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When responding to a request under such an agreement, Authority employees may go outside Authority facilities, and the Authority and its employees shall enjoy the same immunities from liability as localities and their employees do in responding under similar circumstances.E\n\nThe police force of Arlington County shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the police force established herein at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The Authority shall enter into an agreement with Arlington County regarding the exercise of police authority.F\n\nThe sheriffs and police forces of Loudoun and Fairfax Counties shall continue to exercise concurrent jurisdiction with the police force established herein over the Authority Facilities situated within their respective counties.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":201374,"text":"The Commonwealth hereby grants, accepts and agrees to concurrent police power authority over the Metropolitan Washington Airports as provided in Section 6009 (c) of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of 1986.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":201375,"text":"The Authority is authorized to establish and maintain a regular police force and to confer police powers to be exercised with respect to offenses occurring on the Authority Facilities upon its employees meeting the minimum requirements of the Department of Criminal Justice Services.\n\t\t\tSuch police officers shall have all powers vested in police officers under Chapter 17 of Title 15.2, Chapter 11 of Title 16.1, Title 18.2, Title 19.2, and Title 46.2 of the Code of Virginia as those titles may be amended from time to time and shall be responsible upon the Authority Facilities and within 300 yards of the Facilities for enforcing the laws of the Commonwealth, the Authority’s rules and regulations and all other applicable ordinances, rules, and regulations.\n\t\t\tSuch police officers may issue summons to appear, or arrest on view or on information without warrant as permitted by law, and conduct before any judicial officer of competent jurisdiction any person violating, upon Authority Facilities, any rule or regulation of the Authority, any ordinance or regulation of any local political subdivision, or any other law of the Commonwealth.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":201376,"text":"The Department of State Police shall exercise the same powers upon Authority Facilities as elsewhere in the Commonwealth.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":201377,"text":"The Authority may enter into reciprocal or mutual aid agreements with the local political subdivisions in the National Capital Region as defined in § 2674(f)(2) of title 10 of the United States Code, those counties with a border abutting that area, and any municipalities therein; any agency of the Commonwealth, the District of Columbia, the State of Maryland; the federal government; or any combination of the foregoing for cooperation in the furnishing of services during a public service event, an emergency, or planned training, including law-enforcement, fire, rescue, emergency health, and medical services, transportation, communications, public works and engineering, mass care, and resource support. 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This law was first created in 2001. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 342<\/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 2007, chapters 729<\/a> and 742<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":64628,"section_number":"18.2-57","catch_line":"Assault and battery; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-57\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":233647,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54893,"identifier":"5.1-158","token":"5.1\/10\/5.1-158","url":"\/5.1-158\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/5.1-158\/","token":"5.1\/10\/5.1-158","dublin_core":{"Title":"Police","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 5.1-158","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Commonwealth hereby grants, accepts and agrees to concurrent police power authority over the Metropolitan Washington Airports<\/span> as provided in Section 6009 (c) of the Metropolitan Washington Airports<\/span> Act of 1986. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Authority is authorized to establish and maintain a regular police force and to confer police powers to be exercised with respect to offenses<\/span> occurring on the Authority Facilities upon its employees meeting the minimum requirements of the Department<\/span> of Criminal Justice Services.\n\t\t\tSuch police officers shall have all powers vested in police officers under Chapter 17 of Title 15.2, Chapter 11 of Title 16.1, Title 18.2, Title 19.2, and Title 46.2 of the Code of Virginia as those titles may be amended from time to time and shall be responsible upon the Authority Facilities and within 300 yards of the Facilities for enforcing the laws<\/span> of the Commonwealth, the Authority’s rules and regulations and all other applicable ordinances<\/span>, rules, and regulations.\n\t\t\tSuch police officers may issue<\/span> summons<\/span> to appear, or arrest<\/span> on view or on information without warrant as permitted by law<\/span>, and conduct before any judicial officer of competent jurisdiction<\/span> any person<\/span> violating, upon Authority Facilities, any rule or regulation of the Authority, any ordinance<\/span> or regulation of any local political subdivision, or any other law<\/span> of the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Department<\/span> of State Police shall exercise the same powers upon Authority Facilities as elsewhere in the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Authority may enter into reciprocal or mutual aid agreements with the local political subdivisions in the National Capital Region as defined in § 2674(f)(2) of title 10 of the United States Code, those counties with a border abutting that area, and any municipalities therein; any agency of the Commonwealth, the District of Columbia, the State of Maryland; the federal government; or any combination of the foregoing for cooperation in the furnishing of services during a public service event, an emergency, or planned training, including law<\/span>-enforcement, fire, rescue, emergency health, and medical services, transportation, communications, public works and engineering, mass care, and resource support. When responding to a request under such an agreement, Authority employees may go outside Authority facilities, and the Authority and its employees shall enjoy the same immunities from liability as localities and their employees do in responding under similar circumstances. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The police force of Arlington County shall have concurrent jurisdiction<\/span> with the police force established herein at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport<\/span>. The Authority shall enter into an agreement with Arlington County regarding the exercise of police authority. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> The sheriffs and police forces of Loudoun and Fairfax Counties shall continue to exercise concurrent jurisdiction<\/span> with the police force established herein over the Authority Facilities situated within their respective counties. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOLICE (\u00a7 5.1-158)\n\nA. The Commonwealth hereby grants, accepts and agrees to concurrent police power\nauthority over the Metropolitan Washington Airports as provided in Section 6009\n(c) of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of 1986.\n\nB. The Authority is authorized to establish and maintain a regular police force\nand to confer police powers to be exercised with respect to offenses occurring\non the Authority Facilities upon its employees meeting the minimum requirements\nof the Department of Criminal Justice Services.\n\t\t\tSuch police officers shall have all powers vested in police officers under\nChapter 17 of Title 15.2, Chapter 11 of Title 16.1, Title 18.2, Title 19.2, and\nTitle 46.2 of the Code of Virginia as those titles may be amended from time to\ntime and shall be responsible upon the Authority Facilities and within 300 yards\nof the Facilities for enforcing the laws of the Commonwealth, the\nAuthority’s rules and regulations and all other applicable ordinances,\nrules, and regulations.\n\t\t\tSuch police officers may issue summons to appear, or arrest on view or on\ninformation without warrant as permitted by law, and conduct before any judicial\nofficer of competent jurisdiction any person violating, upon Authority\nFacilities, any rule or regulation of the Authority, any ordinance or regulation\nof any local political subdivision, or any other law of the Commonwealth.\n\nC. The Department of State Police shall exercise the same powers upon Authority\nFacilities as elsewhere in the Commonwealth.\n\nD. The Authority may enter into reciprocal or mutual aid agreements with the\nlocal political subdivisions in the National Capital Region as defined in §\n2674(f)(2) of title 10 of the United States Code, those counties with a border\nabutting that area, and any municipalities therein; any agency of the\nCommonwealth, the District of Columbia, the State of Maryland; the federal\ngovernment; or any combination of the foregoing for cooperation in the\nfurnishing of services during a public service event, an emergency, or planned\ntraining, including law-enforcement, fire, rescue, emergency health, and medical\nservices, transportation, communications, public works and engineering, mass\ncare, and resource support. When responding to a request under such an\nagreement, Authority employees may go outside Authority facilities, and the\nAuthority and its employees shall enjoy the same immunities from liability as\nlocalities and their employees do in responding under similar circumstances.\n\nE. The police force of Arlington County shall have concurrent jurisdiction with\nthe police force established herein at Ronald Reagan Washington National\nAirport. The Authority shall enter into an agreement with Arlington County\nregarding the exercise of police authority.\n\nF. The sheriffs and police forces of Loudoun and Fairfax Counties shall continue\nto exercise concurrent jurisdiction with the police force established herein\nover the Authority Facilities situated within their respective counties.\n\nHISTORY: 2001, c. 342; 2007, cc. 729, 742.","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}}