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2021 Code of Virginia
Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns
Chapter 17 - Police and Public Order
Article 1. General Provisions
- § 15.2-1700. Preservation of peace and good order
- § 15.2-1701. Organization of police forces
- § 15.2-1702. Referendum required prior to establishment of county police force
- § 15.2-1703. Referendum to abolish county police force
- § 15.2-1704. Powers and duties of police force
- § 15.2-1705. Minimum qualifications; waiver
- § 15.2-1706. Certification through training required for all law-enforcement officers; waiver of requirements
- § 15.2-1707. Decertification of law-enforcement officers
- § 15.2-1708. Notice of decertification
- § 15.2-1709. Employer immunity from liability; disclosure of information regarding former deputy sheriffs and law-enforcement officers
- § 15.2-1710. Fees and other compensation
- § 15.2-1711. Providing legal fees and expenses for law-enforcement officers; repayment to locality of two-thirds of amount by Compensation Board
- § 15.2-1712. Employment of off-duty officers
- § 15.2-1713. Localities authorized to offer and pay rewards in felony and misdemeanor cases
- § 15.2-1713.1. Local "Crime Stoppers" programs; confidentiality
- § 15.2-1714. Establishing police lines, perimeters, or barricades
- § 15.2-1715. Authority to declare Intensified Drug Enforcement Jurisdictions; expenditure of funds
- § 15.2-1716. Reimbursement of expenses incurred in responding to DUI and related incidents
- § 15.2-1716.1. Reimbursement of expenses incurred in responding to terrorism hoax incident, bomb threat, or malicious activation of fire alarm
- § 15.2-1716.2. Methamphetamine lab cleanup costs; localities may charge for reimbursement
- § 15.2-1717. Preventing interference with pupils at schools
- § 15.2-1717.1. Designation of police to enforce trespass violations
- § 15.2-1718. Receipt of missing child reports
- § 15.2-1718.1. Receipt of missing senior adult reports
- § 15.2-1718.2. Receipt of critically missing adult reports
- § 15.2-1719. Disposal of unclaimed property in possession of sheriff or police
- § 15.2-1720. Localities authorized to license bicycles, electric power-assisted bicycles, mopeds, and electric personal assistive mobility devices; disposition of unclaimed bicycles, electric power-assisted bicycles, mopeds, and electric personal assistive mobility devices
- § 15.2-1721. Disposal of unclaimed firearms or other weapons in possession of sheriff or police
- § 15.2-1721.1. Acquisition of military property by localities
- § 15.2-1722. Certain records to be kept by sheriffs and chiefs of police
- § 15.2-1722.1. Prohibited practices; collection of data
- § 15.2-1723. Validation of certain police forces
- § 15.2-1723.1. Body-worn camera system
- § 15.2-1723.2. Facial recognition technology; approval
Article 2. Interjurisdictional Law-Enforcement Authority and Agreements
- § 15.2-1724. Police and other officers may be sent beyond territorial limits
- § 15.2-1725. Extending police power of localities over lands lying beyond boundaries thereof; jurisdiction of courts
- § 15.2-1725.1. Concurrent jurisdiction; limitations
- § 15.2-1726. Agreements for consolidation of police departments or for cooperation in furnishing police services
- § 15.2-1727. Reciprocal agreements with localities outside the Commonwealth
- § 15.2-1728. Mutual aid agreements between police departments and federal authorities
- § 15.2-1729. Agreements for enforcement of state and county laws by federal officers on federal property
- § 15.2-1730. Calling upon law-enforcement officers of counties, cities or towns for assistance
- § 15.2-1730.1. Authority and immunity of sheriffs and deputies
Article 3. Auxiliary Police Forces in Localities
- § 15.2-1731. Establishment, etc., authorized; powers, authority and immunities generally
- § 15.2-1732. Appropriations for equipment and maintenance
- § 15.2-1733. Appointment of auxiliary police officers; revocation of appointment; uniform; organization; rules and regulations
- § 15.2-1734. Calling auxiliary police officers into service; police officers performing service to wear uniform; exception
- § 15.2-1735. Acting beyond limits of jurisdiction of locality
- § 15.2-1736. Mutual aid agreements among governing bodies of localities
Article 4. Special Police Officers in Localities
Article 5. Criminal Justice Training Academies
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