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This law was first created in 2011. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 503<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1398915,"object_type":"law","relational_id":352404,"identifier":"2.2-224.1","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/2\/8\/2.2-224.1","url":"\/2.2-224.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-224.1\/","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/2\/8\/2.2-224.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to establish information exchange program","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-224.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> 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. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The public safety information exchange program shall be administered by the Secretary and other state and local agencies designated by the Secretary. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> 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<\/span> to facilitate the sharing of state and federal information and intelligence among the states participating in the exchange program. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSECRETARY OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY TO ESTABLISH INFORMATION\nEXCHANGE PROGRAM (\u00a7 2.2-224.1)\n\nA. The Secretary shall establish a public safety information exchange program\nwith those states that share a border with Canada or Mexico and are willing to\nparticipate in the exchange. The purpose of the information exchange shall be to\nshare criminal information and, when authorized by the proper authority,\nintelligence information to address threats posed within the Commonwealth by (i)\nthe organization or operation of criminal enterprises by transnational gangs;\n(ii) the production, transportation, distribution, or use of illegal drugs,\nfirearms, or explosives; (iii) the activities of international or domestic\nterror organizations, agents, or sponsors thereof; and (iv) the criminal\nrepercussions that result from the presence in the Commonwealth of persons or\norganizations illegally present in the United States.\n\nB. The public safety information exchange program shall be administered by the\nSecretary and other state and local agencies designated by the Secretary.\n\nC. The Secretary shall seek the cooperation of the U.S. Department of Homeland\nSecurity, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation,\nthe U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or any such successor agencies,\nand any other federal intelligence organizations as necessary, in order to\nfacilitate the sharing of state and federal information and intelligence among\nthe states participating in the exchange program.\n\nHISTORY: 2011, c. 503.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}