Virginia HB 2263: Firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians Procedural Guarantee Act; breach of procedures, etc.

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19102473D

HOUSE BILL NO. 2263 

Offered January 9, 2019 

Prefiled January 8, 2019 

A BILL to amend and reenact �� 9.1-302 and 9.1-304 of the Code 
 of Virginia, relating to Firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians 
 Procedural Guarantee Act; breach of procedures. 
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Patrons-- Krizek, Hugo, Hope, Lopez, McQuinn, Sullivan, Tyler and Ward 

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Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That �� 9.1-302 and 9.1-304 of the Code of Virginia are 
 amended and reenacted as follows:

� 9.1-302. Breach of procedures.

A. Any 
 breach of the procedures required by this chapter shall not exclude any evidence 
 from being presented in any case against a firefighter or individual who meets 
 the definition of "emergency medical services personnel" in � 
 32.1-111.1 and shall not cause any charge to be dismissed unless the 
 firefighter or emergency medical services personnel demonstrates that the 
 breach prejudiced his case.

B. Any 
 breach of the procedures required by this chapter shall create a cause of 
 action against the employing agency in favor of the firefighter or emergency 
 medical services personnel that was subjected to interrogation.

� 9.1-304. Rights nonexclusive.

The rights of firefighters and emergency medical technicians 
 as set forth in this chapter shall not be construed to diminish the rights and 
 privileges of firefighters or emergency medical technicians that are guaranteed 
 to all citizens by the Constitution and laws of the United States and the 
 Commonwealth or limit the granting of broader rights by other law, ordinance, or rule.

This section shall not abridge or 
 expand the rights of firefighters or emergency medical 
 technicians to bring civil suits for injuries suffered in the course of their 
 employment as recognized by the courts, nor is 
 it designed to abrogate any common law or statutory limitation on 
 the rights of recovery.