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This law was first created in 2001. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 768<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2005, chapter 732<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 502<\/a> and 503<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 541<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1512451,"object_type":"law","relational_id":378730,"identifier":"9.1-700","token":"9.1\/7\/9.1-700","url":"\/9.1-700\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-700\/","token":"9.1\/7\/9.1-700","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-700","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:<\/p>

“Employer<\/span>” means any political subdivision of the Commonwealth, including any county, city, town, authority, or special district that employs fire protection employees<\/span> except any locality with five or fewer paid firefighters that is exempt from overtime rules by 29 U.S.C. \u00a7 207 (k).<\/p>

“Fire protection employee<\/span>” means any person, other than an employee who is exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, who is employed by an employer<\/span> as a paid firefighter, emergency medical services provider, or hazardous materials<\/span> worker who is (i) trained in fire suppression and has the legal authority and responsibility to engage in fire suppression and is employed by a fire department of an employer<\/span> or (ii) engaged in the prevention, control, or extinguishment of fires or response to emergency situations where life, property, or the environment is at risk.<\/p>

“Law<\/span>-enforcement employee<\/span>” means any person who is responsible for the prevention and detection of crime<\/span> and the enforcement of the penal, traffic or highway laws<\/span> of the Commonwealth, other than an employee who is exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, and who is a full-time employee of either (i) a police department or (ii) a sheriff’s office that is part of or administered by the Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof.<\/p>

“Regularly scheduled work hours<\/span>” means those hours that are recurring and fixed within the work period and for which an employee receives a salary or hourly compensation. “Regularly scheduled work hours<\/span>” does not include on-call, extra duty assignments or any other nonrecurring and nonfixed hours.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 9.1-700)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\n“Employer” means any political subdivision of the Commonwealth,\nincluding any county, city, town, authority, or special district that employs\nfire protection employees except any locality with five or fewer paid\nfirefighters that is exempt from overtime rules by 29 U.S.C. \u00a7 207 (k).\n\n“Fire protection employee” means any person, other than an employee\nwho is exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, who\nis employed by an employer as a paid firefighter, emergency medical services\nprovider, or hazardous materials worker who is (i) trained in fire suppression\nand has the legal authority and responsibility to engage in fire suppression and\nis employed by a fire department of an employer or (ii) engaged in the\nprevention, control, or extinguishment of fires or response to emergency\nsituations where life, property, or the environment is at risk.\n\n“Law-enforcement employee” means any person who is responsible for\nthe prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of the penal, traffic\nor highway laws of the Commonwealth, other than an employee who is exempt from\nthe overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, and who is a full-time\nemployee of either (i) a police department or (ii) a sheriff’s office that\nis part of or administered by the Commonwealth or any political subdivision\nthereof.\n\n“Regularly scheduled work hours” means those hours that are\nrecurring and fixed within the work period and for which an employee receives a\nsalary or hourly compensation. “Regularly scheduled work hours” does\nnot include on-call, extra duty assignments or any other nonrecurring and\nnonfixed hours.\n\nHISTORY: 2001, c. 768, \u00a7 2.1-116.9:7; 2005, c. 732; 2015, cc. 502, 503; 2016,\nc. 541.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}