                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

FUNDING; FAILURE TO COMPLY (§ 19.2-152.7)

Counties and cities shall be required to establish a pretrial services agency
only to the extent funded by the Commonwealth through the general appropriation
act. The Department of Criminal Justice Services shall annually review each
agency established under this article to determine compliance with the submitted
plan and operating standards. If the Department determines that any agency is
not in substantial compliance with the submitted plan or standards, the
Department may suspend all or any portion of financial aid made available to the
locality for purposes of this article until there is compliance.
		The Department shall report annually on or before December 31 to the Governor
and the General Assembly on the performance of each pretrial services agency, to
include (i) the total amount of funding received by that agency; (ii) the number
of investigations conducted by that agency; (iii) the number of defendants
placed on pretrial supervision with that agency; (iv) the average daily caseload
of that agency; (v) the appearance, public safety, and compliance rates of
defendants placed on pretrial supervision with that agency; and (vi) a
determination of whether that agency is in substantial compliance with all grant
conditions and standards prescribed by the Department pursuant to § 19.2-152.3.
If an agency is not in substantial compliance with all grant conditions and
standards prescribed by the Department pursuant to § 19.2-152.3, that agency
and the Department shall develop a plan and identify a timeframe to achieve
compliance. A copy of that plan of compliance shall be included in the annual
report. The Department shall ensure such report is available to the public.

HISTORY: 1994, 2nd Sp. Sess., cc. 1, 2; 2007, c. 133; 2018, cc. 180, 407.