Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 9.1-1106 and 9.1-1107, the Department may file an application in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond seeking an order authorizing the disposal of all personal property, including drugs, received by the Department more than 15 years prior to the filing of the application. The application, under oath, shall list each item of property, the date of submission to the Department, the agency or individual submitting the property, any previous court orders entered regarding the storage of the property, and the proposed method of disposal. The application shall also state that written notice by first-class mail was given to each agency or individual submitting property listed at least 30 days prior to the application, and that no agency or individual objected to the disposal. A return, under oath, reporting the time, place, and manner of disposal, shall be made to the court.
2005, cc. 868, 881.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 9.1 - Commonwealth Public Safety
Chapter 11 - Department of Forensic Science
§ 9.1-1100. Department of Forensic Science created; Director
§ 9.1-1100.1. Certified mail; subsequent mail or notices may be sent by regular mail
§ 9.1-1101. Powers and duties of the Department
§ 9.1-1101.1. Purchase of forensic laboratory services
§ 9.1-1102. Department to be isolated; security and protection of evidence
§ 9.1-1103. Forensic Science Academy
§ 9.1-1104. Rights of accused person or his attorney to results of investigation or to investigation
§ 9.1-1105. Reexamination by independent experts
§ 9.1-1106. Disposal of certain hazardous materials
§ 9.1-1107. Disposal of certain other property after analysis
§ 9.1-1108. Disposal of property held by Department for more than 15 years
§ 9.1-1109. Forensic Science Board; membership
§ 9.1-1110. Functions of Forensic Science Board
§ 9.1-1111. Scientific Advisory Committee; membership