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In situations where localities declare a local emergency, the provision or receipt of aid may occur pursuant to \u00a7 44-146.20. The ordinance or resolution may include terms and conditions deemed necessary by the governing body for participation in such aid and shall set forth the scope of the chief administrator’s authority, including the type of aid that may be provided or received, or may generally authorize participation in provision or receipt of any type of aid including personnel, equipment, or other resources for public purposes. Prior to providing or receiving aid, the chief administrator shall conduct an assessment of available resources and shall consider establishing terms for the supervision of personnel, the term of deployment, payment or reimbursement of costs, and verification of insurance coverage.\n\t\tThe ordinance or resolution may allow for the participation of volunteers and, with approval of the constitutional officer, constitutional officers and their staffs. 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This law was first created in 2011. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 267<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":78856,"section_number":"44-146.20","catch_line":"Joint action by political subdivisions","order_by":null,"url":"\/44-146.20\/"}],"permalink":{"id":152775,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72526,"identifier":"15.2-1300.1","token":"15.2\/II\/13\/1\/15.2-1300.1","url":"\/15.2-1300.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1300.1\/","token":"15.2\/II\/13\/1\/15.2-1300.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Joint aid agreements by localities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1300.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A locality<\/span> may, by ordinance<\/span> or resolution, authorize its chief administrative officer to arrange for provision of aid to other localities or receipt of aid from other localities in situations where a locality<\/span> does not declare a local emergency, including approval by the chief administrator of agreements with other localities, subject to availability of resources. In situations where localities declare a local emergency, the provision or receipt of aid may occur pursuant to \u00a7 44-146.20<\/a>. The ordinance<\/span> or resolution may include terms and conditions deemed necessary by the governing body<\/span> for participation in such aid and shall set forth the scope of the chief administrator’s authority, including the type of aid that may be provided or received, or may generally authorize participation in provision or receipt of any type of aid including personnel, equipment, or other resources for public purposes. Prior to providing or receiving aid, the chief administrator shall conduct an assessment of available resources and shall consider establishing terms for the supervision of personnel, the term of deployment, payment or reimbursement of costs, and verification of insurance coverage.\n\t\tThe ordinance<\/span> or resolution may allow for the participation of volunteers and, with approval of the constitutional officer<\/span>, constitutional officers<\/span> and their staffs. Deployed personnel acting pursuant to the ordinance<\/span> or resolution of the governing body<\/span> shall have the same authority and immunity in other localities as in the locality<\/span> where they are employed or volunteer.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nJOINT AID AGREEMENTS BY LOCALITIES (\u00a7 15.2-1300.1)\n\nA locality may, by ordinance or resolution, authorize its chief administrative\nofficer to arrange for provision of aid to other localities or receipt of aid\nfrom other localities in situations where a locality does not declare a local\nemergency, including approval by the chief administrator of agreements with\nother localities, subject to availability of resources. In situations where\nlocalities declare a local emergency, the provision or receipt of aid may occur\npursuant to \u00a7 44-146.20. The ordinance or resolution may include terms and\nconditions deemed necessary by the governing body for participation in such aid\nand shall set forth the scope of the chief administrator’s authority,\nincluding the type of aid that may be provided or received, or may generally\nauthorize participation in provision or receipt of any type of aid including\npersonnel, equipment, or other resources for public purposes. Prior to providing\nor receiving aid, the chief administrator shall conduct an assessment of\navailable resources and shall consider establishing terms for the supervision of\npersonnel, the term of deployment, payment or reimbursement of costs, and\nverification of insurance coverage.\n\t\tThe ordinance or resolution may allow for the participation of volunteers and,\nwith approval of the constitutional officer, constitutional officers and their\nstaffs. Deployed personnel acting pursuant to the ordinance or resolution of the\ngoverning body shall have the same authority and immunity in other localities as\nin the locality where they are employed or volunteer.\n\nHISTORY: 2011, c. 267.","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}}