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This law was first created in 1974. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 633 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 1974 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 1976, chapter 206; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":153921,"object_type":"law","relational_id":87390,"identifier":"15.2-1730","token":"15.2\/II\/17\/2\/15.2-1730","url":"\/15.2-1730\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1730\/","token":"15.2\/II\/17\/2\/15.2-1730","dublin_core":{"Title":"Calling upon law-enforcement officers of counties, cities or towns for assistance","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1730","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In case of an emergency declared by the chief law<\/span>-enforcement officer of a locality<\/span>, such officer may call upon the chief law<\/span>-enforcement officer of towns<\/span> within his county<\/span> and the chief law<\/span>-enforcement officer of an adjoining county<\/span> or city<\/span>, or towns<\/span> in adjoining counties for assistance from him or his deputies or other police officers, without the necessity for deputizing such deputies or officers. Such deputies or officers shall have full police powers in such locality<\/span> as are conferred upon them by law<\/span> during the period of such emergency.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCALLING UPON LAW-ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OF COUNTIES, CITIES OR TOWNS FOR\nASSISTANCE (\u00a7 15.2-1730)\n\nIn case of an emergency declared by the chief law-enforcement officer of a\nlocality, such officer may call upon the chief law-enforcement officer of towns\nwithin his county and the chief law-enforcement officer of an adjoining county\nor city, or towns in adjoining counties for assistance from him or his deputies\nor other police officers, without the necessity for deputizing such deputies or\nofficers. Such deputies or officers shall have full police powers in such\nlocality as are conferred upon them by law during the period of such emergency.\n\nHISTORY: 1974, c. 633, \u00a7 15.1-131.5; 1976, c. 206; 1997, c. 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}}