Operation for a Disappeared Child Initiative (Codi) Alert Program","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 52-34.3:2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Virginia State Police shall develop, in consultation with representatives of local law<\/span>-enforcement agencies, including representatives from the Virginia Sheriffs’ Association and the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police, policies for the establishment of uniform standards for the creation of Codi Alert Programs<\/span> throughout the Commonwealth. Codi Alert Programs<\/span> may be local, regional, or statewide. They may include multiple localities or regions and may be expanded or compressed. The Virginia State Police may (i) inform local law<\/span>-enforcement officials of the policies and procedures for the Codi Alert Programs<\/span> set by the Virginia State Police, (ii) assist in determining the geographic scope of a particular Codi Alert, and (iii) establish procedures and standards by which a local law<\/span>-enforcement agency may verify a child is missing or endangered and report such information to the Virginia State Police.\n\t\tThe establishment of a Codi Alert Program<\/span> by a locality and the media<\/span> is voluntary, and nothing in this chapter shall be construed to be a mandate<\/span> that local officials or the media<\/span> establish or participate in a Codi Alert Program<\/span>. Existing Codi Agreements<\/span> and Codi Alert Programs<\/span> shall not be altered by the act of assembly creating this chapter.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nESTABLISHMENT OF THE VIRGINIA CRITICAL OPERATION FOR A DISAPPEARED CHILD\nINITIATIVE (CODI) ALERT PROGRAM (\u00a7 52-34.3:2)\n\nThe Virginia State Police shall develop, in consultation with representatives of\nlocal law-enforcement agencies, including representatives from the Virginia\nSheriffs’ Association and the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police,\npolicies for the establishment of uniform standards for the creation of Codi\nAlert Programs throughout the Commonwealth. Codi Alert Programs may be local,\nregional, or statewide. They may include multiple localities or regions and may\nbe expanded or compressed. The Virginia State Police may (i) inform local\nlaw-enforcement officials of the policies and procedures for the Codi Alert\nPrograms set by the Virginia State Police, (ii) assist in determining the\ngeographic scope of a particular Codi Alert, and (iii) establish procedures and\nstandards by which a local law-enforcement agency may verify a child is missing\nor endangered and report such information to the Virginia State Police.\n\t\tThe establishment of a Codi Alert Program by a locality and the media is\nvoluntary, and nothing in this chapter shall be construed to be a mandate that\nlocal officials or the media establish or participate in a Codi Alert Program.\nExisting Codi Agreements and Codi Alert Programs shall not be altered by the act\nof assembly creating this chapter.\n\nHISTORY: 2024, cc. 658, 667.","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}}