§ 23.1-809 Public institutions of higher education; establishment of campus police departments authorized; employment of officers
A. The governing board of each public institution of higher education may establish a campus police department and employ campus police officers and auxiliary police forces upon appointment as provided in §§ 23.1-811 and 23.1-812. Such employment is governed by the Virginia Personnel Act (§ 2.2-2900 et seq.), except that the governing board of a public institution of higher education may direct that the employment of the chief of the campus police department is not governed by the Virginia Personnel Act.
B. The Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority may employ police officers and auxiliary police forces as provided in this article and in § 23.1-2406, except that the employment of such officers and forces is not governed by the Virginia Personnel Act (§ 2.2-2900 et seq.).
History
This law was first created in 1977. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 79 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1977 “Acts” aren’t available online. It has been modified 6 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1991, chapter 711; in 1996, chapters 905 and 1046; in 2000, chapter 720; in 2009, chapter 596; in 2016, chapter 588; in 2023, chapters 756 and 778.
1977, c. 79, § 23-232; 1991, c. 711; 1996, cc. 905, 1046; 2000, c. 720; 2009, c. 596; 2016, c. 588; 2023, cc. 756, 778.