Virginia legal term
Anonymous trace evidence collection kit in Virginia Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Virginia legislative session
In Virginia criminal law, “Anonymous trace evidence collection kit” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Virginia criminal code.
What does “Anonymous trace evidence collection kit” mean in Virginia criminal law?
"Anonymous trace evidence collection kit" means a trace evidence collection kit that is collected from a victim of strangulation through a forensic medical examination where the victim elects, at the time of the examination, not to report the strangulation to a law-enforcement agency. (Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-11.5)
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