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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 150<\/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 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 2024, chapter 253<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":83944,"section_number":"56-484.16:1","catch_line":"PSAP dispatchers; training requirements","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-484.16_1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":285479,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70639,"identifier":"9.1-800","token":"9.1\/8\/9.1-800","url":"\/9.1-800\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-800\/","token":"9.1\/8\/9.1-800","dublin_core":{"Title":"Commonwealth Public Safety Medal of Valor","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-800","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

There is hereby established the Commonwealth Public Safety Medal of Valor. The Governor may award and present the Commonwealth Public Safety Medal of Valor, of appropriate design with ribbons and appurtenances, to a Virginia public safety officer, dispatcher as defined in \u00a7 56-484.16:1<\/a>, or dispatcher employed by the Department of State Police for performance above and beyond the call of duty involving extraordinary valor in the face of grave danger, at great personal risk. The public safety officer, dispatcher as defined in \u00a7 56-484.16:1<\/a>, or dispatcher employed by the Department of State Police shall have exhibited uncommon valor, which clearly distinguishes the officer as performing above and beyond normal job requirements. The Commonwealth Public Safety Medal of Valor shall be the highest award for valor by a public safety officer, dispatcher as defined in \u00a7 56-484.16:1<\/a>, or dispatcher employed by the Department of State Police conferred by the Commonwealth. The Governor may select no more than three recipients for the Commonwealth Public Safety Medal of Valor award each year, unless the Governor determines that extraordinary circumstances warrant the selection of additional recipients.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMMONWEALTH PUBLIC SAFETY MEDAL OF VALOR (\u00a7 9.1-800)\n\nThere is hereby established the Commonwealth Public Safety Medal of Valor. The\nGovernor may award and present the Commonwealth Public Safety Medal of Valor, of\nappropriate design with ribbons and appurtenances, to a Virginia public safety\nofficer, dispatcher as defined in \u00a7 56-484.16:1, or dispatcher employed by the\nDepartment of State Police for performance above and beyond the call of duty\ninvolving extraordinary valor in the face of grave danger, at great personal\nrisk. The public safety officer, dispatcher as defined in \u00a7 56-484.16:1, or\ndispatcher employed by the Department of State Police shall have exhibited\nuncommon valor, which clearly distinguishes the officer as performing above and\nbeyond normal job requirements. The Commonwealth Public Safety Medal of Valor\nshall be the highest award for valor by a public safety officer, dispatcher as\ndefined in \u00a7 56-484.16:1, or dispatcher employed by the Department of State\nPolice conferred by the Commonwealth. The Governor may select no more than three\nrecipients for the Commonwealth Public Safety Medal of Valor award each year,\nunless the Governor determines that extraordinary circumstances warrant the\nselection of additional recipients.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 150; 2024, c. 253.","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}}