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This law was first created in 2024. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 813<\/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":284805,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76692,"identifier":"9.1-192.1","token":"9.1\/1\/15\/9.1-192.1","url":"\/9.1-192.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-192.1\/","token":"9.1\/1\/15\/9.1-192.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Civilian deaths in custody; annual report","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-192.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> For the purposes of this section:\n\t\t\t“Correctional facility<\/span>” includes any local, regional, state, or juvenile correctional facility<\/span>.\n\t\t\t“Law<\/span>-enforcement agency<\/span>” means any sheriff’s office, police<\/span> department<\/span>, or other agency or department<\/span> that employs persons who have law<\/span>-enforcement authority that is under the direction and control of the Commonwealth or any local governing body. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Every law<\/span>-enforcement agency<\/span> and state or juvenile correctional facility<\/span> shall report to the Department<\/span> and every local or regional adult correctional facility<\/span> shall report to the State Board<\/span> of Local and Regional Jails the following information regarding the death of any person who is detained, under arrest<\/span> or in the process of being arrested, en route to be incarcerated, incarcerated, or otherwise in the custody<\/span> of such law<\/span>-enforcement agency<\/span> or correctional facility<\/span>: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The name, gender, race, ethnicity, and age of the deceased; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The date, time, and location of death; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The law<\/span>-enforcement agency<\/span> or correctional facility<\/span> that detained, arrested or was in the process of arresting, transported, incarcerated, or otherwise had custody<\/span> of the deceased; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> A brief<\/span> description of the circumstances surrounding the death and the cause of death. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any law<\/span>-enforcement agency<\/span> or state or juvenile correctional facility<\/span> that fails to comply with subsection B may, at the discretion of the Department<\/span>, be declared ineligible for state grants or funds. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Department<\/span> and the State Board<\/span> of Local and Regional Jails shall analyze the data submitted pursuant to subsection B to determine the means by which such information can be used to reduce the number of such deaths. The Director and the State Board<\/span> of Local and Regional Jails shall each report annually the findings<\/span> and recommendations resulting from the analysis and interpretation of the data to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Attorney General<\/span> beginning on or before July 1, 2025, and each July 1 thereafter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Upon request, the State Board<\/span> of Local and Regional Jails shall provide the data specified in subsection B to the Department<\/span> to meet federal reporting requirements. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCIVILIAN DEATHS IN CUSTODY; ANNUAL REPORT (\u00a7 9.1-192.1)\n\nA. For the purposes of this section:\n\t\t\t“Correctional facility” includes any local, regional, state, or\njuvenile correctional facility.\n\t\t\t“Law-enforcement agency” means any sheriff’s office, police\ndepartment, or other agency or department that employs persons who have\nlaw-enforcement authority that is under the direction and control of the\nCommonwealth or any local governing body.\n\nB. Every law-enforcement agency and state or juvenile correctional facility\nshall report to the Department and every local or regional adult correctional\nfacility shall report to the State Board of Local and Regional Jails the\nfollowing information regarding the death of any person who is detained, under\narrest or in the process of being arrested, en route to be incarcerated,\nincarcerated, or otherwise in the custody of such law-enforcement agency or\ncorrectional facility:\n\n 1. The name, gender, race, ethnicity, and age of the deceased;\n\n 2. The date, time, and location of death;\n\n 3. The law-enforcement agency or correctional facility that detained, arrested\n or was in the process of arresting, transported, incarcerated, or otherwise\n had custody of the deceased; and\n\n 4. A brief description of the circumstances surrounding the death and the\n cause of death.\n\nC. Any law-enforcement agency or state or juvenile correctional facility that\nfails to comply with subsection B may, at the discretion of the Department, be\ndeclared ineligible for state grants or funds.\n\nD. The Department and the State Board of Local and Regional Jails shall analyze\nthe data submitted pursuant to subsection B to determine the means by which such\ninformation can be used to reduce the number of such deaths. The Director and\nthe State Board of Local and Regional Jails shall each report annually the\nfindings and recommendations resulting from the analysis and interpretation of\nthe data to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Attorney General\nbeginning on or before July 1, 2025, and each July 1 thereafter.\n\nE. Upon request, the State Board of Local and Regional Jails shall provide the\ndata specified in subsection B to the Department to meet federal reporting\nrequirements.\n\nHISTORY: 2024, c. 813.","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}}