§ 52-54. Office of the Gaming Enforcement Coordinator established; purpose; duties
A. The Superintendent shall designate a Department employee to serve as the Gaming Enforcement Coordinator. The purpose of the office of the Coordinator shall be to synchronize the enforcement of gaming laws by state and local law enforcement, and to serve as a liaison between such agencies and federal law enforcement. B. The Coordinator shall […]
§ 52-53. Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning: “Coordinator” means the position of the Gaming Enforcement Coordinator established pursuant to § 52-54. “Department” means the Department of State Police. “Gaming laws” means the laws regulating gambling under Article 1 (§ 18.2-325 et seq.) of Chapter 8 of Title 18.2, charitable gaming […]
§ 52-51. Voluntary enrollment and removal
A. Any person 18 years of age or older may apply in writing to the Department of State Police to request voluntary enrollment into the List and, after being enrolled into such List, may apply in writing to the Department to request removal from such List. The application for enrollment into and removal from the […]
§ 52-52. Prohibited conduct; penalty
A. It is unlawful for any person to inquire as to whether another person has been enrolled into the List for any purpose other than to determine such person’s eligibility to purchase, possess, or transport a firearm. B. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly give any false information or to make any false […]
§ 52-49. Receipt of information; immunity from liability
A. No cause of action for defamation, invasion of privacy, or negligence shall arise against any person for reason of that person’s furnishing of information concerning any suspected, anticipated, or completed criminal violation when the information is provided to or received from the Department or any federal or state governmental entity established for the purposes […]
§ 52-50. Establishment of the Virginia Voluntary Do Not Sell Firearms List
A. The Department of State Police shall establish the Virginia Voluntary Do Not Sell Firearms List (the List) in the Commonwealth to prohibit the possession, transportation, and sale of firearms to any person who voluntarily registers himself to be enrolled into the List. The Department shall maintain and update the List, and the List shall […]
§ 52-48. Confidentiality and immunity from service of process; penalties
A. Papers, records, documents, reports, materials, databases, or other evidence or information relative to criminal intelligence or any terrorism investigation in the possession of the Virginia Fusion Intelligence Center shall be confidential and shall not be subject to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.) or the Government Data Collection and Dissemination […]
§ 52-46. Applicant Fingerprint Database; maintenance; dissemination; penalty
A. The Department of State Police shall keep and maintain an Applicant Fingerprint Database separate and apart from all other records maintained by the Department. The purpose of the database shall be to allow those agencies and entities who require a criminal background check as a condition of licensure, certification, employment, or volunteer service to […]
§ 52-47. Virginia Fusion Intelligence Center established
The Governor shall establish, organize, equip, staff, and maintain a multiagency fusion intelligence center to receive and integrate terrorist-related intelligence and information. The Department of State Police shall operate the facility, as directed by the Governor and in cooperation with the Department of Emergency Management and other such state and local agencies and private organizations […]
§ 52-41. Receipt of information; immunity from liability
A. Any insurer providing information to an authorized representative of the Department pursuant to § 52-38 or pursuant to subdivision B 5 of § 38.2-613 shall have the right to request relevant information and receive, within thirty days, the information requested. B. No cause of action in the nature of defamation, invasion of privacy, or […]