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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>67679</law_id><section_number>10.1-117</section_number><catch_line>Powers and duties of conservation officers</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="10.1">Conservation</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">Activities Administered by the Department of Conservation and Recreation</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="4">Conservation Officers</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> It shall be the duty of all conservation officers to <span class="dictionary">uphold</span> and enforce the <span class="dictionary">laws</span> of the Commonwealth, the regulations of the <span class="dictionary">Department</span>, and the rules and regulations of the Breaks Interstate Park Commission. <a id="paragraph-245179" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/10.1-117/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Commissioned conservation officers shall be <span class="dictionary">law</span>-enforcement officers and shall have the power to enforce the <span class="dictionary">laws</span> of the Commonwealth, the regulations of the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> and the collegial bodies under administrative support of the <span class="dictionary">Department</span>, and the rules and regulations of the Breaks Interstate Park Commission. If requested by the chief <span class="dictionary">law</span>-enforcement officer of the locality, conservation officers shall coordinate the investigation of felonies with the local <span class="dictionary">law</span>-enforcement agency. <a id="paragraph-245180" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/10.1-117/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1994, c. 205; 2005, c. 88; 2015, cc. 64, 489.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
