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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>60045</law_id><section_number>15.2-1613</section_number><catch_line>Operation of sheriff&amp;#8217;s office</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="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><p>Any <span class="dictionary">county</span> or <span class="dictionary">city</span> may appropriate funds for the operation of the sheriff&#x2019;s office.
		In addition to those items listed in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Manner of payment of certain items in budgets of sheriffs" href="/15.2-1615.1/">15.2-1615.1</a>, counties and cities shall provide at their expense in accordance with standards set forth in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Standard uniforms and motor vehicle markings to be adopted by sheriffs" href="/15.2-1610/">15.2-1610</a> a reasonable number of uniforms and items of personal equipment required by the sheriff to carry out his official duties.</p></section></text><history>1986, c. 139, &#xA7; 15.1-137.3; 1990, c. 68; 1997, c. 587.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
