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Roanoke legislative committee backs police requests on certification, juvenile gun access and fentanyl penalties
Summary
Roanoke’s legislative committee agreed to advance three public-safety priorities — interstate law-enforcement reciprocity, enhanced penalties for adults who give firearms to minors, and mandatory minimums for fentanyl offenses — and asked staff and the city’s legislative liaison to pursue options with state partners.
Chair Trish White Boyd said the legislative committee would forward a set of department requests to the city’s legislative liaison after department leaders presented brief summaries of their proposals.
Deputy Chief Adam Puckett told the committee the proposed “interstate reciprocity for law enforcement” would let officers certified in other states work in Virginia without duplicative recertification so long as they meet Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) standards. “The…
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