HB 342 — Police, Virginia State; removes obsolete language relating to the teletype system formerly used.

SESSION ENROLLED VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY ––-- 2022 SESSION CHAPTER E49 An Act to amend and reenact §§ 52-12 through 52-20 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia State Police communication system.

R O [H 342] Approved LApril L1, 2022 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

E CHAPTER 2.

DBASIC §STATE 52-12.POLICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM.

§ 52-12.

There shall be established in the Department of State Police, a basic coordinating fully integrated police communication system of private line typewriter communication, operating through sending and receiving stations or receiving stations only, and such associated equipment as may be necessary, at the headquarters of the Superintendent of State Police and at such substations or detached posts as shall be designated by the Superintendent, for the purpose of prompt collection and distribution of information throughout the Commonwealth as the police problems of the Commonwealth may require.

Authority iHis hereby granted to connect such basic communication system directly or indirectly with similar s3stemssystems in §this 52-13.or adjoining states.

§ 52-13.

2 The Superintendent of State Police is authorized to install, operate, and maintain the basicRbasic communication system and to employ the necessary personnel for its installation, operation, and maintenance.

The basic communication system herein provided for in this chapter may be made available for use by any department or division of the State state government and by any county, city, town, railroad, or other special police department lawfully maintained by any corporation in this the Commonwealth as well as agencies of the federal government, subject to the following terms and conditions:ealthconditions: as 1.

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Upon approval of such application and before the applicant shall be connected with the basic communication system, such applicant must agree to assume and pay all rentals for sending and receiving stations, or receiving stations only, as may be authorized by the Superintendent for installation within the jurisdiction of the applicant, and any and all costs of installation and operation of such stations;

andrisdiction of the applicant, and any and all costs of installation and operation of such 4.

Such basic The communication system shall remain at all times under the physical and operational control of the Superintendent of State Police, and such control may be exercised by him through such member of his department the Department of State Police as he shall designate for such purpose.

The Governor may in his discretion establish, purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire all necessary property, real and personal, for such the purpose of establishing and maintaining a joint state and local police communication system, and cause to be constructed, equipped, maintained, and operated, at such place or places as he may determine, a radio or teletype communication system or any combination of the two for transmitting and receiving messages and data, in connection with the work of the police departments of, and officers exercising police powers in, the cities, towns, and counties of Virginia the of 2 Commonwealth and the work of the police officers of the Department of State Police, relating to the detection of crime and, the apprehension of criminals, emergency management and response, information of 2 relating to criminal activity, and other necessary police activities.