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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>376718</law_id><section_number>66-21.1</section_number><catch_line>Use of canines in juvenile correctional facilities; prohibited acts; exception</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="140" identifier="66">Juvenile Justice</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="2" identifier="2">Care of Children Committed to Department</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> It is unlawful for any juvenile correctional officer or other employee of a juvenile correctional facility to use a patrol or security canine in any juvenile correctional facility. <a id="paragraph-1406607" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/66-21.1/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The provisions of this section shall not apply to the training or use of detector canines or detector canine handlers. <a id="paragraph-1406608" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/66-21.1/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the use of a canine to locate a juvenile who has escaped from a juvenile correctional facility. <a id="paragraph-1406609" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/66-21.1/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2024, c. 99.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
