State: Virginia

Relates to civil action for unlawful acts of force or failure to intervene by a law-enforcement officer or correctional officer,creates a civil action for the use of unlawful acts of force, including deadly force, or failure to intervene as required by law, by a law-enforcement officer or correctional officer while performing his duties for a public entity or private police department,provides that a public entity or private police department employing such officer is liable for any injuries sustained.

Relates to law-enforcement agencies,relates to body-worn camera systems,creates a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Body-Worn Camera System Fund to assist state or local law-enforcement agencies with the costs of purchasing, operating, and maintaining body-worn camera systems.

Relates to law-enforcement civilian oversight bodies,provides that any person appointed to a law-enforcement civilian oversight body shall be a citizen of the United States, shall reside in the jurisdiction that he is appointed to serve, shall not have a criminal record, and shall be required to complete a Citizen’s Law Enforcement or Police Academy with a basic firearms instruction course conducted by an accredited law-enforcement agency and one daytime and one nighttime ride-along with each agency.

Relates to victims of human trafficking,relates to affirmative defense to prosecution for certain offenses,provides an affirmative defense to prosecution for prostitution and keeping, residing in, or frequenting a bawdy place if, at the time of the offense leading to such charge, such person was a victim of human trafficking, as defined in the bill, and was coerced to engage in the offense through the use of force or intimidation of another.

Relates to facial recognition technology,relates to authorization of use by local law-enforcement agencies and public institutions of higher education,allows a locality or a public institution of higher education to authorize a local law-enforcement agency or campus police department to purchase or deploy facial recognition technology, which is defined in the bill.

Relates to victims of human trafficking,relates to affirmative defense to prosecution for certain offenses,provides an affirmative defense to prosecution for prostitution and keeping, residing in, or frequenting a bawdy place if, at the time of the offense leading to such charge, such person was a victim of human trafficking, as defined in the bill, and was coerced to engage in the offense through the use of force or intimidation of another.

Relates to Virginia Retirement System,relates to retired law-enforcement officers employed as school security officers,provides that if a retired law-enforcement officer was employed by a local school division as a school security officer on January 1, 2020, and had a bona fide break in service of at least one month between retirement and employment as a school security officer, such person is not required to establish a 12-month break in service that would otherwise be required by law.

Relates to facial recognition technology,relates to authorization of use by local law-enforcement agencies and public institutions of higher education,allows a locality or a public institution of higher education to authorize a local law-enforcement agency or campus police department to purchase or deploy facial recognition technology, which is defined in the bill.

Relates to required release of video or audio recording,relates to discharge of firearm or use of stun weapon or chemical irritant by law-enforcement officer,requires that, whenever a law-enforcement officer discharges a firearm or uses a stun weapon or chemical irritant on a person resulting in death or serious bodily injury, any video or audio recording that relates to such incident produced or obtained by a law-enforcement officer be open to inspection and available for release.

Relates to law-enforcement officers,relates to minimum qualifications,modifies the existing minimum qualification for law-enforcement officers that prohibits any such officer from entering upon the duties of such office if he has been convicted of or pled guilty or no contest to any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, including petit larceny, by providing that the prohibition applies only if such conviction or plea has occurred within the last three years.

Relates to Virginia Retirement System,relates to retired law-enforcement officers employed as school security officers,provides that if a retired law-enforcement officer was employed by a local school division as a school security officer on January 1, 2020, and had a bona fide break in service of at least one month between retirement and employment as a school security officer, such person is not required to establish a 12-month break in service that would otherwise be required by law.

Relates to facial recognition technology,relates to authorization of use by local law-enforcement agencies and public institutions of higher education,allows a locality or a public institution of higher education to authorize a local law-enforcement agency or campus police department to purchase or deploy facial recognition technology, which is defined in the bill.