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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":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":185393,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77447,"identifier":"23.1-816","token":"23.1\/II\/8\/3\/23.1-816","url":"\/23.1-816\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-816\/","token":"23.1\/II\/8\/3\/23.1-816","dublin_core":{"Title":"Extending police power of public institutions of higher education beyond boundaries; jurisdiction of general district courts; duty of attorneys for the Commonwealth","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-816","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The governing board<\/span> of any public institution of higher education<\/span> that leases, rents, or owns satellite campuses, public buildings, and other property located beyond the limits of such institution has and may exercise full police power over such property and individuals using such property. The governing board<\/span> may prescribe policies and regulations for the operation and use of such properties and the conduct of individuals using such property and may provide appropriate administrative penalties for the violation of such policies and regulations. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The general district court<\/span> for the locality in which violations of law<\/span> or policies or regulations established by the governing board<\/span> of the institution pursuant to subsection A occurs has jurisdiction<\/span> over all cases involving such violations. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> It is the duty of each local attorney for the Commonwealth to prosecute<\/span> all violators of the laws<\/span> pertaining to the provisions enumerated in this article that occur in such locality. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXTENDING POLICE POWER OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION BEYOND\nBOUNDARIES; JURISDICTION OF GENERAL DISTRICT COURTS; DUTY OF ATTORNEYS FOR THE\nCOMMONWEALTH (\u00a7 23.1-816)\n\nA. The governing board of any public institution of higher education that\nleases, rents, or owns satellite campuses, public buildings, and other property\nlocated beyond the limits of such institution has and may exercise full police\npower over such property and individuals using such property. The governing\nboard may prescribe policies and regulations for the operation and use of such\nproperties and the conduct of individuals using such property and may provide\nappropriate administrative penalties for the violation of such policies and\nregulations.\n\nB. The general district court for the locality in which violations of law or\npolicies or regulations established by the governing board of the institution\npursuant to subsection A occurs has jurisdiction over all cases involving such\nviolations.\n\nC. It is the duty of each local attorney for the Commonwealth to prosecute all\nviolators of the laws pertaining to the provisions enumerated in this article\nthat occur in such locality.\n\nHISTORY: 1991, c. 711, \u00a7 23-234.1; 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}}