                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PROHIBITING INQUIRY INTO THE IMMIGRATION STATUS OF CERTAIN VICTIMS OR WITNESSES
OF CRIME (§ 19.2-11.02)

A. No law-enforcement officer, as defined in &#xA7; 9.1-101, shall, in
connection with the report, investigation, or prosecution of a criminal
violation of state or local law, inquire into the immigration status of any
person who (i) reports that he is a victim of the crime or is the parent or
guardian of a minor victim of the crime or (ii) is a witness in the
investigation of the crime or the parent or guardian of a minor witness to the
crime.

B. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a law-enforcement officer from
inquiring into the immigration status of the parent or guardian of a minor
victim if such parent or guardian has been arrested for, has been charged with,
or is being investigated for a crime against the minor victim.

C. Nothing in this section shall affect the enforcement or implementation of
&#xA7; 18.2-59, subdivision 10 of &#xA7; 18.2-308.09, or subdivision B 1 of
&#xA7; 18.2-308.2:2, or prohibit a law-enforcement officer from inquiring into a
person&#8217;s immigration status to enforce or implement such sections.

HISTORY: 2020, c. 273.