Criminal Justice Services
Virginia 2021 Special I
Criminal justice, behavioral health, & other records; DBHDS to study feasibility of secure database. [HJR-578]
Study; Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; database of criminal justice, behavioral health, and other human services records; report. Requests the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to establish a work group to study the feasibility of developing a secure, de-identified, renewable, and relational database of criminal justice, behavioral health, and other human services records to facilitate development of more effective interventions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vivian Watts
Agreed To By Senate By Voice Vote on 02/23/2021
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Criminal Justice Services Board and Committee on Training; membership. [SB-1256]
Membership on Criminal Justice Services Board and Committee on Training; law-enforcement training. Requires the social justice organization represented by a member of the Criminal Justice Services Board and a member of the Committee on Training be engaged in advancing inclusion and human rights. The bill contains a technical amendment to compulsory in-service training for law-enforcement officers.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dave Marsden
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0467) on 03/31/2021
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Tow truck drivers; registration. [HB-2441]
Tow truck drivers; registration. Allows persons convicted of violent crimes or any crime, other than a traffic infraction, involving the driving of a tow truck, including drug or alcohol offenses, to request a review by the Department of Criminal Justice Services 10 years after any such conviction. Current law prohibits any person convicted of such crimes from registering with the Department of Criminal Justice Services as a tow truck driver.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. Matthew Fariss
Left In Transportation on 02/07/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Tow truck drivers; issuance of temporary registration by Department of Criminal Justice Services. [HB-2362]
Tow truck drivers; temporary registration with Department of Criminal Justice Services. Allows for the issuance of temporary registration or driver authorization documentation by the Department of Criminal Justice Services for tow truck drivers, effective upon the submission of an application and until the issuance or denial of permanent registration.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brenda Pogge
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0503) on 03/13/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Prisoners; mental health screening at local correctional facilities. [SB-1442]
Mental health screening of inmates at local correctional facilities. Requires that the staff of a local correctional facility screen persons admitted to the facility for mental illness using a scientifically validated instrument designated by the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. The bill provides that if the screening indicates that a person may have a mental illness, an assessment of his need for mental services shall be conducted within 72 hours of the time of the screening by a qualified mental health professional,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer McClellan
Left In Appropriations on 02/21/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Justice Services Board; citizen membership. [HB-2322]
Criminal Justice Services Board. Replaces the member representing the Virginia Crime Prevention Association with a member representing the Virginia Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators since the Virginia Crime Prevention Association is no longer in existence.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lashrecse Aird
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/07/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Human trafficking identification and awareness training; DCJS to adopt regulations. [SB-1407]
Department of Criminal Justice Services; human trafficking identification and awareness training. Requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services (the Department) to adopt regulations that make compulsory for all law-enforcement personnel the Department's training standards regarding sensitivity to and awareness of human trafficking offenses, the identification of human traffickers, and identification of and assistance for victims of human trafficking offenses. Current law requires such training only for personnel in criminal investigations
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Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin
Passed By Indefinitely In Courts Of Justice (9-y 6-n) on 01/30/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Victims of domestic violence, etc.; firearms safety or training course. [SB-1300]
Victims of domestic violence, etc.; firearms safety or training course. Creates the Virginia Firearms Safety and Training for Sexual and Domestic Violence Victims Fund. The bill provides that the Department of Criminal Justice Services may distribute funds from the Fund to reimburse an entity that offers a firearms safety or training course or class approved by the Department free of charge to victims of domestic violence, sexual abuse, stalking, or family abuse. The Department would not be permitted to issue reimbursements in excess of the amount
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Vogel
Requires 27 Affirmative Votes To Override Veto on 04/05/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Emergency custody or involuntary admission process; alternative transportation model. [SB-1221]
Emergency custody or involuntary admission process; alternative transportation model. Directs the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and the Director of Criminal Justice Services, in conjunction with the relevant stakeholders, to develop a comprehensive model for the use of alternative transportation providers to provide safe and efficient transportation of individuals involved in the emergency custody or involuntary admission process as an alternative to transportation by law enforcement. The bill requires that the model
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Sponsored by: Sen. Taylor Mason
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0097) on 02/20/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Law-enforcement agencies, local; body-worn cameras. [HB-2134]
Local law-enforcement agencies; body-worn cameras. Requires localities to adopt and establish a written policy for the operation of a body-worn camera system, as defined in the bill, that conforms to the model policy established by the Department of Criminal Justice Services (the Department) prior to purchasing or deploying a body-worn camera system. The bill requires the Department to establish a model policy for the operation of body-worn camera systems and the storage and maintenance of body-worn camera system records.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joesph Lindsey
Left In Militia, Police And Public Safety on 02/07/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Officer-involved deaths; community-policing programs and training standards. [HB-2118]
Model policy regarding officer-involved deaths; community-policing programs and training standards. Requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services to establish a model policy regarding the independent review of all officer-involved shootings. The bill also requires that the Department periodically review community-policing programs and establish training standards to ensure sensitivity to and awareness of persons who have a mental illness, substance abuse addiction, or developmental disability.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Keam
Tabled In Militia, Police And Public Safety By Voice Vote on 01/27/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Law-enforcement agencies, local; body-worn cameras. [HB-2117]
Local law-enforcement agencies; body-worn cameras. Requires localities to adopt and establish a written policy for the operation of a body-worn camera system, as defined in the bill, that conforms to the model policy established by the Department of Criminal Justice Services (the Department) prior to purchasing or deploying a body-worn camera system. The bill requires the Department to establish a model policy for the operation of body-worn camera systems and the storage and maintenance of body-worn camera system records.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Keam
Left In Militia, Police And Public Safety on 02/07/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Law-enforcement officers; decertification, notification. [HB-2067]
Decertification of law-enforcement officers; notification. Requires persons obligated to notify the Criminal Justice Services Board when a law-enforcement officer or jail officer has committed an act or been convicted of a crime that requires decertification to notify the Criminal Justice Services Board within 48 hours of becoming aware of such act or conviction. The bill requires that, upon such notification, decertification be immediate. Any conviction of a misdemeanor that has been appealed to a court of record shall not be considered a conviction
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Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Mullin
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0496) on 03/13/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Tow truck drivers; exempts registration with DCJS, exceptions. [HB-2036]
Registration with Department of Criminal Justice Services by tow truck drivers; exceptions. Exempts from registration with the Department of Criminal Justice Services tow truck drivers who are (i) not for hire in the Commonwealth, (ii) transporting a vehicle from a location outside of the Commonwealth to a destination within the Commonwealth, or (iii) transiting the Commonwealth while transporting a vehicle from a location outside of the Commonwealth to a destination outside of the Commonwealth.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jackson Miller
Left In Transportation on 02/07/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
DCJS training standards; community engaged policing. [HB-1894]
DCJS training standards; community engaged policing. Expands the responsibilities of the Department of Criminal Justice Services regarding community policing by requiring the compulsory training standards for basic training and recertification of law-enforcement officers to include fair and impartial policing, verbal de-escalation, and needs of special populations. The bill changes the term "community policing" to "community engaged policing."
Sponsored by: Rep. Charniele Herring
Left In Appropriations on 02/08/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Justice Services Board and its Committee on Training; citizen membership. [HB-1951]
Criminal Justice Services Board. Adds to both the Criminal Justice Services Board (the Board) and its Training Committee one citizen member representing community interests. The bill also replaces the member of the Board representing the Virginia Crime Prevention Association, which is no longer in existence, with a member representing the Virginia Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators. The bill also directs the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security, in consultation with the Governor, to review the current composition of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Peace
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0206) on 02/23/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Victim and witness assistance programs; DCJS to develop guidelines. [HB-1896]
Staff of victim and witness assistance programs. Provides that guidelines developed by the Department of Criminal Justice Services related to the creation of victim and witness assistance programs shall include provisions requiring that local victim witness assistance staff shall be considered employees of the locality within which the program is established and that no elected official shall have authority to appoint or remove such staff.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholas Freitas
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/07/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Model addiction recovery program; DCJS, et al., to develop. [HB-1845]
Department of Criminal Justice Services; model addiction recovery program; jails. Requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services, in consultation with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, to develop a model addiction recovery program that may be administered by sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, jail officers, administrators, or superintendents in any local or regional jail. The bill provides that such programs shall be based on existing addiction recovery programs being administered by any local or regional jails in the
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Sponsored by: Rep. John O'Bannon
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0758) on 03/24/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Study; study the efficacy of the sheriff of any locality supervising animal control officers. [HJR-630]
Study; study the efficacy of the sheriff of any locality supervising animal control officers; report. Directs the Department of Criminal Justice Services to study the efficacy of the sheriff of any locality supervising animal control officers and report on the effectiveness and cost of such reorganization.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Bell
Tabled In Rules By Voice Vote on 01/26/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Study; the costs and benefits of assisting localities in alleviating pay compression. [HJR-618]
Study; the costs and benefits of assisting localities in alleviating pay compression in police and deputy sheriffs' salaries; report. Requests the Department of Criminal Justice Services to study the costs and benefits of assisting localities in alleviating pay compression in police and deputy sheriffs' salaries and to propose strategies, campaigns, or state actions to alleviate pay compression issues.
Sponsored by: Rep. Glenn Davis
Stricken From Docket By Rules By Voice Vote on 01/19/2017