General Provisions

This is Article 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “General Provisions.” It is part of Title 15.2, titled “Counties, Cities And Towns.” It is part of Subtitle II, titled “Powers Of Local Government.” It is part of Chapter 17, titled “Police And Public Order.” It’s comprised of the following 28 sections.

§ 15.2-1700
Preservation of peace and good order
§ 15.2-1701
Organization of police forces
§ 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 or bomb threat
§ 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
§ 15.2-1722
Disclosure of criminal records; limitations
§ 15.2-1723
Validation of certain police forces