CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE OR SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO KEEP RECORD OF FIRES AND
EXPLOSIONS; WHEN OPEN TO PUBLIC INSPECTION (§ 27-55)

The Department of State Police or its successor agency shall keep in its office
a record of all fires occurring in the Commonwealth, investigation of which is
provided for in this article, together with all facts, statistics and
circumstances concerning the same, including the origin of the fires. Such
records shall not be open to public inspection, except insofar as the Department
shall permit otherwise. Whenever the word “Department” appears in
this article it shall be deemed to mean the Department of State Police or its
successor agency in the Office of Public Safety.

HISTORY: Code 1919, § 4148; 1918, p. 123; 1936, p. 259; 1948, p. 487; 1977, c.
613.