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Title 15.2 - Counties, Citi...
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Chapter 17 - Police and Public Order
Chapter 17 - Police and Public Order
§ 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. (Effective October 1, 2019) Disposal of unclaimed property in possession of sheriff or police
§ 15.2-1719. (Effective until October 1, 2019) 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. (Effective October 1, 2019) Disposal of unclaimed firearms or other weapons in possession of sheriff or police
§ 15.2-1721. (Effective until October 1, 2019) Disposal of unclaimed firearms or other weapons in possession of sheriff or police
§ 15.2-1722. Certain records to be kept by sheriffs and chiefs of police
§ 15.2-1723. Validation of certain police forces
§ 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
§ 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
§ 15.2-1737. Repealed
§ 15.2-1747. Creation of academies
§ 15.2-1748. Powers of the academies
§ 15.2-1749. Revenue bonds
§ 15.2-1750. Governmental units authorized to appropriate or lend funds
§ 15.2-1751. Exemption from taxation
§ 15.2-1752. Governmental immunity
§ 15.2-1753. Liability of board members