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This law was first created in 2005. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 868<\/a> and 881<\/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":285127,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71992,"identifier":"9.1-1102","token":"9.1\/11\/1\/9.1-1102","url":"\/9.1-1102\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-1102\/","token":"9.1\/11\/1\/9.1-1102","dublin_core":{"Title":"Department to be isolated; security and protection of evidence","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-1102","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Department and its facilities shall be located so as to ensure the protection of evidence<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Department shall provide for security and protection of evidence<\/span>, official samples, and all other samples submitted to the Department for analysis or examination. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Department shall ensure that its services are performed by skilled professionals who are qualified to testify in court<\/span> regarding such services. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEPARTMENT TO BE ISOLATED; SECURITY AND PROTECTION OF EVIDENCE (\u00a7 9.1-1102)\n\nA. The Department and its facilities shall be located so as to ensure the\nprotection of evidence.\n\nB. The Department shall provide for security and protection of evidence,\nofficial samples, and all other samples submitted to the Department for analysis\nor examination.\n\nC. The Department shall ensure that its services are performed by skilled\nprofessionals who are qualified to testify in court regarding such services.\n\nHISTORY: 2005, cc. 868, 881.","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}}