Virginia Freedom of Information Act; disclosure of certain criminal investigative files.
Summary
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; disclosure of certain criminal investigative files; violent crimes. Prohibits a public body engaged in law-enforcement activities from disclosing any photographic, audio, video, or physical evidence from a violent crime unless the public body has notified (i) the victim, (ii) members of the victim's immediate family, if the victim is deceased; or (iii) the victim's parent or guardian, if the victim is a minor, of the request of such information. The bill allows such persons to file in an appropriate court a petition for an injunction to prevent release of the records and provides that the period within which the public body shall respond shall be tolled for the amount of time that elapses between the filing of the petition and any resulting disposition by the court.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2022
Last action Feb 3, 2022
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Jan 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101876D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Shelly Simonds
DDemocratic
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