A. Every state official or agency and every sheriff, police officer, or other local law-enforcement officer or conservator of the peace having the power to arrest for a felony, upon arresting a person who is known or discovered by the arresting official to be a full-time, part-time, permanent, or temporary teacher or other employee in any public school division in this Commonwealth for a felony or a Class 1 misdemeanor or an equivalent offense in another state shall file a report of such arrest with the division superintendent of the employing division as soon as practicable. The contents of the report required pursuant to this section shall be utilized by the local school division solely to implement the provisions of subsection B of § 22.1-296.2 and § 22.1-315.
B. Every state official or agency and every sheriff, police officer, or other local law-enforcement officer or conservator of the peace having the power to arrest for a felony, shall file a report, as soon as practicable, with the division superintendent of the school division in which the student is enrolled upon arresting a person who is known or discovered by the arresting official to be a student age 18 or older in any public school division in this Commonwealth for:
1. A firearm offense pursuant to Article 4 (§ 18.2-279 et seq.), 5 (§ 18.2-288 et seq.), 6 (§ 18.2-299 et seq.), 6.1 (§ 18.2-307.1 et seq.), or 7 (§ 18.2-308.1 et seq.) of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2;
2. Homicide, pursuant to Article 1 (§ 18.2-30 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title 18.2;
3. Felonious assault and bodily wounding, pursuant to Article 4 (§ 18.2-51 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title 18.2;
4. Criminal sexual assault, pursuant to Article 7 (§ 18.2-61 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title 18.2;
5. Manufacture, sale, gift, distribution or possession of Schedule I or II controlled substances, pursuant to Article 1 (§ 18.2-247 et seq.) of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2;
6. Manufacture, sale or distribution of marijuana pursuant to Article 1 (§ 18.2-247 et seq.) of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2;
7. Arson and related crimes, pursuant to Article 1 (§ 18.2-77 et seq.) of Chapter 5 of Title 18.2;
8. Burglary and related offenses, pursuant to §§ 18.2-89 through 18.2-93;
9. Robbery pursuant to § 18.2-58;
10. Prohibited criminal street gang activity pursuant to § 18.2-46.2;
11. Recruitment of juveniles for criminal street gang pursuant to § 18.2-46.3;
12. An act of violence by a mob pursuant to § 18.2-42.1; or
13. Abduction of any person pursuant to § 18.2-47 or 18.2-48.
1991, c. 2; 1996, cc. 958, 960; 1997, c. 721; 2001, c. 591; 2004, c. 517; 2011, cc. 384, 410; 2013, c. 746; 2014, cc. 674, 719; 2018, c. 281.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 19.2 - Criminal Procedure
§ 19.2-71. Who may issue process of arrest
§ 19.2-72. When it may issue; what to recite and require
§ 19.2-73. Issuance of summons instead of warrant in certain cases
§ 19.2-73.1. Notice of issuance of warrant or summons; appearance; failure to appear
§ 19.2-73.2. Law-enforcement officers to issue subpoenas; penalty
§ 19.2-75. Copy of process to be left with accused; exception
§ 19.2-76.2. Mailing of summons in certain cases
§ 19.2-76.3. Failure to appear on return date for summons issued under § 19.2-76.2
§ 19.2-77. Escape, flight and pursuit; arrest anywhere in Commonwealth
§ 19.2-78. Uniform of officer making arrest
§ 19.2-79. Arrest by officers of other states of United States
§ 19.2-80. Duty of arresting officer; bail
§ 19.2-80.1. When arrested person operating motor vehicle; how vehicle removed from scene of arrest
§ 19.2-81. Arrest without warrant authorized in certain cases
§ 19.2-81.1. Arrest without warrant by correctional officers in certain cases
§ 19.2-81.2. Power of correctional officers and designated noncustodial employees to detain
§ 19.2-81.5. Cooperation with a law-enforcement officer
§ 19.2-81.6. Authority of law-enforcement officers to arrest illegal aliens
§ 19.2-82. Procedure upon arrest without warrant
§ 19.2-82.1. Giving false identity to law-enforcement officer; penalty
§ 19.2-83.1. Report of arrest of school employees and adult students for certain offenses
§ 19.2-83.2. Jail officer to ascertain citizenship of inmate