General Provisions

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This is Article 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “General Provisions.” It is part of Chapter 11 “Department of Forensic Science”, which is part of Title 9.1 “Commonwealth Public Safety”. It contains 12 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 12 sections.

§ 9.1-1100	Department of Forensic Science created; Director
§ 9.1-1100.1	Certified mail; subsequent mail or notices may be sent by regular mail
§ 9.1-1101	Powers and duties of the Department
§ 9.1-1101.1	Purchase of forensic laboratory services
§ 9.1-1101.2	Possession or transfer of unlawful items by Department employees while engaged in the performance of official duties
§ 9.1-1102	Department to be isolated; security and protection of evidence
§ 9.1-1103	Forensic Science Academy
§ 9.1-1104	Rights of accused person or his attorney to results of investigation or to investigation
§ 9.1-1105	Reexamination by independent experts
§ 9.1-1106	Disposal of certain hazardous materials
§ 9.1-1107	Disposal of certain other property after analysis
§ 9.1-1108	Disposal of property held by Department for more than 15 years