§ 27-85.4 Definitions
For the purposes of this article: “Action” includes nonaction or the failure to take action. “Authorized agencies” means: i. The chief or director of any municipal or county fire or police department or the sheriff of any county; ii. The arson investigator of the State Police Department; the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Division of the United States Department of the Treasury; or iii. The attorney for the Commonwealth or other person responsible for prosecutions in the jurisdiction where the fire occurred. “Insurance company” includes the Virginia Property Insurance Association.
History
This law was first created in 1979. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 279 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1979 “Acts” aren’t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1985, chapter 58; in 2008, chapter 410.
1979, c. 279; 1985, c. 58; 2008, c. 410.