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The Executive Director and the investigators are vested with the authority to (a) obtain, serve, and execute any warrant, paper, or process issued by any court or magistrate or by the Board under the authority of the Executive Director and (b) request and receive criminal history information under the provisions of § 19.2-389.D\n\nThe authority of the Executive Director shall include the ability to request and receive reports from the Central Criminal Records Exchange to be used for the purpose of the investigative and enforcement authority of the Executive Director and not to be disseminated except as provided for in this section.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":229107,"text":"The Executive Director or investigators appointed by him shall:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":229108,"text":"Be sworn to enforce the statutes and regulations pertaining to the Board;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":229109,"text":"Have the authority to investigate violations of the statutes and regulations that the Executive Director is required to enforce;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":229110,"text":"Have the authority to issue summonses for violations of the provisions of this chapter or regulations promulgated by the Board.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"B"},"4":{"id":229111,"text":"In the event a person or entity that is issued a summons by the Executive Director or investigators appointed by him fails or refuses to discontinue the unlawful acts or refuses to give a written promise to appear at the time and place specified in the summons, the Executive Director or the investigators may appear before a magistrate or other issuing authority having jurisdiction to obtain a criminal warrant under § 19.2-72.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A3","next_prefix":"C"},"5":{"id":229112,"text":"The Executive Director and all investigators appointed by the Executive Director are vested with the authority to administer oaths or affirmations (i) for the purpose of receiving complaints and conducting investigations of violations of the provisions of this chapter or any regulations promulgated by the Board or (ii) in connection with any investigation conducted on behalf of the Board. 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This law was first created in 2001. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 832<\/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 3 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 2004, chapter 602<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 804<\/a>; in 2024, chapters 654<\/a> and 677<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":81089,"section_number":"19.2-389","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Dissemination of criminal history record information","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-389\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":244665,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62850,"identifier":"54.1-4407","token":"54.1\/VI\/44\/54.1-4407","url":"\/54.1-4407\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-4407\/","token":"54.1\/VI\/44\/54.1-4407","dublin_core":{"Title":"Enforcement of laws by the Executive Director or investigators; authority of investigators appointed by the Executive Director","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-4407","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Executive Director<\/span> or investigators appointed by him shall: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Be sworn to enforce the statutes<\/span> and regulations pertaining to the Board<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Have the authority to investigate violations of the statutes<\/span> and regulations that the Executive Director<\/span> is required to enforce; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Have the authority to issue<\/span> summonses for violations of the provisions of this chapter or regulations promulgated by the Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In the event a person or entity that is issued a summons<\/span> by the Executive Director<\/span> or investigators appointed by him fails or refuses to discontinue the unlawful acts or refuses to give a written promise to appear at the time and place specified in the summons<\/span>, the Executive Director<\/span> or the investigators may appear before a magistrate<\/span> or other issuing authority having jurisdiction<\/span> to obtain a criminal warrant under § 19.2-72<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Executive Director<\/span> and all investigators appointed by the Executive Director<\/span> are vested with the authority to administer oaths<\/span> or affirmations (i) for the purpose of receiving complaints and conducting investigations of violations of the provisions of this chapter or any regulations promulgated by the Board<\/span> or (ii) in connection with any investigation conducted on behalf of the Board<\/span>. The Executive Director<\/span> and the investigators are vested with the authority to (a) obtain, serve, and execute any warrant, paper, or process issued by any court<\/span> or magistrate<\/span> or by the Board<\/span> under the authority of the Executive Director<\/span> and (b) request and receive criminal history information under the provisions of § 19.2-389<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The authority of the Executive Director<\/span> shall include the ability to request and receive reports from the Central Criminal Records Exchange to be used for the purpose of the investigative and enforcement authority of the Executive Director<\/span> and not to be disseminated except as provided for in this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nENFORCEMENT OF LAWS BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR INVESTIGATORS; AUTHORITY OF\nINVESTIGATORS APPOINTED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (\u00a7 54.1-4407)\n\nA. The Executive Director or investigators appointed by him shall:\n\n 1. Be sworn to enforce the statutes and regulations pertaining to the Board;\n\n 2. Have the authority to investigate violations of the statutes and\n regulations that the Executive Director is required to enforce;\n\n 3. Have the authority to issue summonses for violations of the provisions of\n this chapter or regulations promulgated by the Board.\n\nB. In the event a person or entity that is issued a summons by the Executive\nDirector or investigators appointed by him fails or refuses to discontinue the\nunlawful acts or refuses to give a written promise to appear at the time and\nplace specified in the summons, the Executive Director or the investigators may\nappear before a magistrate or other issuing authority having jurisdiction to\nobtain a criminal warrant under § 19.2-72.\n\nC. The Executive Director and all investigators appointed by the Executive\nDirector are vested with the authority to administer oaths or affirmations (i)\nfor the purpose of receiving complaints and conducting investigations of\nviolations of the provisions of this chapter or any regulations promulgated by\nthe Board or (ii) in connection with any investigation conducted on behalf of\nthe Board. The Executive Director and the investigators are vested with the\nauthority to (a) obtain, serve, and execute any warrant, paper, or process\nissued by any court or magistrate or by the Board under the authority of the\nExecutive Director and (b) request and receive criminal history information\nunder the provisions of § 19.2-389.\n\nD. The authority of the Executive Director shall include the ability to request\nand receive reports from the Central Criminal Records Exchange to be used for\nthe purpose of the investigative and enforcement authority of the Executive\nDirector and not to be disseminated except as provided for in this section.\n\nHISTORY: 2001, c. 832; 2004, c. 602; 2007, c. 804; 2024, cc. 654, 677.","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}}