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<br><center><b>HOUSE BILL NO. 916 </b></center>

<center>House Amendments in [ ] – February 12, 2024</center>

<i>A BILL to amend and reenact &sect;<a href="http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/19.2-387.3">19.2-387.3</a> of the Code of
Virginia, relating to Substantial Risk Order Reporting System established.</i>

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<center>Patron Prior to Engrossment--Delegate Srinivasan </center>

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<center>Referred to Committee on Public Safety </center>

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<p>Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:</p>

<p>1. That &sect;<a href="http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/19.2-387.3">19.2-387.3</a> of the Code of Virginia is amended and
reenacted as follows:</p>

<p>&sect;<a href="http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/19.2-387.3">19.2-387.3</a>. Substantial Risk Order Registry; maintenance;
access; Substantial Risk Order Reporting System.</p>

<p>A. The Department of State Police shall keep and maintain a
computerized Substantial Risk Order Registry (the Registry) for the entry of
orders issued pursuant to &sect;<a href="http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/19.2-152.13">19.2-152.13</a> or <a href="http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/19.2-152.14">19.2-152.14</a>. The Department of State
Police shall make the Registry information available, upon request, to criminal
justice agencies, including local law-enforcement agencies, through the
Virginia Criminal Information Network.</p>

<p>The Department of State Police may make the Registry
information available upon request to institutions of higher education and
other research organizations or institutions in the Commonwealth. The
Department of State Police shall remove the names and other personal
identifying information from the data before it is released to the institution
of higher education or research organization or other institution. </p>

<p>Registry information provided under this section shall be used
only for the purposes of the administration of criminal justice as defined in &sect;
<a href="http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/9.1-101">9.1-101</a>, except as otherwise provided in this<s class=str> subsection</s><i class=new> section</i>.</p>

<p>B. <i class=new>The Department of State Police shall also establish a
Substantial Risk Order Reporting System for the purpose of tracking and
reporting the entry of orders issued pursuant to &sect;<a href="http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/19.2-152.13">19.2-152.13</a> or <a href="http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/19.2-152.14">19.2-152.14</a>
by locality. Such report by locality shall be published</i> [ <s class=str><i class=new>quarterly</i></s>
<i class=new>monthly</i> ] <i class=new>by the Department of State Police and distributed in an
electronic format to the General Assembly and the Office of the Governor. The
Department of State Police shall remove the names and other personal
identifying information from the data before the reports are published.</i></p>

<p><i class=new>C. </i>No liability shall be imposed upon any
law-enforcement official who disseminates information or fails to disseminate
information in good faith compliance with the requirements of this section, but
this provision shall not be construed to grant immunity for gross negligence or
willful misconduct.</p>