HB301: Officer-involved shootings; VSP shall include in annual Crime in Virginia report.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 52-28.2 as follows:
§ 52-28.2. Reporting of officer-involved shootings; inclusion in annual Crime in Virginia report.
The Department of State Police shall include any officer-involved shooting and whether such shooting was determined to be justified in the annual Crime in Virginia report. Any law-enforcement or public safety officer required to make such report shall receive training concerning such reporting requirement.
For the purposes of this section, "officer-involved shooting" means the discharge of a firearm by a law-enforcement officer, as defined in § 9.1-101, that results in the death or serious bodily injury of another.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 52-28.2 as follows:
§ 52-28.2. Reporting of officer-involved shootings; inclusion in annual Crime in Virginia report.
The Department of State Police shall include any officer-involved shooting in the annual Crime in Virginia report. Any law-enforcement or public safety officer required to make such report shall receive training concerning such reporting requirement.
For the purposes of this section, "officer-involved shooting" means the discharge of a firearm by a law-enforcement officer, as defined in § 9.1-101, that results in the death or serious bodily injury of another.
HOUSE BILL NO. 301
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 52-28.2 as follows:
§ 52-28.2. Reporting of justifiable homicides; inclusion in annual Crime in Virginia report.
The Department of State Police shall include justifiable homicides involving a law-enforcement officer in the annual Crime in Virginia report. Any law-enforcement or public safety officer required to report such homicides shall receive training concerning such reporting requirement.