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Deputies may exercise other powers and perform any duties of the Commission delegated to them by the Commission.B\n\nThe bailiffs of the Commission shall, in all matters within the jurisdiction of the Commission, have the powers, discharge the functions, and perform the duties of a sheriff under the law. They shall preserve order during the public sessions of the Commission; may make arrests and serve and make return on any writ or process awarded by the Commission; and shall execute any writ, order, or process of execution awarded upon the findings or judgments of the Commission in any matter within its jurisdiction. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1960, chapter 287; in 1962, chapter 339; in 1968, chapter 660; in 1991, chapter 355.<\/p>","references":[{"id":57586,"section_number":"2.2-4024","catch_line":"Hearing officers","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4024\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":276273,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83413,"identifier":"65.2-203","token":"65.2\/2\/65.2-203","url":"\/65.2-203\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/65.2-203\/","token":"65.2\/2\/65.2-203","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers and duties of deputy commissioners and bailiffs","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 65.2-203","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Deputy commissioners shall have the power to subpoena<\/span> witnesses, administer oaths<\/span>, take testimony<\/span> and hear the parties at issue<\/span> and their representatives and witnesses, decide the issues<\/span> in a summary manner, and make an award<\/span> carrying out the decision. Deputies may exercise other powers and perform any duties of the Commission<\/span> delegated to them by the Commission<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The bailiffs<\/span> of the Commission<\/span> shall, in all matters within the jurisdiction<\/span> of the Commission<\/span>, have the powers, discharge the functions, and perform the duties of a sheriff under the law<\/span>. They shall preserve order<\/span> during the public sessions of the Commission<\/span>; may make arrests<\/span> and serve and make return on any writ<\/span> or process awarded by the Commission<\/span>; and shall execute any writ<\/span>, order<\/span>, or process of execution awarded upon the findings<\/span> or judgments<\/span> of the Commission<\/span> in any matter within its jurisdiction<\/span>. They shall exercise other powers and perform any duties as may be delegated to them. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONERS AND BAILIFFS (\u00a7 65.2-203)\n\nA. Deputy commissioners shall have the power to subpoena witnesses, administer\noaths, take testimony and hear the parties at issue and their representatives\nand witnesses, decide the issues in a summary manner, and make an award carrying\nout the decision. Deputies may exercise other powers and perform any duties of\nthe Commission delegated to them by the Commission.\n\nB. The bailiffs of the Commission shall, in all matters within the jurisdiction\nof the Commission, have the powers, discharge the functions, and perform the\nduties of a sheriff under the law. They shall preserve order during the public\nsessions of the Commission; may make arrests and serve and make return on any\nwrit or process awarded by the Commission; and shall execute any writ, order, or\nprocess of execution awarded upon the findings or judgments of the Commission in\nany matter within its jurisdiction. They shall exercise other powers and perform\nany duties as may be delegated to them.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 65-10.1, 65-14; 1960, c. 287; 1962, c. 339; 1968, c.\n660, \u00a7\u00a7 65.1-12, 65.1-13; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 155; 1991, c. 355.","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}}