Title 19.2. Criminal Procedure
Chapter 1.2. Physical Evidence Recovery Kits and Trace Evidence Collection Kits
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§ 19.2-11.7. (Effective until July 1, 2025) Law Enforcement taking possession of physical evidence recovery kits.
A. A health care provider that has collected a physical evidence recovery kit from a victim of sexual assault who has elected to report the offense shall forthwith notify the law-enforcement agency that such kit has been collected.
B. A law-enforcement agency that receives notice from a health care provider that a physical evidence recovery kit has been collected shall forthwith take possession of the physical evidence recovery kit.
§ 19.2-11.7. (Effective July 1, 2025) Law enforcement taking possession of physical evidence recovery kits and trace evidence collection kits.
A. A health care provider that has collected a physical evidence recovery kit from a victim of sexual assault or a trace evidence collection kit from a victim of strangulation who has elected to report the offense shall forthwith notify the law-enforcement agency that such kit has been collected.
B. A law-enforcement agency that receives notice from a health care provider that a physical evidence recovery kit or trace evidence collection kit has been collected shall forthwith take possession of the physical evidence recovery kit or trace evidence collection kit.
