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The Director shall submit the names of eligible officers to the judge or judges of the judicial circuit where the officer is initially assigned to be authorized to act as an officer of the court.\n\t\tThe judge or judges of the judicial circuit to which an officer is assigned shall authorize the officer to serve as an officer of the court to carry out the power and duties prescribed in \u00a7 53.1-145 and elsewhere in this article. When the area of a probation and parole district lies in two or more judicial circuits, the probation and parole officers shall be authorized by joint action of the judges of the several circuits. If there are more than two such judges, a majority vote shall control the authorization.\n\t\tWhenever the authorization is to be made by two judges and they fail to agree within 60 days of the Director’s assignment of such officer, the Director shall authorize the officer to serve the judicial circuits of the Commonwealth.\n\t\tThe authorization of an officer by the judicial circuit to which the officer is initially assigned shall be valid in all judicial circuits in the Commonwealth regardless of subsequent assignments.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":304871,"text":"The Director shall employ officers to carry out the powers and duties prescribed in \u00a7 53.1-145 and elsewhere in this article. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 1970, chapter 648; in 1973, chapter 253; in 1974, chapters 44 and 45; in 1979, chapter 700; in 1982, chapter 636; in 1984, chapter 514; in 2003, chapter 944<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":73895,"section_number":"18.2-308.03","catch_line":"Fees for concealed handgun permits","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-308.03\/"},{"id":58241,"section_number":"18.2-57.01","catch_line":"Pointing laser at law-enforcement officer unlawful; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-57.01\/"},{"id":86530,"section_number":"51.1-212","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-212\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":63884,"section_number":"53.1-145","catch_line":"Powers and duties of probation and parole officers","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-145\/"}],"permalink":{"id":238943,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85066,"identifier":"53.1-143","token":"53.1\/4\/2\/53.1-143","url":"\/53.1-143\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-143\/","token":"53.1\/4\/2\/53.1-143","dublin_core":{"Title":"How officers authorized","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-143","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Director<\/span> shall employ officers to carry out the powers and duties prescribed in \u00a7 53.1-145<\/a> and elsewhere in this article. The Director<\/span> shall submit the names of eligible officers to the judge<\/span> or judges<\/span> of the judicial circuit<\/span> where the officer is initially assigned to be authorized to act as an officer of the court<\/span>.\n\t\tThe judge<\/span> or judges<\/span> of the judicial circuit<\/span> to which an officer is assigned shall authorize the officer to serve as an officer of the court<\/span> to carry out the power and duties prescribed in \u00a7 53.1-145<\/a> and elsewhere in this article. When the area of a probation<\/span> and parole<\/span> district lies in two or more judicial circuits<\/span>, the probation<\/span> and parole<\/span> officers shall be authorized by joint action of the judges<\/span> of the several circuits<\/span>. If there are more than two such judges<\/span>, a majority vote shall control the authorization.\n\t\tWhenever the authorization is to be made by two judges<\/span> and they fail to agree within 60 days of the Director<\/span>’s assignment of such officer, the Director<\/span> shall authorize the officer to serve the judicial circuits<\/span> of the Commonwealth.\n\t\tThe authorization of an officer by the judicial circuit<\/span> to which the officer is initially assigned shall be valid in all judicial circuits<\/span> in the Commonwealth regardless of subsequent assignments.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHOW OFFICERS AUTHORIZED (\u00a7 53.1-143)\n\nThe Director shall employ officers to carry out the powers and duties prescribed\nin \u00a7 53.1-145 and elsewhere in this article. The Director shall submit the\nnames of eligible officers to the judge or judges of the judicial circuit where\nthe officer is initially assigned to be authorized to act as an officer of the\ncourt.\n\t\tThe judge or judges of the judicial circuit to which an officer is assigned\nshall authorize the officer to serve as an officer of the court to carry out the\npower and duties prescribed in \u00a7 53.1-145 and elsewhere in this article. When\nthe area of a probation and parole district lies in two or more judicial\ncircuits, the probation and parole officers shall be authorized by joint action\nof the judges of the several circuits. If there are more than two such judges, a\nmajority vote shall control the authorization.\n\t\tWhenever the authorization is to be made by two judges and they fail to agree\nwithin 60 days of the Director’s assignment of such officer, the Director\nshall authorize the officer to serve the judicial circuits of the Commonwealth.\n\t\tThe authorization of an officer by the judicial circuit to which the officer\nis initially assigned shall be valid in all judicial circuits in the\nCommonwealth regardless of subsequent assignments.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 53-244; 1970, c. 648; 1973, c. 253; 1974, cc. 44, 45;\n1979, c. 700; 1982, c. 636; 1984, c. 514; 2003, c. 944.","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}}