Virginia

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1700. Preservation of peace and good order.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1701. Organization of police forces.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1702. Referendum required prior to establishment of county police force.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1703. Referendum to abolish county police force.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1704. Powers and duties of police force.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1705. Minimum qualifications; waiver.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1706. Certification through training required for all law-enforcement officers; waiver of requirements.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1707. Decertification of law-enforcement officers and jail officers.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1708. Notice of decertification; decertification review process.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1709. Employer immunity from liability; disclosure of information regarding former deputy sheriffs and law-enforcement officers.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1710. Fees and other compensation.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1710.1. Arrest or summons quota prohibited.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1711. Providing legal fees and expenses for law-enforcement officers; repayment to locality of two-thirds of amount by Compensation Board.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1712. Employment of off-duty officers.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1713. Localities authorized to offer and pay rewards in felony and misdemeanor cases.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1713.1. Local "Crime Stoppers" programs; confidentiality.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1714. Establishing police lines, perimeters, or barricades.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1715. Authority to declare Intensified Drug Enforcement Jurisdictions; expenditure of funds.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1716. Reimbursement of expenses incurred in responding to DUI and related incidents.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1716.1. Reimbursement of expenses incurred in responding to terrorism hoax incident, bomb threat, or malicious activation of fire alarm.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1716.2. Methamphetamine lab cleanup costs; localities may charge for reimbursement.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1717. Preventing interference with pupils at schools.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1717.1. Designation of police to enforce trespass violations.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1718. Receipt of missing child reports.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1718.1. Receipt of missing senior adult reports.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1718.2. Receipt of critically missing adult reports.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1719. Disposal of unclaimed property in possession of sheriff or police.

Code of Virginia § 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.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1721. Disposal of unclaimed firearms or other weapons in possession of sheriff or police.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1721.1. Acquisition of military property by localities.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1722. Certain records to be kept by sheriffs and chiefs of police.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1722.1. Prohibited practices; collection of data.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1723. Validation of certain police forces.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1723.1. Body-worn camera system.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1723.2. (Effective until July 1, 2026) Facial recognition technology; approval; penalty. § 15.2-1723.2. (Effective July 1, 2026) Facial recognition technology; approval.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1723.2. (Effective until July 1, 2026) Facial recognition technology; approval; penalty. § 15.2-1723.2. (Effective July 1, 2026) Facial recognition technology; approval.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1724. Police and other officers may be sent beyond territorial limits.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1725. Extending police power of localities over lands lying beyond boundaries thereof; jurisdiction of courts.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1725.1. Concurrent jurisdiction; limitations.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1726. Agreements for consolidation of police departments or for cooperation in furnishing police services.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1727. Reciprocal agreements with localities outside the Commonwealth.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1728. Mutual aid agreements between police departments and federal authorities.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1729. Agreements for enforcement of state and county laws by federal officers on federal property.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1730. Calling upon law-enforcement officers of counties, cities or towns for assistance.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1730.1. Authority and immunity of sheriffs and deputies.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1731. Establishment, etc., authorized; powers, authority and immunities generally.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1732. Appropriations for equipment and maintenance.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1733. Appointment of auxiliary police officers; revocation of appointment; uniform; organization; rules and regulations.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1734. Calling auxiliary police officers into service; police officers performing service to wear uniform; exception.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1735. Acting beyond limits of jurisdiction of locality.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1736. Mutual aid agreements among governing bodies of localities.

Code of Virginia §§ 15.2-1737 through 15.2-1746. Repealed.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1747. Creation of academies.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1748. Powers of the academies.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1749. Revenue bonds.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1750. Governmental units authorized to appropriate or lend funds.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1751. Exemption from taxation.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1752. Governmental immunity.

Code of Virginia § 15.2-1753. Liability of board members.