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I, cc. 37, 55; 2022, cc. 375, 376.","full_text":"A\n\nNo locality, sheriff, chief of police, or director or chief executive of any agency or department employing deputy sheriffs or law-enforcement officers as defined in &#xA7; 9.1-101 or any public or private institution of higher education that has established a campus police department pursuant to Article 3 (&#xA7; 23.1-809 et seq.) of Chapter 8 of Title 23.1 shall acquire or purchase (i) weaponized unmanned aerial vehicles; (ii) aircraft that are configured for combat or are combat-coded and have no established commercial flight application; (iii) grenades or similar explosives or grenade launchers from a surplus program operated by the federal government; (iv) armored multi-wheeled vehicles that are mine-resistant, ambush-protected, and configured for combat, also known as MRAPs, from a surplus program operated by the federal government; (v) bayonets; (vi) rifles of .50 caliber or higher; (vii) rifle ammunition of .50 caliber or higher; or (viii) weaponized tracked armored vehicles.\n\t\t\tNothing in this subsection shall restrict the acquisition or purchase of an armored high mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicle, also known as HMMWVs, or preclude the seizure of any prohibited item in connection with a criminal investigation or proceeding or subject to a civil forfeiture. Any property obtained by seizure shall be disposed of at the conclusion of any investigation or as otherwise provided by law.B\n\nAny locality, sheriff, chief of police, or director or chief executive of any agency or department employing deputy sheriffs or law-enforcement officers as defined in &#xA7; 9.1-101 that has previously acquired any item listed in subsection A is prohibited from using such items unless such locality, sheriff, chief of police, or director or chief executive has received a waiver to use such items from the Criminal Justice Services Board. Any waiver request made to the Criminal Justice Services Board shall be limited to special weapons and tactics unit or other equivalent unit use only. The Criminal Justice Services Board may grant a waiver upon a showing of good cause by the requesting locality, sheriff, chief of police, or director or chief executive that the continued use of the item that is the subject of the waiver request has a bona fide public safety purpose.\n\t\t\tAny locality, sheriff, chief of police, or director or chief executive that has filed a waiver request with the Criminal Justice Services Board may continue to use such prohibited items while such waiver request is pending before the Criminal Justice Services Board. If such waiver request is denied, the locality, sheriff, chief of police, or director or chief executive that filed such waiver shall no longer use such prohibited item.C\n\nNothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the acquisition, purchase, or otherwise acceptance of any personal protective equipment, naloxone or other lifesaving medication, or any personal property that is not specifically prohibited pursuant to subsection A from the federal government.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":224561,"text":"No locality, sheriff, chief of police, or director or chief executive of any agency or department employing deputy sheriffs or law-enforcement officers as defined in &#xA7; 9.1-101 or any public or private institution of higher education that has established a campus police department pursuant to Article 3 (&#xA7; 23.1-809 et seq.) of Chapter 8 of Title 23.1 shall acquire or purchase (i) weaponized unmanned aerial vehicles; (ii) aircraft that are configured for combat or are combat-coded and have no established commercial flight application; (iii) grenades or similar explosives or grenade launchers from a surplus program operated by the federal government; (iv) armored multi-wheeled vehicles that are mine-resistant, ambush-protected, and configured for combat, also known as MRAPs, from a surplus program operated by the federal government; (v) bayonets; (vi) rifles of .50 caliber or higher; (vii) rifle ammunition of .50 caliber or higher; or (viii) weaponized tracked armored vehicles.\n\t\t\tNothing in this subsection shall restrict the acquisition or purchase of an armored high mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicle, also known as HMMWVs, or preclude the seizure of any prohibited item in connection with a criminal investigation or proceeding or subject to a civil forfeiture. Any property obtained by seizure shall be disposed of at the conclusion of any investigation or as otherwise provided by law.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":224562,"text":"Any locality, sheriff, chief of police, or director or chief executive of any agency or department employing deputy sheriffs or law-enforcement officers as defined in &#xA7; 9.1-101 that has previously acquired any item listed in subsection A is prohibited from using such items unless such locality, sheriff, chief of police, or director or chief executive has received a waiver to use such items from the Criminal Justice Services Board. Any waiver request made to the Criminal Justice Services Board shall be limited to special weapons and tactics unit or other equivalent unit use only. The Criminal Justice Services Board may grant a waiver upon a showing of good cause by the requesting locality, sheriff, chief of police, or director or chief executive that the continued use of the item that is the subject of the waiver request has a bona fide public safety purpose.\n\t\t\tAny locality, sheriff, chief of police, or director or chief executive that has filed a waiver request with the Criminal Justice Services Board may continue to use such prohibited items while such waiver request is pending before the Criminal Justice Services Board. If such waiver request is denied, the locality, sheriff, chief of police, or director or chief executive that filed such waiver shall no longer use such prohibited item.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":224563,"text":"Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the acquisition, purchase, or otherwise acceptance of any personal protective equipment, naloxone or other lifesaving medication, or any personal property that is not specifically prohibited pursuant to subsection A from the federal government.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13483,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Provisions","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13482,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:59","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:59","permalink":{"id":153749,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13483,"identifier":"1","token":"15.2\/II\/17\/1","url":"\/15.2\/II\/17\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13482,"edition_id":1,"name":"Police and Public Order","identifier":"17","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12733,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:59","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:59","permalink":{"id":153747,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13482,"identifier":"17","token":"15.2\/II\/17","url":"\/15.2\/II\/17\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12733,"edition_id":1,"name":"Powers of Local Government","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12720,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","permalink":{"id":152369,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12733,"identifier":"II","token":"15.2\/II","url":"\/15.2\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12720,"edition_id":1,"name":"Counties, Cities and Towns","identifier":"15.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":151279,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12720,"identifier":"15.2","token":"15.2","url":"\/15.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":59436,"structure_id":13483,"section_number":"15.2-1700","catch_line":"Preservation of peace and good order","url":"\/15.2-1700\/","token":"15.2\/II\/17\/1\/15.2-1700","metadata":false},{"id":82838,"structure_id":13483,"section_number":"15.2-1701","catch_line":"Organization of police forces","url":"\/15.2-1701\/","token":"15.2\/II\/17\/1\/15.2-1701","metadata":false},{"id":73443,"structure_id":13483,"section_number":"15.2-1702","catch_line":"Referendum required prior to establishment of county police force","url":"\/15.2-1702\/","token":"15.2\/II\/17\/1\/15.2-1702","metadata":false},{"id":81008,"structure_id":13483,"section_number":"15.2-1703","catch_line":"Referendum to abolish county police force","url":"\/15.2-1703\/","token":"15.2\/II\/17\/1\/15.2-1703","metadata":false},{"id":74490,"structure_id":13483,"section_number":"15.2-1704","catch_line":"Powers and duties of police force","url":"\/15.2-1704\/","token":"15.2\/II\/17\/1\/15.2-1704","metadata":false},{"id":78495,"structure_id":13483,"section_number":"15.2-1705","catch_line":"Minimum qualifications; 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It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2022, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0375\">375<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0376\">376<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":65104,"section_number":"15.2-1123.1","catch_line":"Lynchburg Regional Airport police department","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1123.1\/"},{"id":73488,"section_number":"9.1-101","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-101\/"},{"id":54198,"section_number":"9.1-102","catch_line":"Powers and duties of the Board and the Department","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-102\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":60667,"section_number":"23.1-809","catch_line":"Public institutions of higher education; establishment of campus police departments authorized; employment of officers","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-809\/"},{"id":73488,"section_number":"9.1-101","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-101\/"}],"permalink":{"id":153867,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61487,"identifier":"15.2-1721.1","token":"15.2\/II\/17\/1\/15.2-1721.1","url":"\/15.2-1721.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1721.1\/","token":"15.2\/II\/17\/1\/15.2-1721.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Acquisition of military property by localities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1721.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> No <span class=\"dictionary\">locality<\/span>, sheriff, chief of police, or director or chief executive of any agency or department employing deputy sheriffs or <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>-enforcement officers as defined in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"(Effective July 1, 2026) Definitions\" href=\"\/9.1-101\/\">9.1-101<\/a> or any public or private institution of higher education that has established a campus police department pursuant to Article 3 (&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Public institutions of higher education; establishment of campus police departments authorized; employment of officers\" href=\"\/23.1-809\/\">23.1-809<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 8 of Title 23.1 shall acquire or purchase (i) weaponized unmanned aerial vehicles; (ii) aircraft that are configured for combat or are combat-coded and have no established commercial flight application; (iii) grenades or similar explosives or grenade launchers from a surplus program operated by the federal government; (iv) armored multi-wheeled vehicles that are mine-resistant, ambush-protected, and configured for combat, also known as MRAPs, from a surplus program operated by the federal government; (v) bayonets; (vi) rifles of .50 caliber or higher; (vii) rifle ammunition of .50 caliber or higher; or (viii) weaponized tracked armored vehicles.\n\t\t\tNothing in this subsection shall restrict the acquisition or purchase of an armored high mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicle, also known as HMMWVs, or preclude the seizure of any prohibited item in connection with a criminal investigation or proceeding or subject to a civil forfeiture. Any property obtained by seizure shall be disposed of at the conclusion of any investigation or as otherwise provided by <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-224561\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/15.2-1721.1\/#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> Any <span class=\"dictionary\">locality<\/span>, sheriff, chief of police, or director or chief executive of any agency or department employing deputy sheriffs or <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>-enforcement officers as defined in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"(Effective July 1, 2026) Definitions\" href=\"\/9.1-101\/\">9.1-101<\/a> that has previously acquired any item listed in subsection A is prohibited from using such items unless such <span class=\"dictionary\">locality<\/span>, sheriff, chief of police, or director or chief executive has received a <span class=\"dictionary\">waiver<\/span> to use such items from the Criminal Justice Services Board. Any <span class=\"dictionary\">waiver<\/span> request made to the Criminal Justice Services Board shall be limited to special weapons and tactics unit or other equivalent unit use only. The Criminal Justice Services Board may grant a <span class=\"dictionary\">waiver<\/span> upon a showing of good cause by the requesting <span class=\"dictionary\">locality<\/span>, sheriff, chief of police, or director or chief executive that the continued use of the item that is the subject of the <span class=\"dictionary\">waiver<\/span> request has a bona fide public safety purpose.\n\t\t\tAny <span class=\"dictionary\">locality<\/span>, sheriff, chief of police, or director or chief executive that has filed a <span class=\"dictionary\">waiver<\/span> request with the Criminal Justice Services Board may continue to use such prohibited items while such <span class=\"dictionary\">waiver<\/span> request is pending before the Criminal Justice Services Board. If such <span class=\"dictionary\">waiver<\/span> request is denied, the <span class=\"dictionary\">locality<\/span>, sheriff, chief of police, or director or chief executive that filed such <span class=\"dictionary\">waiver<\/span> shall no longer use such prohibited item. <a id=\"paragraph-224562\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/15.2-1721.1\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the acquisition, purchase, or otherwise acceptance of any personal protective equipment, naloxone or other lifesaving medication, or any personal property that is not specifically prohibited pursuant to subsection A from the federal government. <a id=\"paragraph-224563\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/15.2-1721.1\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nACQUISITION OF MILITARY PROPERTY BY LOCALITIES (\u00a7 15.2-1721.1)\n\nA. No locality, sheriff, chief of police, or director or chief executive of any\nagency or department employing deputy sheriffs or law-enforcement officers as\ndefined in &#xA7; 9.1-101 or any public or private institution of higher\neducation that has established a campus police department pursuant to Article 3\n(&#xA7; 23.1-809 et seq.) of Chapter 8 of Title 23.1 shall acquire or purchase\n(i) weaponized unmanned aerial vehicles; (ii) aircraft that are configured for\ncombat or are combat-coded and have no established commercial flight\napplication; (iii) grenades or similar explosives or grenade launchers from a\nsurplus program operated by the federal government; (iv) armored multi-wheeled\nvehicles that are mine-resistant, ambush-protected, and configured for combat,\nalso known as MRAPs, from a surplus program operated by the federal government;\n(v) bayonets; (vi) rifles of .50 caliber or higher; (vii) rifle ammunition of\n.50 caliber or higher; or (viii) weaponized tracked armored vehicles.\n\t\t\tNothing in this subsection shall restrict the acquisition or purchase of an\narmored high mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicle, also known as HMMWVs, or\npreclude the seizure of any prohibited item in connection with a criminal\ninvestigation or proceeding or subject to a civil forfeiture. Any property\nobtained by seizure shall be disposed of at the conclusion of any investigation\nor as otherwise provided by law.\n\nB. Any locality, sheriff, chief of police, or director or chief executive of any\nagency or department employing deputy sheriffs or law-enforcement officers as\ndefined in &#xA7; 9.1-101 that has previously acquired any item listed in\nsubsection A is prohibited from using such items unless such locality, sheriff,\nchief of police, or director or chief executive has received a waiver to use\nsuch items from the Criminal Justice Services Board. Any waiver request made to\nthe Criminal Justice Services Board shall be limited to special weapons and\ntactics unit or other equivalent unit use only. The Criminal Justice Services\nBoard may grant a waiver upon a showing of good cause by the requesting\nlocality, sheriff, chief of police, or director or chief executive that the\ncontinued use of the item that is the subject of the waiver request has a bona\nfide public safety purpose.\n\t\t\tAny locality, sheriff, chief of police, or director or chief executive that\nhas filed a waiver request with the Criminal Justice Services Board may continue\nto use such prohibited items while such waiver request is pending before the\nCriminal Justice Services Board. If such waiver request is denied, the locality,\nsheriff, chief of police, or director or chief executive that filed such waiver\nshall no longer use such prohibited item.\n\nC. Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the acquisition,\npurchase, or otherwise acceptance of any personal protective equipment, naloxone\nor other lifesaving medication, or any personal property that is not\nspecifically prohibited pursuant to subsection A from the federal government.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 37, 55; 2022, cc. 375, 376.","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}}