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In so doing it shall endeavor to ascertain the causes of crime and recommend ways to reduce and prevent it, explore and recommend methods of rehabilitation of convicted criminals, study compensation of persons in law enforcement and related fields and study other related matters including apprehension, trial and punishment of criminal offenders. The Commission shall make such recommendations as it deems appropriate with respect to the foregoing matters, and shall coordinate the proposals and recommendations of all commissions and agencies as to legislation affecting crimes, crime control and criminal procedure. The Commission shall cooperate with the executive branch of state government, the Attorney General’s office and the judiciary who are in turn encouraged to cooperate with the Commission. The Commission shall cooperate with governments and governmental agencies of other states and the United States.B\n\nThe Commission shall consist of 13 members that include nine legislative members, three nonlegislative citizen members, and one state official as follows: six members of the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates; three members of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; three nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Governor; and the Attorney General or his designee. Nonlegislative citizen members shall be citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Unless otherwise approved by the chairman of the Commission, nonlegislative citizen members shall only be reimbursed for travel originating and ending within the Commonwealth of Virginia for the purpose of attending meetings.C\n\nThe term of each appointee shall be for two years, except that the Attorney General and legislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. All members may be reappointed. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be made for the unexpired terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.D\n\nThe Commission shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman annually, who shall be members of the General Assembly. A majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. Meetings of the Commission shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever the majority of the members so request.E\n\nLegislative members of the Commission shall receive such compensation as provided in § 30-19.12 and nonlegislative citizen members shall receive such compensation as provided in § 2.2-2813 for their services. All members shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825. All such compensation and expense payments, however, shall come from existing appropriations to the Commission.F\n\nNo recommendation of the Commission shall be adopted if a majority of the Senate members or a majority of the House members appointed to the Commission (i) vote against the recommendation and (ii) vote for the recommendation to fail notwithstanding the majority vote of the Commission.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":303387,"text":"The Virginia State Crime Commission (the Commission) is established in the legislative branch of state government. The purpose of the Commission shall be to study, report and make recommendations on all areas of public safety and protection. 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This law was first created in 1972. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 766 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 1972 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1974, chapter 527; in 1979, chapter 316; in 1993, chapter 438; in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 885<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 1000<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":60191,"section_number":"30-158","catch_line":"Powers and duties of Commission","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-158\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":71377,"section_number":"2.2-2813","catch_line":"Definitions; compensation and expense payments from state funds for service on collegial bodies","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2813\/"},{"id":73173,"section_number":"2.2-2825","catch_line":"Reimbursement for certain travel expenditures; restrictions on reimbursement","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2825\/"},{"id":81066,"section_number":"30-19.12","catch_line":"Compensation of members of the General Assembly and certain commissions engaged in legislative services","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-19.12\/"}],"permalink":{"id":199665,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84640,"identifier":"30-156","token":"30\/16\/30-156","url":"\/30-156\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/30-156\/","token":"30\/16\/30-156","dublin_core":{"Title":"Virginia State Crime Commission; purpose; membership; terms; compensation and expenses; quorum; voting on recommendations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 30-156","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Virginia State Crime<\/span> Commission (the Commission) is established in the legislative branch of state government. The purpose of the Commission shall be to study, report and make recommendations on all areas of public safety and protection. In so doing it shall endeavor to ascertain the causes of crime<\/span> and recommend ways to reduce and prevent it, explore and recommend methods of rehabilitation of convicted criminals, study compensation of persons in law<\/span> enforcement and related fields and study other related matters including apprehension, trial<\/span> and punishment of criminal offenders. The Commission shall make such recommendations as it deems appropriate with respect to the foregoing matters, and shall coordinate the proposals and recommendations of all commissions and agencies as to legislation affecting crimes<\/span>, crime<\/span> control and criminal procedure. The Commission shall cooperate with the executive branch of state government, the Attorney General<\/span>’s office and the judiciary who are in turn encouraged to cooperate with the Commission. The Commission shall cooperate with governments and governmental agencies of other states and the United States. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commission shall consist of 13 members that include nine legislative members, three nonlegislative citizen members, and one state official as follows: six members of the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates; three members of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; three nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Governor; and the Attorney General<\/span> or his designee. Nonlegislative citizen members shall be citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Unless otherwise approved by the chairman of the Commission, nonlegislative citizen members shall only be reimbursed for travel originating and ending within the Commonwealth of Virginia for the purpose of attending meetings. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The term of each appointee shall be for two years, except that the Attorney General<\/span> and legislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. All members may be reappointed. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be made for the unexpired terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Commission shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman annually, who shall be members of the General Assembly. A majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. Meetings of the Commission shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever the majority of the members so request. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Legislative members of the Commission shall receive such compensation as provided in § 30-19.12<\/a> and nonlegislative citizen members shall receive such compensation as provided in § 2.2-2813<\/a> for their services. All members shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813<\/a> and 2.2-2825<\/a>. All such compensation and expense payments, however, shall come from existing appropriations to the Commission. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> No recommendation of the Commission shall be adopted if a majority of the Senate members or a majority of the House members appointed to the Commission (i) vote against the recommendation and (ii) vote for the recommendation to fail notwithstanding the majority vote of the Commission. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVIRGINIA STATE CRIME COMMISSION; PURPOSE; MEMBERSHIP; TERMS; COMPENSATION AND\nEXPENSES; QUORUM; VOTING ON RECOMMENDATIONS (\u00a7 30-156)\n\nA. The Virginia State Crime Commission (the Commission) is established in the\nlegislative branch of state government. The purpose of the Commission shall be\nto study, report and make recommendations on all areas of public safety and\nprotection. In so doing it shall endeavor to ascertain the causes of crime and\nrecommend ways to reduce and prevent it, explore and recommend methods of\nrehabilitation of convicted criminals, study compensation of persons in law\nenforcement and related fields and study other related matters including\napprehension, trial and punishment of criminal offenders. The Commission shall\nmake such recommendations as it deems appropriate with respect to the foregoing\nmatters, and shall coordinate the proposals and recommendations of all\ncommissions and agencies as to legislation affecting crimes, crime control and\ncriminal procedure. The Commission shall cooperate with the executive branch of\nstate government, the Attorney General’s office and the judiciary who are\nin turn encouraged to cooperate with the Commission. The Commission shall\ncooperate with governments and governmental agencies of other states and the\nUnited States.\n\nB. The Commission shall consist of 13 members that include nine legislative\nmembers, three nonlegislative citizen members, and one state official as\nfollows: six members of the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of\nthe House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional\nrepresentation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates; three members\nof the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; three\nnonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Governor; and the Attorney\nGeneral or his designee. Nonlegislative citizen members shall be citizens of the\nCommonwealth of Virginia. Unless otherwise approved by the chairman of the\nCommission, nonlegislative citizen members shall only be reimbursed for travel\noriginating and ending within the Commonwealth of Virginia for the purpose of\nattending meetings.\n\nC. The term of each appointee shall be for two years, except that the Attorney\nGeneral and legislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of\noffice. All members may be reappointed. Appointments to fill vacancies, other\nthan by expiration of a term, shall be made for the unexpired terms. Vacancies\nshall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.\n\nD. The Commission shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman annually, who shall\nbe members of the General Assembly. A majority of the members of the Commission\nshall constitute a quorum. Meetings of the Commission shall be held at the call\nof the chairman or whenever the majority of the members so request.\n\nE. Legislative members of the Commission shall receive such compensation as\nprovided in § 30-19.12 and nonlegislative citizen members shall receive\nsuch compensation as provided in § 2.2-2813 for their services. All members\nshall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the\nperformance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825.\nAll such compensation and expense payments, however, shall come from existing\nappropriations to the Commission.\n\nF. No recommendation of the Commission shall be adopted if a majority of the\nSenate members or a majority of the House members appointed to the Commission\n(i) vote against the recommendation and (ii) vote for the recommendation to fail\nnotwithstanding the majority vote of the Commission.\n\nHISTORY: 1972, c. 766, \u00a7\u00a7 9-125, 9-126; 1974, c. 527; 1979, c. 316; 1993, c.\n438; 2001, c. 844; 2003, c. 885; 2004, c. 1000.","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}}