{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-9.1-600","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 9.1-600","heading":"Civilian protection in cases of police misconduct; minimum standards","body":"A. State, local, and other public law-enforcement agencies, which have ten or more law-enforcement officers, shall have procedures as established in subsection B, allowing citizen submission of complaints regarding the conduct of the law-enforcement agency, law-enforcement officers in the agency, or employees of the agency.B. Law-enforcement agencies shall ensure, at a minimum, that in the case of all written complaints:1. The general public has access to the required forms and information concerning the submission of complaints;2. The law-enforcement agency assists individuals in filing complaints; and3. Adequate records are maintained of the nature and disposition of such cases.1993, c. 722, § 2.1-116.9:6; 2001, cc. 153, 844.","path":["Title 9.1. COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC SAFETY","Chapter 6. CIVILIAN PROTECTION IN CASES OF POLICE MISCONDUCT"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/9.1-600/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:13:54Z","sha256":"3b8184fcbd8b4ccabf8ebbae3a1f264a4567ae90852054a5a5c19095711dfe58","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-9.1-512","next":"us-va/va.-code-9.1-601"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}