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However, the percentage change in the total amount of funds to be distributed for any fiscal year from the preceding fiscal year shall be equal to the anticipated percentage change in total general fund revenue collections for the same time period as stated in the appropriation act.B\n\nEach city and eligible county shall receive a percentage of such total amount to be distributed equal to the percentage of the total adjusted crime index attributable to such city or county. Payments to the cities and eligible counties shall be made in equal quarterly installments by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, the General Assembly, through the appropriation act, may appropriate specific dollar amounts to provide financial assistance to localities with police departments.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":202066,"text":"The total amount of funds to be distributed as determined by the Department shall be equal to the amount of state aid to localities with police, as defined in § 9.1-165, minus (i) the salaries and expenses of sheriffs’ offices in such cities and counties as estimated pursuant to Article 3 (§ 15.2-1609 et seq.) of Chapter 16 of Title 15.2 and (ii) five percent of the remainder, which shall be placed in a discretionary fund to be administered as specified in § 9.1-171. 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This law was first created in 1979. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 83 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. Unfortunately, the 1979 \u201cActs\u201d aren\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 1981, chapter 485; in 1986, chapter 235; in 1998, chapter 872<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":59036,"section_number":"15.2-3201","catch_line":"Temporary restrictions on granting of city charters, filing annexation notices, institutions of annexation proceedings, and county immunity proceedings","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-3201\/"},{"id":82304,"section_number":"9.1-170","catch_line":"Distribution of funds to towns","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-170\/"},{"id":63497,"section_number":"9.1-171","catch_line":"Distribution of discretionary fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-171\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":82885,"section_number":"15.2-1609","catch_line":"Sheriff","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1609\/"},{"id":57595,"section_number":"9.1-165","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-165\/"},{"id":63497,"section_number":"9.1-171","catch_line":"Distribution of discretionary fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-171\/"}],"permalink":{"id":285023,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55107,"identifier":"9.1-169","token":"9.1\/1\/8\/9.1-169","url":"\/9.1-169\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-169\/","token":"9.1\/1\/8\/9.1-169","dublin_core":{"Title":"Total amount and method of distribution of funds to counties and cities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-169","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The total amount of funds to be distributed as determined by the Department<\/span> shall be equal to the amount of state aid to localities with police<\/span>, as defined in § 9.1-165<\/a>, minus (i) the salaries and expenses of sheriffs’ offices in such cities and counties as estimated pursuant to Article 3 (§ 15.2-1609<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 16 of Title 15.2 and (ii) five percent of the remainder, which shall be placed in a discretionary fund to be administered as specified in § 9.1-171<\/a>. However, the percentage change in the total amount of funds to be distributed for any fiscal year from the preceding fiscal year shall be equal to the anticipated percentage change in total general fund revenue collections for the same time period as stated in the appropriation act. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Each city and eligible county<\/span> shall receive a percentage of such total amount to be distributed equal to the percentage of the total adjusted crime index<\/span> attributable to such city or county. Payments to the cities and eligible counties shall be made in equal quarterly installments by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, the General Assembly, through the appropriation act, may appropriate specific dollar amounts to provide financial assistance to localities with police departments<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTOTAL AMOUNT AND METHOD OF DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS TO COUNTIES AND CITIES (\u00a7\n9.1-169)\n\nA. The total amount of funds to be distributed as determined by the Department\nshall be equal to the amount of state aid to localities with police, as defined\nin § 9.1-165, minus (i) the salaries and expenses of sheriffs’\noffices in such cities and counties as estimated pursuant to Article 3 (§\n15.2-1609 et seq.) of Chapter 16 of Title 15.2 and (ii) five percent of the\nremainder, which shall be placed in a discretionary fund to be administered as\nspecified in § 9.1-171. However, the percentage change in the total amount\nof funds to be distributed for any fiscal year from the preceding fiscal year\nshall be equal to the anticipated percentage change in total general fund\nrevenue collections for the same time period as stated in the appropriation act.\n\nB. Each city and eligible county shall receive a percentage of such total amount\nto be distributed equal to the percentage of the total adjusted crime index\nattributable to such city or county. Payments to the cities and eligible\ncounties shall be made in equal quarterly installments by the State Treasurer on\nwarrants issued by the Comptroller. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions,\nthe General Assembly, through the appropriation act, may appropriate specific\ndollar amounts to provide financial assistance to localities with police\ndepartments.\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 83, \u00a7 14.1-84.4; 1981, c. 485; 1986, c. 235; 1998, c. 872, \u00a7\n9-183.16; 2001, c. 844.","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}}