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HOUSE BILL NO. 2040 Offered January 11, 2023 Prefiled January 10, 2023 A BILL to amend and reenact §19.2-81.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to correctional officers; arrest without a warrant during transportation of inmate. ---------- Patron-- Shin ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §19.2-81.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§19.2-81.1. Arrest without warrant by correctional officers in certain cases.

Any correctional officer, as defined in §53.1-1, may arrest, in the same manner as provided in §19.2-81, persons for crimes involving:

(a) The escape of an inmate from a state correctional institution facility, as defined in §53.1-1, or the escape of an inmate during transportation by a correctional officer as authorized by §53.1-31.1;

(b) Assisting an inmate to escape from a state correctional institution facility, as defined in §53.1-1;

(c) The delivery of contraband to an inmate in violation of § 18.2-474 or §18.2-474.1; and

(d) Any other criminal offense which may contribute to the disruption of the safety, welfare, or security of the population of a correctional institution.