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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 205<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 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 2005, chapter 88<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 64<\/a> and 489<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":143457,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67679,"identifier":"10.1-117","token":"10.1\/I\/1\/4\/10.1-117","url":"\/10.1-117\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-117\/","token":"10.1\/I\/1\/4\/10.1-117","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers and duties of conservation officers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-117","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> It shall be the duty of all conservation officers to uphold<\/span> and enforce the laws<\/span> of the Commonwealth, the regulations of the Department<\/span>, and the rules and regulations of the Breaks Interstate Park Commission. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Commissioned conservation officers shall be law<\/span>-enforcement officers and shall have the power to enforce the laws<\/span> of the Commonwealth, the regulations of the Department<\/span> and the collegial bodies under administrative support of the Department<\/span>, and the rules and regulations of the Breaks Interstate Park Commission. If requested by the chief law<\/span>-enforcement officer of the locality, conservation officers shall coordinate the investigation of felonies with the local law<\/span>-enforcement agency. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS AND DUTIES OF CONSERVATION OFFICERS (\u00a7 10.1-117)\n\nA. It shall be the duty of all conservation officers to uphold and enforce the\nlaws of the Commonwealth, the regulations of the Department, and the rules and\nregulations of the Breaks Interstate Park Commission.\n\nB. Commissioned conservation officers shall be law-enforcement officers and\nshall have the power to enforce the laws of the Commonwealth, the regulations of\nthe Department and the collegial bodies under administrative support of the\nDepartment, and the rules and regulations of the Breaks Interstate Park\nCommission. If requested by the chief law-enforcement officer of the locality,\nconservation officers shall coordinate the investigation of felonies with the\nlocal law-enforcement agency.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 205; 2005, c. 88; 2015, cc. 64, 489.","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}}