2006 Code of Virginia § 15.2-1610 - Standard uniforms and motor vehicle markings to be adopted by sheriffs

15.2-1610. Standard uniforms and motor vehicle markings to be adopted bysheriffs.

A. Except as provided in 15.2-1611, all uniforms used by sheriffs and theirdeputies and police officers under the direct control of a sheriff while inthe performance of their duties shall (i) easily identify locallaw-enforcement officers to members of the public, (ii) be of a design andstyle approved by the sheriff of the locality, and (iii) be worn according tothe policies established by the sheriff of the locality.

B. All marked motor vehicles used by sheriffs' offices shall be solid darkbrown or, with the concurrence of the local governing body and the localsheriff, white, with a reflectorized gold, five-point star on each front sidedoor. The lettering on such stars shall say "Sheriff's Office" in ahalf-circle above the Seal of the Commonwealth or the seal of thejurisdiction. The name of the county or city shall be placed in a half-circlebelow the Seal. The words "Sheriff's Office" shall be placed on the rear ofthe trunk.

C. All sheriffs' offices shall be in full compliance with specifications foruniforms and motor vehicle markings, if the sheriff prescribes that uniformsbe worn and marked motor vehicles be utilized.

(1988, c. 626, 15.1-90.3; 1997, c. 587; 1998, c. 413; 2005, cc. 337, 452.)