Section 1350. Serious incident report  


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  • A report setting forth in detail the pertinent facts of deaths, discharging of firearms, erroneous releases, escapes, fires requiring evacuation of detainees, hostage situations, and recapture of escapees shall be reported to the local facilities supervisor of the Compliance and Accreditation Unit, Department of Corrections, or designee. The initial report shall be made within 24 hours and a full report submitted at the end of the investigation.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR230-30-001 § 8.15, eff. April 1, 1987; amended, Volume 04, Issue 09, eff. April 1, 1988; Volume 07, Issue 12, eff. May 1, 1991; Volume 09, Issue 12, eff. May 1, 1993; Volume 11, Issue 21, eff. August 10, 1995; Volume 18, Issue 20, eff. July 17, 2002; Volume 29, Issue 04, eff. November 22, 2012.

Statutory Authority

§§ 53.1-5, 53.1-68, and 53.1-131 of the Code of Virginia.