                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CIVILIAN DEATHS IN CUSTODY; ANNUAL REPORT (§ 9.1-192.1)

A. For the purposes of this section:
			&#8220;Correctional facility&#8221; includes any local, regional, state, or
juvenile correctional facility.
			&#8220;Law-enforcement agency&#8221; means any sheriff&#8217;s office, police
department, or other agency or department that employs persons who have
law-enforcement authority that is under the direction and control of the
Commonwealth or any local governing body.

B. Every law-enforcement agency and state or juvenile correctional facility
shall report to the Department and every local or regional adult correctional
facility shall report to the State Board of Local and Regional Jails the
following information regarding the death of any person who is detained, under
arrest or in the process of being arrested, en route to be incarcerated,
incarcerated, or otherwise in the custody of such law-enforcement agency or
correctional facility:

   1. The name, gender, race, ethnicity, and age of the deceased;

   2. The date, time, and location of death;

   3. The law-enforcement agency or correctional facility that detained, arrested
   or was in the process of arresting, transported, incarcerated, or otherwise
   had custody of the deceased; and

   4. A brief description of the circumstances surrounding the death and the
   cause of death.

C. Any law-enforcement agency or state or juvenile correctional facility that
fails to comply with subsection B may, at the discretion of the Department, be
declared ineligible for state grants or funds.

D. The Department and the State Board of Local and Regional Jails shall analyze
the data submitted pursuant to subsection B to determine the means by which such
information can be used to reduce the number of such deaths. The Director and
the State Board of Local and Regional Jails shall each report annually the
findings and recommendations resulting from the analysis and interpretation of
the data to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Attorney General
beginning on or before July 1, 2025, and each July 1 thereafter.

E. Upon request, the State Board of Local and Regional Jails shall provide the
data specified in subsection B to the Department to meet federal reporting
requirements.

HISTORY: 2024, c. 813.