VA SB208 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-24 - Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Juveniles; confidentiality of Department records; law-enforcement access; victim notification. Provides access to confidential Department of Juvenile Justice records to (i) any full-time or part-time employee of the Department of State Police or of a police department or sheriff's office that is a part of or administered by the Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof and who is responsible for the enforcement of the penal, traffic, or motor vehicle laws of the Commonwealth having a need for juvenile offense history or identifying information of a juvenile and his family members, including juvenile names, parent or guardian names, addresses, dates of birth, photographs, and phone numbers, and (ii) with the exception of medical, psychiatric, and psychological records and reports, any victim, as defined in existing law, when release of the confidential information is only to notify such victim of a juvenile's release from the custody of a local or regional juvenile detention center, community group home, residential care facility, mental health facility, secure alternative placement, or commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice for any offense such juvenile committed against such victim. This bill contains technical amendments.

Tracking Information

Register now for our free OneVote public service or GAITS Pro trial account and you can begin tracking this and other legislation, all driven by the real-time data of the LegiScan API. Providing tools allowing you to research pending legislation, stay informed with email alerts, content feeds, and share dynamic reports. Use our new PolitiCorps to join with friends and collegaues to monitor & discuss bills through the process.

Monitor Legislation or view this same bill number from multiple sessions or take advantage of our national legislative search.

Title

Juveniles; confidentiality of Department records, law-enforcement access, victim notification.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-01-24SenatePassed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N)
2024-01-10SenateMoved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name
2024-01-08SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2024-01-08SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104036D

Same As/Similar To

HB635 (Similar To) 2024-02-13 - Left in Courts of Justice

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
161300(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

feedback