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In any county without a police force or any city without a police force that was created by the consolidation of a city and a county subsequent to July 1, 2011, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 35 (\u00a7 15.2-3500 et seq.), upon the request of the board of supervisors of such county or the council of such city, the number of such law-enforcement deputies shall be fixed at not less than one such deputy for each 1,500 population in such county or city excluding the population served by state educational institution police departments if the sheriff’s department does not provide the majority of the law-enforcement activities to such population according to uniform crime reports compiled by the Department of State Police. The Compensation Board shall also consider any agreement the sheriff may have pursuant to \u00a7 15.2-1726 and any obligation he may have pursuant to this section to provide law enforcement for towns or townships in fixing the number of deputies. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 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 386; in 1973, chapter 180; in 1979, chapters 236 and 660; in 1980, chapter 146; in 1983, chapter 382; in 1989, chapter 293; in 1998, chapters 276<\/a>, 290<\/a>, 305<\/a>, 307<\/a>, 327<\/a>, and 872<\/a>; in 2011, chapters 339<\/a> and 350<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":58488,"section_number":"15.2-1603","catch_line":"Appointment of deputies; their powers; how removed","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1603\/"},{"id":74131,"section_number":"15.2-2507","catch_line":"Amendment of budget","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2507\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":58488,"section_number":"15.2-1603","catch_line":"Appointment of deputies; their powers; how removed","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1603\/"},{"id":80081,"section_number":"15.2-1726","catch_line":"Agreements for consolidation of police departments or for cooperation in furnishing police services","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1726\/"},{"id":71162,"section_number":"15.2-3500","catch_line":"Application of article","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-3500\/"}],"permalink":{"id":153369,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82997,"identifier":"15.2-1609.1","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/3\/15.2-1609.1","url":"\/15.2-1609.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1609.1\/","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/3\/15.2-1609.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Number of deputies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1609.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Except as provided in \u00a7 15.2-1603<\/a>, the respective number of full-time deputies appointed by the sheriff of a county<\/span> or city<\/span> shall be fixed by the Compensation Board after receiving such recommendation of the board of supervisors<\/span> of the county<\/span> or the council<\/span> of the city<\/span>, as the case may be, as the board of supervisors<\/span> or city<\/span> council<\/span> may desire to make. Such recommendation, if any, shall be made to the Compensation Board on or before April 1 of each year. In any county<\/span> without a police force or any city<\/span> without a police force that was created by the consolidation<\/span> of a city<\/span> and a county<\/span> subsequent to July 1, 2011, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 35 (\u00a7 15.2-3500<\/a> et seq.), upon the request of the board of supervisors<\/span> of such county<\/span> or the council<\/span> of such city<\/span>, the number of such law<\/span>-enforcement deputies shall be fixed at not less than one such deputy for each 1,500 population in such county<\/span> or city<\/span> excluding the population served by state educational institution police departments if the sheriff’s department does not provide the majority of the law<\/span>-enforcement activities to such population according to uniform crime<\/span> reports compiled by the Department of State Police. The Compensation Board shall also consider any agreement the sheriff may have pursuant to \u00a7 15.2-1726<\/a> and any obligation he may have pursuant to this section to provide law<\/span> enforcement for towns<\/span> or townships in fixing the number of deputies. The governing body<\/span> of any county<\/span> or city<\/span> may employ a greater number of law<\/span>-enforcement deputies than fixed by the Compensation Board, provided that the county<\/span> or city<\/span> shall pay the total compensation and all employer costs for such additional deputies.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNUMBER OF DEPUTIES (\u00a7 15.2-1609.1)\n\nExcept as provided in \u00a7 15.2-1603, the respective number of full-time deputies\nappointed by the sheriff of a county or city shall be fixed by the Compensation\nBoard after receiving such recommendation of the board of supervisors of the\ncounty or the council of the city, as the case may be, as the board of\nsupervisors or city council may desire to make. Such recommendation, if any,\nshall be made to the Compensation Board on or before April 1 of each year. In\nany county without a police force or any city without a police force that was\ncreated by the consolidation of a city and a county subsequent to July 1, 2011,\npursuant to the provisions of Chapter 35 (\u00a7 15.2-3500 et seq.), upon the\nrequest of the board of supervisors of such county or the council of such city,\nthe number of such law-enforcement deputies shall be fixed at not less than one\nsuch deputy for each 1,500 population in such county or city excluding the\npopulation served by state educational institution police departments if the\nsheriff’s department does not provide the majority of the law-enforcement\nactivities to such population according to uniform crime reports compiled by the\nDepartment of State Police. The Compensation Board shall also consider any\nagreement the sheriff may have pursuant to \u00a7 15.2-1726 and any obligation he\nmay have pursuant to this section to provide law enforcement for towns or\ntownships in fixing the number of deputies. The governing body of any county or\ncity may employ a greater number of law-enforcement deputies than fixed by the\nCompensation Board, provided that the county or city shall pay the total\ncompensation and all employer costs for such additional deputies.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 14-83; 1964, c. 386, \u00a7 14.1-70; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 155;\n1973, c. 180; 1979, cc. 236, 660; 1980, c. 146; 1983, c. 382; 1989, c. 293;\n1998, cc. 276, 290, 305, 307, 327, 872; 2011, cc. 339, 350.","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}}