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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 863<\/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":1507621,"object_type":"law","relational_id":377003,"identifier":"8.01-227.6","token":"8.01\/3\/23\/8.01-227.6","url":"\/8.01-227.6\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-227.6\/","token":"8.01\/3\/23\/8.01-227.6","dublin_core":{"Title":"Law-enforcement officer or agency; health care provider not liable under certain conditions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-227.6","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A law<\/span>-enforcement officer or agency shall not be liable under this article if acting in furtherance of an official investigation. A health care provider<\/span> who in good faith and in compliance with state or federal law<\/span>, sells, administers, furnishes or distributes a controlled substance<\/span> shall not be liable under this article.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLAW-ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR AGENCY; HEALTH CARE PROVIDER NOT LIABLE UNDER CERTAIN\nCONDITIONS (\u00a7 8.01-227.6)\n\nA law-enforcement officer or agency shall not be liable under this article if\nacting in furtherance of an official investigation. A health care provider who\nin good faith and in compliance with state or federal law, sells, administers,\nfurnishes or distributes a controlled substance shall not be liable under this\narticle.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 863.","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"}}