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Any such special conservation police officer shall give the bond required by § 29.1-201 prior to serving. The powers and authority of such special conservation police officer shall not extend beyond the lands of his employer. The Director may require any special conservation police officer to perform duties on such lands as are required for the enforcement of this chapter.B\n\nOn request of two or more adjoining landowners who own 1,000 or more contiguous acres in this Commonwealth, the Director may appoint as special conservation police officers persons employed by one or more of the landowners. No such special conservation police officer shall receive any compensation from the Commonwealth for his services as such. Any such special conservation police officer shall give the bond required by § 29.1-201 prior to serving. The powers and authority of such special conservation police officer shall not extend beyond the lands of the adjoining landowners requesting the appointment of the special conservation police officer. The Director may require any special conservation police officer to perform duties on such lands as are required for the enforcement of this chapter.C\n\nThe Commonwealth and the Department shall not be liable in any manner for the acts or omissions of special conservation police officers appointed pursuant to this section occurring during the performance of their duties as special conservation police officers.D\n\nEach request for appointment of a special conservation police officer shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $100 to defray the cost of processing the request.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":231874,"text":"On request of any employer owning more than 500 acres in this Commonwealth, the Director may appoint as special conservation police officers persons employed by the owner. No such special conservation police officer shall receive any compensation from the Commonwealth for his services as such. 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This law was first created in 1954. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 700 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 1954 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1987, chapter 488; in 1994, chapter 411<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 185<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 87<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":72999,"section_number":"29.1-201","catch_line":"Bond","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-201\/"}],"permalink":{"id":192467,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63652,"identifier":"29.1-217","token":"29.1\/2\/29.1-217","url":"\/29.1-217\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-217\/","token":"29.1\/2\/29.1-217","dublin_core":{"Title":"Special conservation police officers receiving no compensation from Commonwealth","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-217","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> On request of any employer owning more than 500 acres in this Commonwealth, the Director<\/span> may appoint as special conservation police officers<\/span> persons employed by the owner. No such special conservation police officer shall receive any compensation from the Commonwealth for his services as such. Any such special conservation police officer shall give the bond<\/span> required by § 29.1-201<\/a> prior to serving. The powers and authority of such special conservation police officer shall not extend beyond the lands of his employer. The Director<\/span> may require any special conservation police officer to perform duties on such lands as are required for the enforcement of this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> On request of two or more adjoining landowners who own 1,000 or more contiguous acres in this Commonwealth, the Director<\/span> may appoint as special conservation police officers<\/span> persons employed by one or more of the landowners. No such special conservation police officer shall receive any compensation from the Commonwealth for his services as such. Any such special conservation police officer shall give the bond<\/span> required by § 29.1-201<\/a> prior to serving. The powers and authority of such special conservation police officer shall not extend beyond the lands of the adjoining landowners requesting the appointment of the special conservation police officer. The Director<\/span> may require any special conservation police officer to perform duties on such lands as are required for the enforcement of this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Commonwealth and the Department<\/span> shall not be liable in any manner for the acts or omissions of special conservation police officers<\/span> appointed pursuant to this section occurring during the performance of their duties as special conservation police officers<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Each request for appointment of a special conservation police officer shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $100 to defray the cost of processing the request. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSPECIAL CONSERVATION POLICE OFFICERS RECEIVING NO COMPENSATION FROM COMMONWEALTH\n(\u00a7 29.1-217)\n\nA. On request of any employer owning more than 500 acres in this Commonwealth,\nthe Director may appoint as special conservation police officers persons\nemployed by the owner. No such special conservation police officer shall receive\nany compensation from the Commonwealth for his services as such. Any such\nspecial conservation police officer shall give the bond required by §\n29.1-201 prior to serving. The powers and authority of such special conservation\npolice officer shall not extend beyond the lands of his employer. The Director\nmay require any special conservation police officer to perform duties on such\nlands as are required for the enforcement of this chapter.\n\nB. On request of two or more adjoining landowners who own 1,000 or more\ncontiguous acres in this Commonwealth, the Director may appoint as special\nconservation police officers persons employed by one or more of the landowners.\nNo such special conservation police officer shall receive any compensation from\nthe Commonwealth for his services as such. Any such special conservation police\nofficer shall give the bond required by § 29.1-201 prior to serving. The\npowers and authority of such special conservation police officer shall not\nextend beyond the lands of the adjoining landowners requesting the appointment\nof the special conservation police officer. The Director may require any special\nconservation police officer to perform duties on such lands as are required for\nthe enforcement of this chapter.\n\nC. The Commonwealth and the Department shall not be liable in any manner for the\nacts or omissions of special conservation police officers appointed pursuant to\nthis section occurring during the performance of their duties as special\nconservation police officers.\n\nD. Each request for appointment of a special conservation police officer shall\nbe accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $100 to defray the cost of processing\nthe request.\n\nHISTORY: 1954, c. 700, \u00a7 29-37.1; 1987, c. 488; 1994, c. 411; 1997, c. 185;\n2007, c. 87.","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}}