Si un policía o un funcionario ve que alguien rompe la ley, debe contárselo a un abogado que representa al estado. Este abogado se encarga de llevar el caso a la corte para que se haga justicia.
Es como cuando un maestro ve que un estudiante hace trampa en un examen; el maestro debe informar a la dirección para que se tomen acciones y se mantenga el orden.
Imagina que el oficial de policía Juan ve a un grupo de jóvenes robando en una tienda. Según esta ley, Juan debe informar inmediatamente a la abogada del Commonwealth, Ana, para que ella pueda iniciar el proceso legal y llevar a los responsables ante un juez.
Va. Code § 19.2-201 - Officers to give information of violation of penal laws to attorney for Commonwealth. A. As used in this section, "chief law-enforcement officer" means the Superintendent of State Police; any chief of police or sheriff responsible for law enforcement in the jurisdiction served by him; the head of any private police department that has been designated as a criminal justice agency by the Department of Criminal Justice Services as defined by § 9.1-101 ; the chief of any campus police department established pursuant to §§ 23.1-809 and 23.1-810 ; the chief of the Lynchburg Regional Airport police department established pursuant to § 15.2-1123.1 ; or director or chief executive of any agency or department employing law-enforcement officers as defined in § 9.1-101 . B. Every commissioner of the revenue, sheriff, constable or other officer shall promptly give information of the violation of any penal law to the attorney for the Commonwealth, who shall forthwith institute and prosecute all necessary and proper proceedings in such case, whether in the name of the Commonwealth or of a county or corporation, and may in such case issue or cause to be issued a summons for any witnesses he may deem material to give evidence before the court or grand jury. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no attorney for the Commonwealth shall go before any grand jury except when duly sworn to testify as a witness, but he may advise the foreman of a regular grand jury or any member or members thereof in relation to the discharge of their duties. C. Every chief law-enforcement officer shall provide to the attorney for the Commonwealth access to all records, including police reports, disciplinary records, and internal affairs investigations, relating to wrongful arrest
Cualquier oficial de la ley, como policías o sheriffs, tiene la obligación de informar sobre violaciones penales al abogado del Commonwealth.
El abogado del Commonwealth debe iniciar y llevar a cabo los procedimientos legales necesarios para abordar la violación de la ley.
Los jefes de policía deben proporcionar acceso a todos los registros relacionados con quejas de arrestos injustos o uso excesivo de la fuerza.
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