Powers and duties to enforce criminal laws and investigate aircraft accidents (§ 52-8)—Virginia Decoded

Powers and duties to enforce criminal laws and investigate aircraft accidents

The Superintendent of State Police, his several assistants and police officers appointed by him are vested with the powers of a sheriff for the purpose of enforcing all the criminal laws of this Commonwealth and for investigating any aircraft accident which occurs in the Commonwealth, and it shall be the duty of the Superintendent, his several assistants and police officers appointed by him to use their best efforts to enforce the same.Nothing in this section shall be construed as relieving any sheriff or sergeant, commissioner of the revenue, police officer, or any other official now or hereafter invested with police powers and duties, state or local, from the duty of aiding and assisting in the enforcement of such laws within the scope of his authority and duty.

History

1932, p. 617; 1934, p. 277; Michie Code 1942, § 2154(53); 1944, p. 204; R. P. 1948,§ 52-8; 1968, c. 737.

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Court Decisions

United States v. William Harrison, Jr. (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 01/07/82)
. . . revealed that the packets contained 489.7 grams of 52.8% pure heroin hydrochloride, which had a . . .

United States v. Williams (District Court, E.D. Virginia, 10/07/85)
. . . . 27. . . .

. . . E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company, and United States of . . . (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 02/02/55)
. . . deduction on account of rents. . . .

. . . United States v. William Brainer, Eugene Gressman, Esq., . . . (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 10/19/82)
. . . quot; Hodges v. United States, 408 F.2d 543, 551-52 (8 Cir. 1969) (Blackmun, Circuit Judge). See . . .

Virginia Dept. of State Police v. Elliott (COA, 08/15/06)
. . . commissioner. The VSP claims the commission violated Code § 52-8.3, which makes it a Class 2 . . .

Crowder v. Commonwealth (SCV, 09/01/72)
. . . is not confined to any one jurisdiction. Code | 52-8. . . .

McCauley v. Com. (COA, 11/17/93)
. . . appellant for the safety inspection pursuant to Code § 52-8.5 was not a violation of the fourth . . .

Grundy v. Goff (SCV, 06/19/50)
. . . fronting on Main street and running back therefrom 52.8 feet, lying adjacent to the north line of . . .

Wheeler v. Gilmore (District Court, E.D. Virginia, 03/30/98)
. . . Virginia Code §§ 19.2-299, 19.2-389, 9-194, 9-195, and 52-8.3. According to plaintiff's . . .

. . . Winbert E. Guy v. E.I. Dupont De Nemours & Co., a Delaware . . . (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 06/06/86)
. . . limitations under N.C.Gen.Stat. Sec. 1-52. . . .

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