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This law was first created in 2008. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 600<\/a> and 771<\/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":[{"id":351945,"section_number":"19.2-81.3","catch_line":"Arrest without a warrant authorized in cases of assault and battery against a family or household member and stalking and for violations of protective orders; procedure, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-81.3\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1512187,"object_type":"law","relational_id":378566,"identifier":"9.1-1300","token":"9.1\/13\/9.1-1300","url":"\/9.1-1300\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-1300\/","token":"9.1\/13\/9.1-1300","dublin_core":{"Title":"Domestic violence policies and procedures for law-enforcement agencies in the Commonwealth","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-1300","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Virginia Department of State Police and the police and sheriff’s departments of every political subdivision in the Commonwealth shall establish an arrest<\/span> policy and procedures for domestic violence and family abuse cases. Any local police or sheriff’s department is authorized to adopt an arrest<\/span> policy that prescribes additional requirements under this section. Any policies and procedures established under this section shall at a minimum provide guidance to law<\/span>-enforcement officers on the following:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The department’s arrest<\/span> policy; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The standards for determining who is the predominant physical aggressor pursuant to § 19.2-81.3<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The standards for completion of a required incident report to be filed with the department including the existence of any special circumstances which would dictate a course of action other than arrest<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> The department’s policy on providing transportation to an allegedly abused person; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> The legal and community resources available to allegedly abused persons in the department’s jurisdiction<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> The department’s policy on domestic violence incidents involving law<\/span>-enforcement officers; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> The department’s policy on the handling of cases involving repeat offenders of family abuse or domestic violence. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDOMESTIC VIOLENCE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR LAW-ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN THE\nCOMMONWEALTH (\u00a7 9.1-1300)\n\nThe Virginia Department of State Police and the police and sheriff’s\ndepartments of every political subdivision in the Commonwealth shall establish\nan arrest policy and procedures for domestic violence and family abuse cases.\nAny local police or sheriff’s department is authorized to adopt an arrest\npolicy that prescribes additional requirements under this section. Any policies\nand procedures established under this section shall at a minimum provide\nguidance to law-enforcement officers on the following:\n\n1. The department’s arrest policy;\n\n2. The standards for determining who is the predominant physical aggressor\npursuant to § 19.2-81.3;\n\n3. The standards for completion of a required incident report to be filed with\nthe department including the existence of any special circumstances which would\ndictate a course of action other than arrest;\n\n4. The department’s policy on providing transportation to an allegedly\nabused person;\n\n5. The legal and community resources available to allegedly abused persons in\nthe department’s jurisdiction;\n\n6. The department’s policy on domestic violence incidents involving\nlaw-enforcement officers; and\n\n7. The department’s policy on the handling of cases involving repeat\noffenders of family abuse or domestic violence.\n\nHISTORY: 2008, cc. 600, 771.","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"}}