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This law was first created in 1991. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 711 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 1991 \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 2016, chapter 588<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":60667,"section_number":"23.1-809","catch_line":"Public institutions of higher education; establishment of campus police departments authorized; employment of officers","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-809\/"},{"id":80452,"section_number":"23.1-815","catch_line":"Campus police forces and auxiliary police forces; powers and duties; jurisdiction","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-815\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":185369,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62380,"identifier":"23.1-811","token":"23.1\/II\/8\/3\/23.1-811","url":"\/23.1-811\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-811\/","token":"23.1\/II\/8\/3\/23.1-811","dublin_core":{"Title":"Establishment of auxiliary police forces","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-811","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The governing board<\/span> of each public institution of higher education<\/span> and private institution of higher education<\/span>, for the further preservation of public peace, safety, and good order<\/span> of the campus community, may establish, equip, and maintain an auxiliary police force. When called into service pursuant to procedures established by the governing board<\/span>, members of such auxiliary police forces have all the powers, authority, and immunities of campus police officers at public institutions of higher education.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nESTABLISHMENT OF AUXILIARY POLICE FORCES (\u00a7 23.1-811)\n\nThe governing board of each public institution of higher education and private\ninstitution of higher education, for the further preservation of public peace,\nsafety, and good order of the campus community, may establish, equip, and\nmaintain an auxiliary police force. When called into service pursuant to\nprocedures established by the governing board, members of such auxiliary police\nforces have all the powers, authority, and immunities of campus police officers\nat public institutions of higher education.\n\nHISTORY: 1991, c. 711, \u00a7 23-233.1; 2016, c. 588.","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}}