                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE VIRGINIA CRITICAL OPERATION FOR A DISAPPEARED CHILD
INITIATIVE (CODI) ALERT PROGRAM (§ 52-34.3:2)

The Virginia State Police shall develop, in consultation with representatives of
local law-enforcement agencies, including representatives from the Virginia
Sheriffs&#8217; Association and the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police,
policies for the establishment of uniform standards for the creation of Codi
Alert Programs throughout the Commonwealth. Codi Alert Programs may be local,
regional, or statewide. They may include multiple localities or regions and may
be expanded or compressed. The Virginia State Police may (i) inform local
law-enforcement officials of the policies and procedures for the Codi Alert
Programs set by the Virginia State Police, (ii) assist in determining the
geographic scope of a particular Codi Alert, and (iii) establish procedures and
standards by which a local law-enforcement agency may verify a child is missing
or endangered and report such information to the Virginia State Police.
		The establishment of a Codi Alert Program by a locality and the media is
voluntary, and nothing in this chapter shall be construed to be a mandate that
local officials or the media establish or participate in a Codi Alert Program.
Existing Codi Agreements and Codi Alert Programs shall not be altered by the act
of assembly creating this chapter.

HISTORY: 2024, cc. 658, 667.