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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>81983</law_id><section_number>15.2-1715</section_number><catch_line>Authority to declare Intensified Drug Enforcement Jurisdictions; expenditure of funds</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="17">Police and Public Order</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Whenever, in the <span class="dictionary">judgment</span> of the Governor or his designee, a <span class="dictionary">locality</span> or multi-jurisdictional area is confronted with a drug trafficking problem of such a magnitude as to warrant additional resources to supplement the efforts of local officials responsible for the apprehension and <span class="dictionary">prosecution</span> of persons engaged in drug trafficking activities, he may declare such areas Intensified Drug Enforcement <span class="dictionary">Jurisdictions</span>. Upon such declaration, the Governor, or his designee, may make available funds from the Intensified Drug Enforcement <span class="dictionary">Jurisdictions</span> Fund provided for in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Intensified Drug Enforcement Jurisdictions Fund" href="/9.1-105/">9.1-105</a>.</p></section></text><history>1990, c. 971, &#xA7; 15.1-131.12; 1997, c. 587.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
