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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>66801</law_id><section_number>2.2-117</section_number><catch_line>Governor to administer anti-crime partnership program</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>52-8.1:1</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="2.2">Administration of Government</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">Organization of State Government</unit><unit label="part" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="A">Office of the Governor</unit><unit label="chapter" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">Governor</unit><unit label="article" level="5" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>It shall be the responsibility of the Governor to establish and administer an anti-<span class="dictionary">crime</span> partnership program within the Commonwealth and to authorize, direct, and coordinate existing and future activities of agencies of the Commonwealth in such program. The Governor, in addition to all other duties and responsibilities conferred on him by the Constitution and <span class="dictionary">laws</span> of the Commonwealth, may enter into written anti-<span class="dictionary">crime</span> partnership agreements with political subdivisions of the Commonwealth to assist and enhance their ability to reduce the incidence of violent and drug-related <span class="dictionary">crime</span> and fear of <span class="dictionary">crime</span>.
		In addition to such other terms and conditions to which the parties agree, each partnership agreement shall (i) provide for the creation of a partnership committee to advise and direct the partnership, (ii) enumerate the responsibilities of the Commonwealth and the political subdivisions involved, and (iii) state the duration of the partnership, providing for dates on which the partnership will begin and end.
		The Governor may provide to anti-<span class="dictionary">crime</span> partnerships established pursuant to this section such technical and personnel resources of the Commonwealth as he determines and such financial resources as provided in the general appropriation act.</p></section></text><history>1992, c. 663, &#xA7; 2.1-51.6:3; 2001, c. 844.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
