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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 2022, chapter 49<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":62537,"section_number":"16.1-253","catch_line":"Preliminary protective order","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-253\/"},{"id":61705,"section_number":"16.1-253.1","catch_line":"Preliminary protective orders in cases of family abuse; confidentiality","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-253.1\/"},{"id":60177,"section_number":"16.1-253.4","catch_line":"Emergency protective orders authorized in certain cases; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-253.4\/"},{"id":62456,"section_number":"16.1-279.1","catch_line":"Protective order in cases of family abuse","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-279.1\/"},{"id":64651,"section_number":"18.2-186.6","catch_line":"Breach of personal information notification","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-186.6\/"},{"id":72961,"section_number":"19.2-13","catch_line":"Special conservators of the peace; authority; jurisdiction; registration; liability of employers; penalty; report","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-13\/"},{"id":83461,"section_number":"19.2-152.10","catch_line":"Protective order","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-152.10\/"},{"id":57863,"section_number":"19.2-152.13","catch_line":"Emergency substantial risk order","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-152.13\/"},{"id":54898,"section_number":"19.2-152.14","catch_line":"Substantial risk order","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-152.14\/"},{"id":67602,"section_number":"19.2-152.8","catch_line":"Emergency protective orders authorized","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-152.8\/"},{"id":57556,"section_number":"19.2-152.9","catch_line":"Preliminary protective orders","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-152.9\/"},{"id":82582,"section_number":"19.2-390","catch_line":"Reports to be made by local law-enforcement officers, conservators of the peace, clerks of court, Secretary of the Commonwealth and Corrections officials to State Police; material submitted by other agencies","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-390\/"},{"id":84768,"section_number":"20-103","catch_line":"Court may make orders pending suit for divorce, custody or visitation, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-103\/"},{"id":63033,"section_number":"52-8.6","catch_line":"Criminal street gang reporting","order_by":null,"url":"\/52-8.6\/"},{"id":71862,"section_number":"53.1-149","catch_line":"Arrest of probationer without warrant; written statement; timeframe for service of process","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-149\/"},{"id":71659,"section_number":"53.1-162","catch_line":"Arrest of parolee without warrant; written statement","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-162\/"},{"id":64804,"section_number":"63.2-1609","catch_line":"Emergency order for adult protective services","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1609\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":237321,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60818,"identifier":"52-12","token":"52\/2\/52-12","url":"\/52-12\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/52-12\/","token":"52\/2\/52-12","dublin_core":{"Title":"Establishment of State Police communication system","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 52-12","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

There shall be established in the Department of State Police a fully integrated police communication system operating through sending and receiving stations or receiving stations only, and such associated equipment as may be necessary, at the headquarters of the Superintendent of State Police and at such substations or detached posts as shall be designated by the Superintendent for the purpose of prompt collection and distribution of information throughout the Commonwealth as the police problems of the Commonwealth may require. Authority is hereby granted to connect such communication system directly or indirectly with similar systems in this or adjoining states.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nESTABLISHMENT OF STATE POLICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM (\u00a7 52-12)\n\nThere shall be established in the Department of State Police a fully integrated\npolice communication system operating through sending and receiving stations or\nreceiving stations only, and such associated equipment as may be necessary, at\nthe headquarters of the Superintendent of State Police and at such substations\nor detached posts as shall be designated by the Superintendent for the purpose\nof prompt collection and distribution of information throughout the Commonwealth\nas the police problems of the Commonwealth may require. Authority is hereby\ngranted to connect such communication system directly or indirectly with similar\nsystems in this or adjoining states.\n\nHISTORY: 1938, p. 674; Michie Code 1942, \u00a7 2154(233); 2022, c. 49.","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}}