Code of Virginia - Title 9.1 Commonwealth Public Safety - Chapter 11 Department Of Forensic Science

9.1-1100 Department of Forensic Science created; Director.
There is hereby created in the executive branch of state government, a Department of Forensic Science (the Department), which formerly existed as a division within ...

9.1-1101 Powers and duties of the Department
A. It shall be the responsibility of the Department to provide forensic laboratory services upon request of the Superintendent of State Police; the Chief Medical ...

9.1-1102 Department to be isolated; security and protection of evidence.
A. The Department and its facilities shall be located so as to ensure the protection of evidence. B. The Department shall provide for security and ...

9.1-1103 Forensic Science Academy.
The Forensic Science Academy, formerly within the Division of Forensic Science, shall be transferred to the Department, and shall provide advanced training to law-enforcement agencies ...

9.1-1104 Rights of accused person or his attorney to results of investigation or to investigation.
Upon the request of any person accused of a crime or upon the request of an accused person's attorney, the Department or the Division of ...

9.1-1105 Reexamination by independent experts.
Independent experts employed by (i) an attorney of record for a person accused of violation of any criminal law of the Commonwealth or (ii) the ...

9.1-1106 Disposal of certain hazardous materials.
Any material that is seized in any criminal investigation and that is deemed to be hazardous to health and safety, may be disposed of upon ...

9.1-1107 Disposal of certain other property after analysis.
Personal property, including drugs, not disposed of under § 9.1-1106, that has been submitted to the Department for analysis or examination and that has not ...

9.1-1108 Disposal of property held by Department for more than 15 years
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 ...

9.1-1109 Forensic Science Board; membership.
A. The Forensic Science Board (the Board) is established as a policy board within the meaning of § 2.2-2100, in the executive branch of state ...

9.1-1110 Functions of Forensic Science Board
A. The Board shall have the power and duty to: 1. Adopt regulations, pursuant to the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.), for the ...

9.1-1111 Scientific Advisory Committee; membership.
The Scientific Advisory Committee is hereby established as an advisory board within the meaning of § 2.2-2100, in the executive branch of state government. The ...

9.1-1112 Meetings and chairman.
The Committee shall meet twice a year in the City of Richmond and at such other times and places as it determines or as directed ...

9.1-1113 Functions of the Scientific Advisory Committee.
A. The Committee may review laboratory operations of the Department and make recommendations concerning the quality and timeliness of services furnished to user agencies. B. ...