Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
The Witness Protection Program can fund two different levels
of protective services. The level of the services afforded a witness shall be
established on a case-by-case basis depending on the specific circumstances of
the case.
1. Program Level 1. Witness
has qualified for the program, but it is the consensus of the sponsoring agency
that the witness can be protected by temporary short-term relocation or the
installation of electronic security measures at the residence of the
participant.
a. Level 1 protection will be for
no longer than a period of 60 days and will be immediately terminated after
adjudication of all involved cases, unless circumstances require a continuation
of the protective services as recommended by the advisory board and approved by
the Superintendent of State Police. The requesting agency will be responsible
for all program arrangements except the installation of the electronic security
equipment which will be handled by the Criminal Intelligence Division's
Technical Support Unit.
b. Level 1
protection is limited to $2,000 for each 30-day period and all expenditures
will be in compliance with the provisions of
19VAC30-180-40.
c. All program funds for Level 1 protection
will be issued on a signed receipt to the requesting agency for the
witness.
d. The requesting agency
will be responsible for disbursement of program funds and for obtaining a
receipt or to have the witness obtain a receipt for all expenditures of program
funds.
e. All unexpended funds will
be returned to the program by the requesting agency within 72 hours of the
conclusion of protective services.
f. A detailed accounting of expended funds
will be submitted to the Witness Protection Program Administrator every 30 days
by the requesting agency.
g. Any
misuse of Witness Protection Program funds may result in the termination of
program services and reimbursement by the requesting agency of all misused
funds to the Witness Protection Program.
2. Program Level 2. Witness has qualified for
the program and it is determined that a temporary relocation is warranted.
a. Level 2 protection will be for no longer
than a period of 60 days and will be immediately terminated after adjudication
of all involved cases, unless circumstances require a continuation of
protective services as recommended by the advisory board and approved by the
superintendent.
b. Arrangements for
living conditions will be made by the requesting agency at a location
determined to be secure and will remain in effect in keeping with the
guidelines of
19VAC30-180-20 and
19VAC30-180-40.
Statutory Authority
§ 52-35 of the Code of Virginia.
