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The Fort Pickett Police may exercise within the limits of the Fort Pickett Reservation and, when assigned to any other property owned or controlled by the Commonwealth or any agency, department, institution or commission thereof, all the powers, duties and functions that are exercised by the police of the city, or the police or sheriff of the county within which said property is located. The jurisdiction of the Fort Pickett Police shall further extend 300 feet beyond the boundary of any property they are required to protect, such jurisdiction to be concurrent with that of other law-enforcement officers of the locality in which such property is located. The Fort Pickett Police shall refer any complaint which alleges a felony violation to the Virginia State Police or the sheriff of the appropriate jurisdiction who, in cooperation with the Fort Pickett Police, shall conduct an investigation if an investigation is warranted. All members of the Fort Pickett Police shall be subject to the provisions of \u00a7 2.2-1202.1 and Chapter 5 (\u00a7 9.1-500 et seq.) of Title 9.1. The Fort Pickett Police Department shall be under the supervision of the Adjutant General, or his designee. The pay structure for the officers and supervisors of the Fort Pickett Police Department shall be the same as that set by the Compensation Board for sheriffs’ offices.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":244377,"text":"There is hereby established within the Department of Military Affairs the Fort Pickett Police Department. The Fort Pickett Police may exercise within the limits of the Fort Pickett Reservation and, when assigned to any other property owned or controlled by the Commonwealth or any agency, department, institution or commission thereof, all the powers, duties and functions that are exercised by the police of the city, or the police or sheriff of the county within which said property is located. The jurisdiction of the Fort Pickett Police shall further extend 300 feet beyond the boundary of any property they are required to protect, such jurisdiction to be concurrent with that of other law-enforcement officers of the locality in which such property is located. The Fort Pickett Police shall refer any complaint which alleges a felony violation to the Virginia State Police or the sheriff of the appropriate jurisdiction who, in cooperation with the Fort Pickett Police, shall conduct an investigation if an investigation is warranted. All members of the Fort Pickett Police shall be subject to the provisions of \u00a7 2.2-1202.1 and Chapter 5 (\u00a7 9.1-500 et seq.) of Title 9.1. The Fort Pickett Police Department shall be under the supervision of the Adjutant General, or his designee. 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This law was first created in 2000. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 296<\/a> 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. 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 2012, chapters 803<\/a> and 835<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":80462,"section_number":"2.2-1202.1","catch_line":"Additional powers and duties of Director; employment dispute resolution","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-1202.1\/"},{"id":70463,"section_number":"9.1-500","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-500\/"}],"permalink":{"id":222199,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67435,"identifier":"44-123.3","token":"44\/2\/44-123.3","url":"\/44-123.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/44-123.3\/","token":"44\/2\/44-123.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Fort Pickett Police; powers; duties; functions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 44-123.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

There is hereby established within the Department of Military Affairs the Fort Pickett Police Department. The Fort Pickett Police may exercise within the limits of the Fort Pickett Reservation and, when assigned to any other property owned or controlled by the Commonwealth or any agency, department, institution or commission thereof, all the powers, duties and functions that are exercised by the police of the city, or the police or sheriff of the county within which said property is located. The jurisdiction<\/span> of the Fort Pickett Police shall further extend 300 feet beyond the boundary of any property they are required to protect, such jurisdiction<\/span> to be concurrent with that of other law<\/span>-enforcement officers of the locality in which such property is located. The Fort Pickett Police shall refer any complaint which alleges a felony<\/span> violation to the Virginia State Police or the sheriff of the appropriate jurisdiction<\/span> who, in cooperation with the Fort Pickett Police, shall conduct an investigation if an investigation is warranted. All members of the Fort Pickett Police shall be subject to the provisions of \u00a7 2.2-1202.1<\/a> and Chapter 5 (\u00a7 9.1-500<\/a> et seq.) of Title 9.1. The Fort Pickett Police Department shall be under the supervision of the Adjutant General, or his designee. The pay structure for the officers and supervisors of the Fort Pickett Police Department shall be the same as that set by the Compensation Board for sheriffs’ offices.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFORT PICKETT POLICE; POWERS; DUTIES; FUNCTIONS (\u00a7 44-123.3)\n\nThere is hereby established within the Department of Military Affairs the Fort\nPickett Police Department. The Fort Pickett Police may exercise within the\nlimits of the Fort Pickett Reservation and, when assigned to any other property\nowned or controlled by the Commonwealth or any agency, department, institution\nor commission thereof, all the powers, duties and functions that are exercised\nby the police of the city, or the police or sheriff of the county within which\nsaid property is located. The jurisdiction of the Fort Pickett Police shall\nfurther extend 300 feet beyond the boundary of any property they are required to\nprotect, such jurisdiction to be concurrent with that of other law-enforcement\nofficers of the locality in which such property is located. The Fort Pickett\nPolice shall refer any complaint which alleges a felony violation to the\nVirginia State Police or the sheriff of the appropriate jurisdiction who, in\ncooperation with the Fort Pickett Police, shall conduct an investigation if an\ninvestigation is warranted. All members of the Fort Pickett Police shall be\nsubject to the provisions of \u00a7 2.2-1202.1 and Chapter 5 (\u00a7 9.1-500 et seq.) of\nTitle 9.1. The Fort Pickett Police Department shall be under the supervision of\nthe Adjutant General, or his designee. The pay structure for the officers and\nsupervisors of the Fort Pickett Police Department shall be the same as that set\nby the Compensation Board for sheriffs’ offices.\n\nHISTORY: 2000, c. 296; 2012, cc. 803, 835.","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}}