Virginia Statutes
§ 15.2-1730 — Calling upon law-enforcement officers of counties, cities or towns for assistance
Virginia § 15.2-1730
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 15.2COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS
Subtitle IIPOWERS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Ch. 17POLICE AND PUBLIC ORDER
Art. 2INTERJURISDICTIONAL LAW-ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY AND AGREEMENTS
This text of Virginia § 15.2-1730 (Calling upon law-enforcement officers of counties, cities or towns for assistance) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Virginia primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 15.2-1730 (2026).
Text
In case of an emergency declared by the chief law-enforcement officer of a locality, such officer may call upon the chief law-enforcement officer of towns within his county and the chief law-enforcement officer of an adjoining county or city, or towns in adjoining counties for assistance from him or his deputies or other police officers, without the necessity for deputizing such deputies or officers. Such deputies or officers shall have full police powers in such locality as are conferred upon them by law during the period of such emergency.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Legislative History
1974, c. 633, § 15.1-131.5; 1976, c. 206; 1997, c. 587.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 15.2-100
Charter powers not affected by title§ 15.2-102
Definitions§ 15.2-103
Name "Mount Vernon" reserved§ 15.2-104
Liens against real estate§ 15.2-107.1
Advertisement of legal notices on web sites§ 15.2-108
Repealed§ 15.2-108.1
Local fees charged to places of worship§ 15.2-109
Regulations on political campaign signs§ 15.2-1100
Powers conferred; exercised by councilCite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Virginia § 15.2-1730, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/15.2/15.2-1730.