CODE OF VIRGINIA

GOVERNOR TO ADMINISTER ANTI-CRIME PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM (§ 2.2-117)

It shall be the responsibility of the Governor to establish and administer an
anti-crime partnership program within the Commonwealth and to authorize, direct,
and coordinate existing and future activities of agencies of the Commonwealth in
such program. The Governor, in addition to all other duties and responsibilities
conferred on him by the Constitution and laws of the Commonwealth, may enter
into written anti-crime partnership agreements with political subdivisions of
the Commonwealth to assist and enhance their ability to reduce the incidence of
violent and drug-related crime and fear of crime.In addition to such other terms
and conditions to which the parties agree, each partnership agreement shall (i)
provide for the creation of a partnership committee to advise and direct the
partnership, (ii) enumerate the responsibilities of the Commonwealth and the
political subdivisions involved, and (iii) state the duration of the
partnership, providing for dates on which the partnership will begin and end.The
Governor may provide to anti-crime partnerships established pursuant to this
section such technical and personnel resources of the Commonwealth as he
determines and such financial resources as provided in the general appropriation
act.

HISTORY: 1992, c. 663, § 2.1-51.6:3; 2001, c. 844.