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Code of Virginia
Title 32.1. Health
Chapter 21. Virginia Health Care Protection Act
7/4/2026

§ 32.1-379. Unlawful search, seizure, arrest, imprisonment, etc.

Any search, seizure, arrest, detention, or imprisonment caused by or in which a violation of § 19.2-87.1, 19.2-99, 19.2-100, or 32.1-380 contributed is unlawful. The provisions of this section shall apply only to a search, seizure, arrest, detention, or imprisonment that is based, in whole or in part, on the alleged protected health care activity.

Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit an investigation, arrest or charge, or prosecution of a person for any activity that is suspected or shown to be unlawful under the laws of the Commonwealth.

2026, c. 905.

The chapters of the acts of assembly referenced in the historical citation at the end of this section may not constitute a comprehensive list of such chapters and may exclude chapters whose provisions have expired.