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Such policies shall, at a minimum, provide guidance as to the department’s policy on (i) training; (ii) compliance with §§ 19.2-9.1 and 19.2-165.1; (iii) transportation of alleged sexual assault victims; and (iv) the provision of information on legal and community resources available to alleged victims of sexual assault.\n\nB\n\nThe primary law-enforcement agency of each locality that contains a public institution of higher education or nonprofit private institution of higher education shall cooperate in establishing a written memorandum of understanding with any such institution of higher education, if requested, to address the prevention of and response to criminal sexual assault as set forth in Article 7 (§ 18.2-61 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title 18.2.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1413619,"text":"The Virginia Department of State Police and the police and sheriff’s departments of every political subdivision in the Commonwealth and every campus police department shall establish written policies and procedures regarding a law-enforcement officer’s response to an alleged criminal sexual assault in violation of Article 7 (§ 18.2-61 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title 18.2. 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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. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2016, chapter 481<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":378512,"section_number":"9.1-102","catch_line":"Powers and duties of the Board and the Department","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-102\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":351136,"section_number":"18.2-61","catch_line":"Rape","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-61\/"},{"id":351340,"section_number":"19.2-165.1","catch_line":"Payment of medical fees in certain criminal cases; reimbursement","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-165.1\/"},{"id":351966,"section_number":"19.2-9.1","catch_line":"Written notice required for complaining witness who is requested to take polygraph test","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-9.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1512191,"object_type":"law","relational_id":378567,"identifier":"9.1-1301","token":"9.1\/13\/9.1-1301","url":"\/9.1-1301\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-1301\/","token":"9.1\/13\/9.1-1301","dublin_core":{"Title":"Sexual assault policies for law-enforcement agencies in the Commonwealth; memoranda of understanding with institutions of higher education","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-1301","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Virginia Department of State Police and the police and sheriff’s departments of every political subdivision in the Commonwealth and every campus police department shall establish written policies and procedures regarding a law<\/span>-enforcement officer’s response to an alleged criminal sexual assault<\/span> in violation of Article 7 (§ 18.2-61<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title 18.2. Such policies shall, at a minimum, provide guidance as to the department’s policy on (i) training; (ii) compliance with §§ 19.2-9.1<\/a> and 19.2-165.1<\/a>; (iii) transportation of alleged sexual assault<\/span> victims; and (iv) the provision of information on legal and community resources available to alleged victims of sexual assault<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The primary law<\/span>-enforcement agency of each locality that contains a public institution of higher education or nonprofit private institution of higher education shall cooperate in establishing a written memorandum<\/span> of understanding with any such institution of higher education, if requested, to address the prevention of and response to criminal sexual assault<\/span> as set forth in Article 7 (§ 18.2-61<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title 18.2. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSEXUAL ASSAULT POLICIES FOR LAW-ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN THE COMMONWEALTH;\nMEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING WITH INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION (\u00a7 9.1-1301)\n\nA. The Virginia Department of State Police and the police and sheriff’s\ndepartments of every political subdivision in the Commonwealth and every campus\npolice department shall establish written policies and procedures regarding a\nlaw-enforcement officer’s response to an alleged criminal sexual assault\nin violation of Article 7 (§ 18.2-61 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title 18.2.\nSuch policies shall, at a minimum, provide guidance as to the department’s\npolicy on (i) training; (ii) compliance with §§ 19.2-9.1 and\n19.2-165.1; (iii) transportation of alleged sexual assault victims; and (iv) the\nprovision of information on legal and community resources available to alleged\nvictims of sexual assault.\n\nB. The primary law-enforcement agency of each locality that contains a public\ninstitution of higher education or nonprofit private institution of higher\neducation shall cooperate in establishing a written memorandum of understanding\nwith any such institution of higher education, if requested, to address the\nprevention of and response to criminal sexual assault as set forth in Article 7\n(§ 18.2-61 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title 18.2.\n\nHISTORY: 2008, cc. 600, 771; 2016, c. 481.","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"}}