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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 2024, chapter 494<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":65694,"section_number":"15.2-1707","catch_line":"Decertification of law-enforcement officers and jail officers","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1707\/"}],"permalink":{"id":171059,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61352,"identifier":"19.2-83.7","token":"19.2\/7.1\/19.2-83.7","url":"\/19.2-83.7\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-83.7\/","token":"19.2\/7.1\/19.2-83.7","dublin_core":{"Title":"Penalties for violations of this chapter","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-83.7","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In addition to any other penalty<\/span> authorized by law<\/span>, any law<\/span>-enforcement officer who knowingly violates the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to disciplinary action, including dismissal<\/span>, demotion, suspension, or transfer of the law<\/span>-enforcement officer or decertification as provided in subsection E of \u00a7 15.2-1707<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS CHAPTER (\u00a7 19.2-83.7)\n\nIn addition to any other penalty authorized by law, any law-enforcement officer\nwho knowingly violates the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to\ndisciplinary action, including dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer of\nthe law-enforcement officer or decertification as provided in subsection E of \u00a7\n15.2-1707.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 25, 35, 37, 55; 2024, c. 494.","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}}