Search warrants; unattended deaths.

Summary

The bill lets judges issue search warrants to look for a dead body when the person died without a physician present, and to seize any evidence about how the person died. It updates Virginia’s search‑warrant statutes, adds filing and timing rules, and bans no‑knock entries for home searches. The change is aimed at improving investigations of unattended deaths while protecting civil liberties.

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