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The City<\/span> of Lynchburg may by ordinance<\/span> establish an airport police department at the Lynchburg Regional Airport. The authority of the airport police department shall be limited to real property owned, leased, or controlled by the Airport. Such authority shall not supersede the authority, duties, or jurisdiction<\/span> vested by law<\/span> with the local police department or sheriff’s office, including as provided in \u00a7\u00a7 15.2-1609<\/a> and 15.2-1704<\/a>. The airport police department and airport police officers shall be subject to and comply with the Constitution of the United States; the Constitution of Virginia; the laws<\/span> governing municipal police departments, including the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 9.1-600<\/a>, 15.2-1705<\/a> through 15.2-1708<\/a>, 15.2-1719<\/a>, 15.2-1721<\/a>, 15.2-1721.1<\/a>, and 15.2-1722<\/a>; and any regulations adopted by the Criminal Justice Services Board that the Department of Criminal Justice Services designates as applicable to private police departments. Any person employed as an airport police officer pursuant to this section shall meet all requirements, including the minimum compulsory training requirements, for law<\/span>-enforcement officers pursuant to Chapter 1 (\u00a7 9.1-100<\/a> et seq.) of Title 9.1. An airport police officer is not entitled to benefits under the Line of Duty Act (\u00a7 9.1-400<\/a> et seq.) or under the Virginia Retirement System, is not a “qualified law<\/span>-enforcement officer” or “qualified retired law<\/span>-enforcement officer” within the meaning of the federal Law<\/span> Enforcement Officers Safety Act, 18 U.S.C. \u00a7 926B et seq., and shall not be deemed an employee of the Commonwealth. The airport police department may use the word “police” to describe its sworn officers and may join a regional criminal justice academy created pursuant to Article 5 (\u00a7 15.2-1747<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 17 of Title 15.2.2015, c. 213; 2020, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 37, 55.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLYNCHBURG REGIONAL AIRPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT (\u00a7 15.2-1123.1)\n\nThe City of Lynchburg may by ordinance establish an airport police department at\nthe Lynchburg Regional Airport. The authority of the airport police department\nshall be limited to real property owned, leased, or controlled by the Airport.\nSuch authority shall not supersede the authority, duties, or jurisdiction vested\nby law with the local police department or sheriff’s office, including as\nprovided in \u00a7\u00a7 15.2-1609 and 15.2-1704. The airport police department and\nairport police officers shall be subject to and comply with the Constitution of\nthe United States; the Constitution of Virginia; the laws governing municipal\npolice departments, including the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 9.1-600, 15.2-1705 through\n15.2-1708, 15.2-1719, 15.2-1721, 15.2-1721.1, and 15.2-1722; and any regulations\nadopted by the Criminal Justice Services Board that the Department of Criminal\nJustice Services designates as applicable to private police departments. Any\nperson employed as an airport police officer pursuant to this section shall meet\nall requirements, including the minimum compulsory training requirements, for\nlaw-enforcement officers pursuant to Chapter 1 (\u00a7 9.1-100 et seq.) of Title\n9.1. An airport police officer is not entitled to benefits under the Line of\nDuty Act (\u00a7 9.1-400 et seq.) or under the Virginia Retirement System, is not a\n“qualified law-enforcement officer” or “qualified retired\nlaw-enforcement officer” within the meaning of the federal Law Enforcement\nOfficers Safety Act, 18 U.S.C. \u00a7 926B et seq., and shall not be deemed an\nemployee of the Commonwealth. The airport police department may use the word\n“police” to describe its sworn officers and may join a regional\ncriminal justice academy created pursuant to Article 5 (\u00a7 15.2-1747 et seq.) of\nChapter 17 of Title 15.2.2015, c. 213; 2020, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 37, 55.\n","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}}