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The ordinance shall require that any such designation be in writing and on file with the local law-enforcement agency.B\n\nUnless the owner of such property objects, the maintenance code official of a locality shall be considered a person lawfully in charge of real property that has been declared a derelict building as defined in &#xA7; 15.2-907.1 for the purpose of posting a sign or signs to prohibit any person to go upon or remain upon the premises of such property without the authority of law.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":270972,"text":"Any locality may by ordinance establish a procedure whereby the owner, lessee, custodian, or person lawfully in charge as those terms are used in &#xA7; 18.2-119, of real property may designate the local law-enforcement agency as a &#8220;person lawfully in charge of the property&#8221; for the purpose of forbidding another to go or remain upon the lands, buildings or premises as specified in the designation. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?991+ful+CHAP0275\">275<\/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 2002, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?021+ful+CHAP0328\">328<\/a>; in 2023, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0604\">604<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":62717,"section_number":"15.2-907.1","catch_line":"Authority to require removal, repair, etc., of buildings that are declared to be derelict; civil penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-907.1\/"},{"id":76989,"section_number":"18.2-119","catch_line":"Trespass after having been forbidden to do so; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-119\/"}],"permalink":{"id":153839,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75499,"identifier":"15.2-1717.1","token":"15.2\/II\/17\/1\/15.2-1717.1","url":"\/15.2-1717.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1717.1\/","token":"15.2\/II\/17\/1\/15.2-1717.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Designation of police to enforce trespass violations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1717.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Any <span class=\"dictionary\">locality<\/span> may by <span class=\"dictionary\">ordinance<\/span> establish a procedure whereby the owner, lessee, custodian, or person lawfully in charge as those terms are used in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Trespass after having been forbidden to do so; penalties\" href=\"\/18.2-119\/\">18.2-119<\/a>, of real property may designate the local <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>-enforcement agency as a &#8220;person lawfully in charge of the property&#8221; for the purpose of forbidding another to go or remain upon the lands, buildings or premises as specified in the designation. The <span class=\"dictionary\">ordinance<\/span> shall require that any such designation be in writing and on file with the local <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>-enforcement agency. <a id=\"paragraph-270972\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/15.2-1717.1\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Unless the owner of such property <span class=\"dictionary\">objects<\/span>, the maintenance code official of a <span class=\"dictionary\">locality<\/span> shall be considered a person lawfully in charge of real property that has been declared a derelict building as defined in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Authority to require removal, repair, etc., of buildings that are declared to be derelict; civil penalty\" href=\"\/15.2-907.1\/\">15.2-907.1<\/a> for the purpose of posting a sign or signs to prohibit any person to go upon or remain upon the premises of such property without the authority of <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-270973\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/15.2-1717.1\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDESIGNATION OF POLICE TO ENFORCE TRESPASS VIOLATIONS (\u00a7 15.2-1717.1)\n\nA. Any locality may by ordinance establish a procedure whereby the owner,\nlessee, custodian, or person lawfully in charge as those terms are used in\n&#xA7; 18.2-119, of real property may designate the local law-enforcement agency\nas a &#8220;person lawfully in charge of the property&#8221; for the purpose of\nforbidding another to go or remain upon the lands, buildings or premises as\nspecified in the designation. The ordinance shall require that any such\ndesignation be in writing and on file with the local law-enforcement agency.\n\nB. Unless the owner of such property objects, the maintenance code official of a\nlocality shall be considered a person lawfully in charge of real property that\nhas been declared a derelict building as defined in &#xA7; 15.2-907.1 for the\npurpose of posting a sign or signs to prohibit any person to go upon or remain\nupon the premises of such property without the authority of law.\n\nHISTORY: 1999, c. 275; 2002, c. 328; 2023, c. 604.","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}}