                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE VIRGINIA BLUE ALERT PROGRAM (§ 52-34.8)

The Department of State Police shall establish a Blue Alert Program in the
Commonwealth and develop policies for its implementation. The Blue Alert Program
may be activated when a suspect for a crime involving the death or serious
injury of a law-enforcement officer has not been apprehended and may be a
serious threat to the public or when a law-enforcement officer is missing while
in the line of duty under circumstances warranting concern for the
law-enforcement officer&#8217;s safety. The Department of State Police shall (i)
establish procedures and standards by which a local law-enforcement agency may
assess whether the conditions for a Blue Alert have been met and report such
information to the Department of State Police, (ii) inform local law-enforcement
officials of the policies and procedures for the Blue Alert Program set by the
Department, and (iii) assist in determining the geographic scope of a particular
Blue Alert.

HISTORY: 2011, c. 669.