{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-52-34.8","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 52-34.8","heading":"Establishment of the Virginia Blue Alert Program","body":"The Department of State Police shall establish a Blue Alert Program in the Commonwealth and develop policies for its implementation. The Blue Alert Program may be activated when a suspect for a crime involving the death or serious injury of a law-enforcement officer has not been apprehended and may be a serious threat to the public or when a law-enforcement officer is missing while in the line of duty under circumstances warranting concern for the law-enforcement officer's safety. The Department of State Police shall (i) establish procedures and standards by which a local law-enforcement agency may assess whether the conditions for a Blue Alert have been met and report such information to the Department of State Police, (ii) inform local law-enforcement officials of the policies and procedures for the Blue Alert Program set by the Department, and (iii) assist in determining the geographic scope of a particular Blue Alert.2011, c. 669.","path":["Title 52. POLICE (STATE)","Chapter 7.3. VIRGINIA BLUE ALERT PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/52-34.8/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:14Z","sha256":"30b49fafcacdae051061b157042f35ef6eb4fc080f0042f862a4d0442bbc819a","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-52-34.7","next":"us-va/va.-code-52-34.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}