                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

SECRETARY OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY TO ESTABLISH INFORMATION
EXCHANGE PROGRAM (§ 2.2-224.1)

A. The Secretary shall establish a public safety information exchange program
with those states that share a border with Canada or Mexico and are willing to
participate in the exchange. The purpose of the information exchange shall be to
share criminal information and, when authorized by the proper authority,
intelligence information to address threats posed within the Commonwealth by (i)
the organization or operation of criminal enterprises by transnational gangs;
(ii) the production, transportation, distribution, or use of illegal drugs,
firearms, or explosives; (iii) the activities of international or domestic
terror organizations, agents, or sponsors thereof; and (iv) the criminal
repercussions that result from the presence in the Commonwealth of persons or
organizations illegally present in the United States.

B. The public safety information exchange program shall be administered by the
Secretary and other state and local agencies designated by the Secretary.

C. The Secretary shall seek the cooperation of the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or any such successor agencies,
and any other federal intelligence organizations as necessary, in order to
facilitate the sharing of state and federal information and intelligence among
the states participating in the exchange program.

HISTORY: 2011, c. 503.