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Such wardens shall receive compensation as may be provided in accordance with law for the purpose. Before entering upon the duties of their office, forest wardens thus appointed shall take the proper official oath before the clerk of the court of the county or city in which they reside. While holding such office forest wardens shall be conservators of the peace. They also shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of \u00a7 62.1-194.2.\n\t\tThe State Forester may designate certain forest wardens to be special forest wardens. Special forest wardens shall have the same authority and power as sheriffs throughout the Commonwealth to enforce the forest laws.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":312670,"text":"The State Forester, when he deems it necessary, may request the Governor to commission persons designated by the State Forester to act as forest wardens of the Commonwealth, to enforce the forest laws and, under his direction, to aid in carrying out the purposes of this chapter. Such wardens shall receive compensation as may be provided in accordance with law for the purpose. Before entering upon the duties of their office, forest wardens thus appointed shall take the proper official oath before the clerk of the court of the county or city in which they reside. While holding such office forest wardens shall be conservators of the peace. They also shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of \u00a7 62.1-194.2.\n\t\tThe State Forester may designate certain forest wardens to be special forest wardens. 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It has been modified 4 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 1964, chapter 79; in 1970, chapter 433; in 1986, chapters 188 and 567; in 1988, chapters 196 and 891.<\/p>","references":[{"id":73861,"section_number":"18.2-174.1","catch_line":"Impersonating certain public safety personnel; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-174.1\/"},{"id":56806,"section_number":"18.2-426","catch_line":"\"Emergency call\" and \"emergency personnel\" defined","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-426\/"},{"id":87358,"section_number":"23.1-609","catch_line":"Surviving spouses and children of certain individuals; tuition and fee waivers","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-609\/"},{"id":58267,"section_number":"62.1-194.2","catch_line":"Throwing trash, etc., into or obstructing river, creek, stream or swamp","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-194.2\/"},{"id":74882,"section_number":"65.2-102","catch_line":"Coverage of firefighters and law-enforcement officers in off-duty capacity","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-102\/"},{"id":58233,"section_number":"65.2-107","catch_line":"Post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorder, or depressive disorder incurred by law-enforcement officers and firefighters","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-107\/"},{"id":59437,"section_number":"65.2-402","catch_line":"Presumption as to death or disability from respiratory disease, hypertension or heart disease, cancer","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-402\/"},{"id":61793,"section_number":"8.01-226","catch_line":"Duty of care to law-enforcement officers, firefighters, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-226\/"},{"id":54405,"section_number":"9.1-400","catch_line":"Title of chapter; definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-400\/"},{"id":54070,"section_number":"9.1-801","catch_line":"Public safety officer defined","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-801\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":58267,"section_number":"62.1-194.2","catch_line":"Throwing trash, etc., into or obstructing river, creek, stream or swamp","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-194.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":145161,"object_type":"law","relational_id":87311,"identifier":"10.1-1135","token":"10.1\/II\/11\/6\/10.1-1135","url":"\/10.1-1135\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1135\/","token":"10.1\/II\/11\/6\/10.1-1135","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appointment and compensation of forest wardens; oath; powers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1135","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The State Forester, when he deems it necessary, may request the Governor to commission persons designated by the State Forester to act as forest wardens of the Commonwealth, to enforce the forest <span class=\"dictionary\">laws<\/span> and, under his direction, to aid in carrying out the purposes of this chapter. 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They also shall have the authority to enforce the\nprovisions of \u00a7 62.1-194.2.\n\t\tThe State Forester may designate certain forest wardens to be special forest\nwardens. Special forest wardens shall have the same authority and power as\nsheriffs throughout the Commonwealth to enforce the forest laws.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 10-55; 1964, c. 79; 1970, c. 433; 1986, cc. 188, 567;\n1988, cc. 196, 891.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}