HB 5012 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020, 1st Special Session

Law-enforcement officers; certain civil actions.

Summary
Law-enforcement officers; certain civil actions. Provides that a law-enforcement officer may bring an action againstany person, group of persons, organization, or corporation, or thehead of such organization or corporation, to recover damages, together with reasonable costs and attorney fees, (i) sustained by such officerduring such officer's performance of official duties; (ii) for theabridgment or deprivation of such officer's rights arising out ofsuch officer's performance of official duties; and (iii) sustainedby such officer when such person, group, organization, corporation, or the head of such organization or corporation, submits a knowinglyfalse complaint regarding the conduct of such officer.
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Aug 2020
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Governor
Introduced Aug 14, 2020 Last action Aug 26, 2020
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Aug 14, 2020
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Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
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Aug 14, 2020
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 08/18/20 20200636D
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