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Such investigation shall determine whether the individual is responsible, honest, and in all ways capable of performing the duties of a campus police officer.B\n\nUpon application of the governing board of a public institution of higher education or private institution of higher education, the circuit court of the locality in which the institution is located may, by order, appoint the individuals named in the application to be campus police officers or members of an auxiliary police force at such institution.C\n\nEach campus police officer and member of an auxiliary police force appointed and employed pursuant to this article is a state employee of the institution named in the order of appointment. Insofar as it is not inconsistent with the Virginia Personnel Act (§ 2.2-2900 et seq.), the governing board of such institution shall provide for the conditions and terms of employment and compensation and a distinctive uniform and badge of office for such officers and members of an auxiliary police force.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":266642,"text":"Prior to appointment as a campus police officer or member of an auxiliary police force, each individual shall be investigated by the campus police department of the institution applying for the order of appointment or, if none has been established, by the police department of the locality in which such institution is located. 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This law was first created in 1977. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 79 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 1977 \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 1991, chapter 711; in 2016, chapter 588<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":60256,"section_number":"15.2-1724","catch_line":"Police and other officers may be sent beyond territorial limits","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1724\/"},{"id":80081,"section_number":"15.2-1726","catch_line":"Agreements for consolidation of police departments or for cooperation in furnishing police services","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1726\/"},{"id":83919,"section_number":"15.2-1736","catch_line":"Mutual aid agreements among governing bodies of localities","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1736\/"},{"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":78479,"section_number":"23.1-810","catch_line":"Authorization for campus police departments in private institutions of higher education","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-810\/"},{"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":[{"id":65778,"section_number":"2.2-2900","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2900\/"}],"permalink":{"id":185373,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74144,"identifier":"23.1-812","token":"23.1\/II\/8\/3\/23.1-812","url":"\/23.1-812\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-812\/","token":"23.1\/II\/8\/3\/23.1-812","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appointment of campus police officers and members of an auxiliary police force","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-812","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Prior to appointment as a campus police officer or member of an auxiliary police force, each individual shall be investigated by the campus police department of the institution applying for the order<\/span> of appointment or, if none has been established, by the police department of the locality in which such institution is located. Such investigation shall determine whether the individual is responsible, honest, and in all ways capable of performing the duties of a campus police officer. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Upon application of the governing board<\/span> of a public institution of higher education<\/span> or private institution of higher education<\/span>, the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of the locality in which the institution is located may, by order<\/span>, appoint the individuals named in the application to be campus police officers or members of an auxiliary police force at such institution. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Each campus police officer and member of an auxiliary police force appointed and employed pursuant to this article is a state employee of the institution named in the order<\/span> of appointment. Insofar as it is not inconsistent with the Virginia Personnel Act (§ 2.2-2900<\/a> et seq.), the governing board<\/span> of such institution shall provide for the conditions and terms of employment and compensation and a distinctive uniform and badge of office for such officers and members of an auxiliary police force. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPOINTMENT OF CAMPUS POLICE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF AN AUXILIARY POLICE FORCE\n(\u00a7 23.1-812)\n\nA. Prior to appointment as a campus police officer or member of an auxiliary\npolice force, each individual shall be investigated by the campus police\ndepartment of the institution applying for the order of appointment or, if none\nhas been established, by the police department of the locality in which such\ninstitution is located. Such investigation shall determine whether the\nindividual is responsible, honest, and in all ways capable of performing the\nduties of a campus police officer.\n\nB. Upon application of the governing board of a public institution of higher\neducation or private institution of higher education, the circuit court of the\nlocality in which the institution is located may, by order, appoint the\nindividuals named in the application to be campus police officers or members of\nan auxiliary police force at such institution.\n\nC. Each campus police officer and member of an auxiliary police force appointed\nand employed pursuant to this article is a state employee of the institution\nnamed in the order of appointment. Insofar as it is not inconsistent with the\nVirginia Personnel Act (§ 2.2-2900 et seq.), the governing board of such\ninstitution shall provide for the conditions and terms of employment and\ncompensation and a distinctive uniform and badge of office for such officers and\nmembers of an auxiliary police force.\n\nHISTORY: 1977, c. 79, \u00a7\u00a7 23-233, 23-236; 1991, c. 711; 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}}