Virginia § 19.2-11.6:1 - Telehealth sexual assault forensic examinations; admissibility of physical evidence recovery kit
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 19.2-11.6:1 — Telehealth sexual assault forensic examinations; admissibility of physical evidence recovery kit, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19.2-11.6:1. Telehealth sexual assault forensic examinations; admissibility of physical evidence recovery kit
A. A health care provider may conduct a telehealth sexual assault forensic examination for a victim of sexual assault if a sexual assault forensic examiner is not readily available to conduct an in-person forensic medical examination for the collection of a physical evidence recovery kit.
B. A physical evidence recovery kit collected during a telehealth sexual assault forensic examination shall not be determined to be inadmissible solely because the physical evidence recovery kit was collected during a telehealth sexual assault forensic examination and not directly by a sexual assault forensic examiner, provided that such physical evidence recovery kit is otherwise admissible pursuant to the general rules of evidence.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19.2-11.6:1 ("Telehealth sexual assault forensic examinations; admissibility of physical evidence recovery kit") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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