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§ 52-3 Oath, bond, and salary of Superintendent

The Superintendent of State Police, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall take an oath that he will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties of his office and shall be bonded in accordance with § 2.2-1840. The Superintendent shall receive such salary as may be appropriated for the purpose.

History

This law was first created in 1942. The record of its establishment is cataloged at page 340 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 1942 “Acts” aren’t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1942, when it was recodified as § 585(71a); in 1948, when it was recompiled as § 52-3; in 2021, chapter 152 of the Special Session I.

1942, p. 340; Michie Code 1942, § 585(71a); R. P. 1948, § 52-3; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 152.

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