§ 2-1438 — Created
Code of the City of Richmond, Virginia, 2026 (Recodification codified through Ordinance No. 2025-207, adopted October 14, 2025) · Richmond, Va., City Code § 2-1438
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Sec. 2-1438. - Created.
(a) In accordance with Code of the Virginia, § 9.1-601, there is hereby created a board of the City of Richmond with indefinite duration to be known as the Civilian Review Board for the purpose of: (1) Reviewing, investigating and making recommendations to the Council, the Mayor, and the Chief of Police concerning internal investigations conducted by the Department of Police regarding: a. Police officer-involved shootings; b. Deaths of persons while held in the custody of the Department of Police; c. Serious injuries to persons while in the custody of the Department of Police; d. Accusations of physical or verbal abuse by officers of the Department of Police; and e. Appeals by citizens of a finding or decision of the Department of Police; and (2) Providing recommendations on law enforcement practices, policies, and procedures. (b) For purposes of Section 2-924, the Board is classified as "advisory."
(Code 2020, § 2-1202.1; Ord. No. 2022-261, § 1, 10-10-2022)