Chapter 17 - Police and Public Order (15.2-1700 thru 15.2-1753)
- 15.2-1700 - Preservation of peace and good order.
- 15.2-1701 - Organization of police forces.
- 15.2-1702 - Referendum required prior to establishment of county police force.
- 15.2-1703 - Referendum to abolish county police force.
- 15.2-1704 - Powers and duties of police force.
- 15.2-1705 - Minimum qualifications; waiver.
- 15.2-1706 - Certification through training required for all law-enforcement officers; waiver of requirements.
- 15.2-1707 - Decertification of law-enforcement officers.
- 15.2-1708 - Notice of decertification.
- 15.2-1709 - Employer immunity from liability; disclosure of information regarding former deputy sheriffs and law-enforcement officers.
- 15.2-1710 - Fees and other compensation.
- 15.2-1711 - Providing legal fees and expenses for law-enforcement officers; repayment to locality of two-thirds of amount by Compensation Board.
- 15.2-1712 - Employment of off-duty officers.
- 15.2-1713 - Localities authorized to offer and pay rewards in felony and misdemeanor cases.
- 15.2-1713.1 - Local "Crime Stoppers" programs; confidentiality.
- 15.2-1714 - Establishing police lines, perimeters, or barricades.
- 15.2-1715 - Authority to declare Intensified Drug Enforcement Jurisdictions; expenditure of funds.
- 15.2-1716 - Reimbursement of expenses incurred in responding to DUI and related incidents.
- 15.2-1716.1 - Reimbursement of expenses incurred in responding to terrorism hoax incident.
- 15.2-1717 - Preventing interference with pupils at schools.
- 15.2-1717.1 - Designation of police to enforce trespass violations.
- 15.2-1718 - Receipt of missing child reports.
- 15.2-1718.1 - Receipt of missing senior adult reports.
- 15.2-1719 - Disposal of unclaimed property in possession of sheriff or police.
- 15.2-1720 - Localities authorized to license bicycles, electric power-assisted bicycles, mopeds, and electric personal assistive mobility devices; disposition of unclaimed bicycles, electric power-ass
- 15.2-1721 - Disposal of unclaimed firearms or other weapons in possession of sheriff or police.
- 15.2-1722 - Certain records to be kept by sheriffs and chiefs of police.
- 15.2-1723 - Validation of certain police forces.
- 15.2-1724 - Police and other officers may be sent beyond territorial limits.
- 15.2-1725 - Extending police power of localities over lands lying beyond boundaries thereof; jurisdiction of courts.
- 15.2-1726 - Agreements for consolidation of police departments or for cooperation in furnishing police services.
- 15.2-1727 - Reciprocal agreements with localities outside the Commonwealth.
- 15.2-1728 - Mutual aid agreements between police departments and federal authorities.
- 15.2-1729 - Agreements for enforcement of state and county laws by federal officers on federal property.
- 15.2-1730 - Calling upon law-enforcement officers of counties, cities or towns for assistance.
- 15.2-1730.1 - Authority and immunity of sheriffs and deputies.
- 15.2-1731 - Establishment, etc., authorized; powers, authority and immunities generally.
- 15.2-1732 - Appropriations for equipment and maintenance.
- 15.2-1733 - Appointment of auxiliary police officers; revocation of appointment; uniform; organization; rules and regulations.
- 15.2-1734 - Calling auxiliary police officers into service; police officers performing service to wear uniform; exception.
- 15.2-1735 - Acting beyond limits of jurisdiction of locality.
- 15.2-1736 - Mutual aid agreements among governing bodies of localities.
- 15.2-1737 - Circuit courts may appoint special police officers.
- 15.2-1738 - Application for appointment as special police officer; qualifications.
- 15.2-1739 - Compensation of special police officer.
- 15.2-1740 - Certain special police officers not employees of Commonwealth or locality.
- 15.2-1741 - Removal of special police officers; filling vacancies.
- 15.2-1742 - Removal from locality creates vacancy.
- 15.2-1743 - Bond of special police officers.
- 15.2-1744 - Jurisdiction and authority of special police officers; evidence of their office.
- 15.2-1745 - Duties and powers of special police officers.
- 15.2-1746 - Duty of district judge; may bind to good behavior, etc.
- 15.2-1747 - Creation of academies.
- 15.2-1748 - Powers of the academies.
- 15.2-1749 - Revenue bonds.
- 15.2-1750 - Governmental units authorized to appropriate or lend funds.
- 15.2-1751 - Exemption from taxation.
- 15.2-1752 - Governmental immunity.
- 15.2-1753 - Liability of board members.