{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-11.7","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 19.2-11.7","heading":"Law enforcement taking possession of physical evidence recovery kits and trace evidence collection kits","body":"A. A health care provider that has collected a physical evidence recovery kit from a victim of sexual assault or a trace evidence collection kit from a victim of strangulation who has elected to report the offense shall forthwith notify the law-enforcement agency that such kit has been collected.B. A law-enforcement agency that receives notice from a health care provider that a physical evidence recovery kit or trace evidence collection kit has been collected shall forthwith take possession of the physical evidence recovery kit or trace evidence collection kit.2016, cc. 332, 698; 2023, c. 312.","path":["Title 19.2. Criminal Procedure","Chapter 1.2. Physical Evidence Recovery Kits and Trace Evidence Collection Kits"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/19.2-11.7/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:39Z","sha256":"633eaabc2116d93b293d51d320f22529b9794a405662246290e2cce6272b77c6","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-11.6-1","next":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-11.8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}