Police (State)

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This is Title 52 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Police (State).” It contains 105 laws divided across 21 structures.

Chapter 1	Department of State Police
Chapter 2	State Police Communication System
Chapter 3	Joint State and Local Police Communication System
Chapter 5	Investigators and Special State Police Officers
Chapter 4	Arrests by State Police
Chapter 6	Uniform Crime Reporting Program
Chapter 6.1	Virginia Community Policing Act
Chapter 7	Missing Children Information Clearinghouse
Chapter 7.1	Virginia Amber Alert Program
Chapter 7.1:1	Virginia Critical Operation for a Disappeared Child Initiative (Codi) Alert Program
Chapter 7.2	Virginia Senior Alert Program
Chapter 7.4	Virginia Critically Missing Adult Alert Program
Chapter 7.3	Virginia Blue Alert Program
Chapter 7.5	Virginia Missing Person with Autism Alert Program
Chapter 7.6	Cold Case Searchable Database
Chapter 8	Witness Protection Program
Chapter 9	Insurance Fraud
Chapter 10	Protective Order Registry
Chapter 12	Virginia Voluntary Do Not Sell Firearms List
Chapter 11	Virginia Fusion Intelligence Center
Chapter 13	Gaming Enforcement