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Code of Virginia
Title 19.2. Criminal Procedure
Chapter 7.1. Law-Enforcement Officer Conduct During an Arrest or Detention
7/16/2026

§ 19.2-83.6:1. Duty of law-enforcement officer to render aid upon danger to life or limb; immunity from civil liability.

A. Any law-enforcement officer, as defined in § 9.1-101, while engaged in the performance of his duties, shall have a duty to render aid to any person that such law-enforcement officer observes suffering from a serious bodily injury or life-threatening condition, as circumstances objectively permit and provided that such law-enforcement officer determines such aid may be rendered without endangering himself, the person, or others.

B. In the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct, a law-enforcement officer shall not be liable for any personal injury or wrongful death resulting from the rendering or withholding of such aid in accordance with the provisions of this section.

2026, c. 583.

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