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This law was first created in 2024. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 658<\/a> and 667<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":353421,"section_number":"2.2-5517","catch_line":"Use of automatic license plate recognition systems by law-enforcement agencies","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-5517\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1464475,"object_type":"law","relational_id":367432,"identifier":"52-34.3:1","token":"52\/7.1%3A1\/52-34.3_1","url":"\/52-34.3_1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/52-34.3_1\/","token":"52\/7.1%3A1\/52-34.3_1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 52-34.3:1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:<\/p>

“Critical Operation for a Disappeared Child Initiative Agreement<\/span>” or “Codi Agreement<\/span>” means the voluntary agreement between law<\/span>-enforcement officials and members of the media<\/span> whereby a child will be declared missing or endangered and the public will be notified, and includes all other incidental conditions of the partnership as found appropriate by the Virginia State Police.<\/p>

“Critical Operation for a Disappeared Child Initiative Alert<\/span>” or “Codi Alert<\/span>” means the notice of a missing or endangered child<\/span> provided to the public by the media<\/span> or other methods under a Codi Agreement<\/span>.<\/p>

“Critical Operation for a Disappeared Child Initiative Alert Program<\/span>” or “Codi Alert Program<\/span>” or “Program” means the procedures and Codi Agreements<\/span> to aid in the identification and location of missing or endangered children.<\/p>

“Media<\/span>” means print, radio, television, and Internet-based communication systems or other methods of communicating information to the public.<\/p>

“Missing or endangered child<\/span>” means a child (i) who is 17 years of age or younger or is currently enrolled in a secondary school in the Commonwealth, regardless of age; (ii) whose whereabouts are unknown; and (iii) whose disappearance is under suspicious circumstances or poses a credible threat as determined by law<\/span> enforcement to the safety and health of the child and under such other circumstances as deemed appropriate by the Virginia State Police.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 52-34.3:1)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\n“Critical Operation for a Disappeared Child Initiative Agreement” or\n“Codi Agreement” means the voluntary agreement between\nlaw-enforcement officials and members of the media whereby a child will be\ndeclared missing or endangered and the public will be notified, and includes all\nother incidental conditions of the partnership as found appropriate by the\nVirginia State Police.\n\n“Critical Operation for a Disappeared Child Initiative Alert” or\n“Codi Alert” means the notice of a missing or endangered child\nprovided to the public by the media or other methods under a Codi Agreement.\n\n“Critical Operation for a Disappeared Child Initiative Alert\nProgram” or “Codi Alert Program” or “Program”\nmeans the procedures and Codi Agreements to aid in the identification and\nlocation of missing or endangered children.\n\n“Media” means print, radio, television, and Internet-based\ncommunication systems or other methods of communicating information to the\npublic.\n\n“Missing or endangered child” means a child (i) who is 17 years of\nage or younger or is currently enrolled in a secondary school in the\nCommonwealth, regardless of age; (ii) whose whereabouts are unknown; and (iii)\nwhose disappearance is under suspicious circumstances or poses a credible threat\nas determined by law enforcement to the safety and health of the child and under\nsuch other circumstances as deemed appropriate by the Virginia State Police.\n\nHISTORY: 2024, cc. 658, 667.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}