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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>58330</law_id><section_number>15.2-1610</section_number><catch_line>Standard uniforms and motor vehicle markings to be adopted by sheriffs</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>15.2-1612</reference><reference>15.2-1613</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="15.2">Counties, Cities and Towns</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Powers of Local Government</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="16">Local Constitutional Officers, Courthouses and Supplies</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="3">Sheriff</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Except as provided in &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Alternate clothing for sheriff and deputies" href="/15.2-1611/">15.2-1611</a>, all uniforms used by sheriffs and their deputies and police officers under the direct control of a sheriff while in the performance of their duties shall (i) easily identify local <span class="dictionary">law</span>-enforcement officers to members of the public, (ii) be of a design and style approved by the sheriff of the <span class="dictionary">locality</span>, and (iii) be worn according to the policies established by the sheriff of the <span class="dictionary">locality</span>. <a id="paragraph-213654" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/15.2-1610/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> All marked motor vehicles used by sheriffs&#x2019; offices shall conspicuously display on each front side door of such vehicles the words &#x201C;Sheriff&#x2019;s Office&#x201D; or &#x201C;Sheriff&#x201D; and the name of the <span class="dictionary">county</span> or <span class="dictionary">city</span>. <a id="paragraph-213655" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/15.2-1610/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> All sheriffs&#x2019; offices shall be in full compliance with specifications for uniforms and motor vehicle markings, if the sheriff prescribes that uniforms be worn and marked motor vehicles be utilized. <a id="paragraph-213656" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/15.2-1610/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1988, c. 626, &#xA7; 15.1-90.3; 1997, c. 587; 1998, c. 413; 2005, cc. 337, 452; 2008, c. 284; 2015, c. 132; 2016, cc. 176, 462; 2019, c. 298.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
