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In the event such an agreement is entered into, all of the provisions of §§ 15.2-1724 and 15.2-1727 shall be applicable, mutatis mutandis.B\n\nThe governing body of any county governed under the provisions of Chapter 8 (§ 15.2-800 et seq.) of Title 15.2 may enter into an agreement with the United States government or a department or agency thereof, under the terms of which agreement law-enforcement officers employed by such government, including but not limited to members of the United States Park Police, may enforce the laws of such county and the Commonwealth on federally owned properties within such county, and on the highways and other public places abutting such properties. In the event such an agreement is entered into, all of the provisions of §§ 15.2-1724 and 15.2-1727 shall be applicable, mutatis mutandis.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":262318,"text":"The governing body of any county may enter into an agreement with the United States government or a department or agency thereof, under the terms of which agreement law-enforcement officers employed by such government, including but not limited to members of the United States Park Police, may enforce the laws of such county and the Commonwealth on federally owned properties within such county, and on the highways located therein and other public places abutting such properties. In the event such an agreement is entered into, all of the provisions of §§ 15.2-1724 and 15.2-1727 shall be applicable, mutatis mutandis.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":262319,"text":"The governing body of any county governed under the provisions of Chapter 8 (§ 15.2-800 et seq.) of Title 15.2 may enter into an agreement with the United States government or a department or agency thereof, under the terms of which agreement law-enforcement officers employed by such government, including but not limited to members of the United States Park Police, may enforce the laws of such county and the Commonwealth on federally owned properties within such county, and on the highways and other public places abutting such properties. 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This law was first created in 1972. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 743 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. Unfortunately, the 1972 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 1997, chapters 537<\/a> and 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":60256,"section_number":"15.2-1724","catch_line":"Police and other officers may be sent beyond territorial limits","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1724\/"},{"id":56465,"section_number":"15.2-1727","catch_line":"Reciprocal agreements with localities outside the Commonwealth","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1727\/"},{"id":58070,"section_number":"15.2-800","catch_line":"Designation of form of government; applicability of chapter","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-800\/"}],"permalink":{"id":153917,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72809,"identifier":"15.2-1729","token":"15.2\/II\/17\/2\/15.2-1729","url":"\/15.2-1729\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1729\/","token":"15.2\/II\/17\/2\/15.2-1729","dublin_core":{"Title":"Agreements for enforcement of state and county laws by federal officers on federal property","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1729","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The governing body<\/span> of any county<\/span> may enter into an agreement with the United States government or a department or agency thereof, under the terms of which agreement law<\/span>-enforcement officers employed by such government, including but not limited to members of the United States Park Police, may enforce the laws<\/span> of such county<\/span> and the Commonwealth on federally owned properties within such county<\/span>, and on the highways located therein and other public places abutting such properties. In the event such an agreement is entered into, all of the provisions of §§ 15.2-1724<\/a> and 15.2-1727<\/a> shall be applicable, mutatis mutandis<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The governing body<\/span> of any county<\/span> governed under the provisions of Chapter 8 (§ 15.2-800<\/a> et seq.) of Title 15.2 may enter into an agreement with the United States government or a department or agency thereof, under the terms of which agreement law<\/span>-enforcement officers employed by such government, including but not limited to members of the United States Park Police, may enforce the laws<\/span> of such county<\/span> and the Commonwealth on federally owned properties within such county<\/span>, and on the highways and other public places abutting such properties. In the event such an agreement is entered into, all of the provisions of §§ 15.2-1724<\/a> and 15.2-1727<\/a> shall be applicable, mutatis mutandis<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAGREEMENTS FOR ENFORCEMENT OF STATE AND COUNTY LAWS BY FEDERAL OFFICERS ON\nFEDERAL PROPERTY (\u00a7 15.2-1729)\n\nA. The governing body of any county may enter into an agreement with the United\nStates government or a department or agency thereof, under the terms of which\nagreement law-enforcement officers employed by such government, including but\nnot limited to members of the United States Park Police, may enforce the laws of\nsuch county and the Commonwealth on federally owned properties within such\ncounty, and on the highways located therein and other public places abutting\nsuch properties. In the event such an agreement is entered into, all of the\nprovisions of §§ 15.2-1724 and 15.2-1727 shall be applicable, mutatis\nmutandis.\n\nB. The governing body of any county governed under the provisions of Chapter 8\n(§ 15.2-800 et seq.) of Title 15.2 may enter into an agreement with the\nUnited States government or a department or agency thereof, under the terms of\nwhich agreement law-enforcement officers employed by such government, including\nbut not limited to members of the United States Park Police, may enforce the\nlaws of such county and the Commonwealth on federally owned properties within\nsuch county, and on the highways and other public places abutting such\nproperties. In the event such an agreement is entered into, all of the\nprovisions of §§ 15.2-1724 and 15.2-1727 shall be applicable, mutatis\nmutandis.\n\nHISTORY: 1972, c. 743, \u00a7 15.1-131.4; 1997, cc. 537, 587.","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}}