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The ranger may enforce the rules adopted by the Board and issue civil penalties for violations thereof and further be eligible for appointment as a special conservator of the peace in accordance with \u00a7 19.2-13 as necessary and proper to protect and enforce the safe use and enjoyment of the properties under the use and control of the Southwest Regional Recreation Area Authority. The ranger may preserve law and order on any premises that is part of the Southwest Regional Recreation Area, any immediately adjacent property of landowners who are making land available for public use under agreement with the Authority, and on streets, highways, or other public lands utilized by the trails, parking areas, or related recreational facilities and other immediately adjacent public lands. The assignment of rangers to the duties authorized by this section shall not supersede the authority of any law-enforcement officers. The salary of all rangers shall be paid by the board. 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This law was first created in 2008. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 645<\/a> and 648<\/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 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 2009, chapter 720<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":72961,"section_number":"19.2-13","catch_line":"Special conservators of the peace; authority; jurisdiction; registration; liability of employers; penalty; report","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-13\/"}],"permalink":{"id":160029,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61051,"identifier":"15.2-6021","token":"15.2\/IV\/60.1\/15.2-6021","url":"\/15.2-6021\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-6021\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/60.1\/15.2-6021","dublin_core":{"Title":"Southwest Regional Recreation Area rangers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-6021","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The board<\/span> may appoint qualified persons as Southwest Regional Recreation Area<\/span> rangers. The ranger may enforce the rules adopted by the Board<\/span> and issue<\/span> civil penalties for violations thereof and further be eligible for appointment as a special conservator of the peace in accordance with \u00a7 19.2-13<\/a> as necessary and proper to protect and enforce the safe use and enjoyment of the properties under the use and control of the Southwest Regional Recreation Area<\/span> Authority<\/span>. The ranger may preserve law<\/span> and order<\/span> on any premises that is part of the Southwest Regional Recreation Area<\/span>, any immediately adjacent property of landowners who are making land<\/span> available for public use under agreement with the Authority<\/span>, and on streets, highways, or other public lands<\/span> utilized by the trails, parking areas, or related recreational facilities and other immediately adjacent public lands<\/span>. The assignment of rangers to the duties authorized by this section shall not supersede the authority<\/span> of any law<\/span>-enforcement officers. The salary of all rangers shall be paid by the board<\/span>. The board<\/span> shall furnish each ranger with an official uniform to be worn while on duty and shall furnish and require each ranger while on duty to wear a shield with an appropriate inscription and to carry credentials certifying the person’s identity and authority<\/span> as a ranger.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSOUTHWEST REGIONAL RECREATION AREA RANGERS (\u00a7 15.2-6021)\n\nThe board may appoint qualified persons as Southwest Regional Recreation Area\nrangers. The ranger may enforce the rules adopted by the Board and issue civil\npenalties for violations thereof and further be eligible for appointment as a\nspecial conservator of the peace in accordance with \u00a7 19.2-13 as necessary and\nproper to protect and enforce the safe use and enjoyment of the properties under\nthe use and control of the Southwest Regional Recreation Area Authority. The\nranger may preserve law and order on any premises that is part of the Southwest\nRegional Recreation Area, any immediately adjacent property of landowners who\nare making land available for public use under agreement with the Authority, and\non streets, highways, or other public lands utilized by the trails, parking\nareas, or related recreational facilities and other immediately adjacent public\nlands. The assignment of rangers to the duties authorized by this section shall\nnot supersede the authority of any law-enforcement officers. The salary of all\nrangers shall be paid by the board. The board shall furnish each ranger with an\nofficial uniform to be worn while on duty and shall furnish and require each\nranger while on duty to wear a shield with an appropriate inscription and to\ncarry credentials certifying the person’s identity and authority as a\nranger.\n\nHISTORY: 2008, cc. 645, 648; 2009, c. 720.","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}}