Virginia Statutes
§ 15.2-1701 — Organization of police forces
Virginia § 15.2-1701
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 15.2COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS
Subtitle IIPOWERS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Ch. 17POLICE AND PUBLIC ORDER
Art. 1General Provisions
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Va. Code Ann. § 15.2-1701 (2026).
Text
Any locality may, by ordinance, provide for the organization of its authorized police forces. Such forces shall include a chief of police, and such officers and other personnel as appropriate.
When a locality provides for a police department, the chief of police shall be the chief law-enforcement officer of that locality. However, in towns, the chief law-enforcement officer may be called the town sergeant.
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Legislative History
1979, c. 333, § 15.1-131.7; 1997, c. 587.
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