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Such department shall consist of the following divisions:\n\n1\n\nDivision of police, in charge of a chief of police and consisting of such other police officers and personnel as may be appointed, including an animal protection police officer who shall have all of the powers of an animal control officer conferred by general law and one or more deputy animal protection police officers to assist the animal protection police officer in the performance of his duties. 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It has been modified 5 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 1956, chapter 277; in 1962, chapter 623; in 1977, chapter 326; in 1997, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?971+ful+CHAP0587\">587<\/a>; in 2010, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?101+ful+CHAP0621\">621<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":73488,"section_number":"9.1-101","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-101\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":78495,"section_number":"15.2-1705","catch_line":"Minimum qualifications; waiver","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1705\/"},{"id":73488,"section_number":"9.1-101","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-101\/"}],"permalink":{"id":151819,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68964,"identifier":"15.2-632","token":"15.2\/I\/6\/3\/15.2-632","url":"\/15.2-632\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-632\/","token":"15.2\/I\/6\/3\/15.2-632","dublin_core":{"Title":"Department of public safety","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-632","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The department of public safety if and when established shall be under the supervision of a director of public safety appointed by the <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> manager. Such department shall consist of the following divisions:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> Division of police, in charge of a chief of police and consisting of such other police officers and personnel as may be appointed, including an animal protection police officer who shall have all of the powers of an animal control officer conferred by general <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span> and one or more deputy animal protection police officers to assist the animal protection police officer in the performance of his duties. In addition, the animal protection police officer and his deputies shall have all of the powers vested in <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>, provided they have met the minimum qualifications and have been certified under &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Minimum qualifications; waiver\" href=\"\/15.2-1705\/\">15.2-1705<\/a> and <a class=\"law\" title=\"Certification through training required for all law-enforcement officers; waiver of requirements\" href=\"\/15.2-1706\/\">15.2-1706<\/a>. <a id=\"paragraph-249652\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/15.2-632\/#1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"2\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Division of fire protection, in charge of a fire chief and consisting of such fire fighters, and other personnel as may be appointed. <a id=\"paragraph-249653\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/15.2-632\/#2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (\u00a7 15.2-632)\n\nThe department of public safety if and when established shall be under the\nsupervision of a director of public safety appointed by the county manager. Such\ndepartment shall consist of the following divisions:\n\n1. Division of police, in charge of a chief of police and consisting of such\nother police officers and personnel as may be appointed, including an animal\nprotection police officer who shall have all of the powers of an animal control\nofficer conferred by general law and one or more deputy animal protection police\nofficers to assist the animal protection police officer in the performance of\nhis duties. In addition, the animal protection police officer and his deputies\nshall have all of the powers vested in law-enforcement officers as defined in\n&#xA7; 9.1-101, provided they have met the minimum qualifications and have been\ncertified under &#xA7;&#xA7; 15.2-1705 and 15.2-1706.\n\n2. Division of fire protection, in charge of a fire chief and consisting of such\nfire fighters, and other personnel as may be appointed.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-328.1; 1956, c. 277; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-649; 1977,\nc. 326; 1997, c. 587; 2010, c. 621.","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}}