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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>76209</law_id><section_number>23.1-2406</section_number><catch_line>Additional powers of the Authority; police</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>23.1-809</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="23.1">Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="IV">Public Institutions of Higher Education</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="24">Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Authority</span> may adopt and enforce reasonable policies, procedures, and regulations governing (i) access to, conduct in or on, and use of its property and facilities and the surrounding streets, sidewalks, and other public areas and (ii) other matters affecting the safety and security of <span class="dictionary">Authority</span> property and individuals using or occupying <span class="dictionary">Authority</span> property. Such policies, procedures, and regulations have the force and effect of <span class="dictionary">law</span> (a) after publication one time in full in a newspaper of general circulation in the locality where the affected property is located and (b) when posted where the individuals using such property may conveniently see them. <a id="paragraph-273672" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/23.1-2406/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The campus police department of the <span class="dictionary">University</span>, established in accordance with the provisions of Article 3 (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Public institutions of higher education; establishment of campus police departments authorized; employment of officers" href="/23.1-809/">23.1-809</a> et seq.) of Chapter 8, may enforce on <span class="dictionary">Authority</span> property the <span class="dictionary">laws</span> of the Commonwealth and policies and regulations adopted pursuant to subsection A. To the extent that such police services are not provided by the <span class="dictionary">University</span>, the <span class="dictionary">Authority</span> may establish a police department in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 8, except that the employment of such personnel by the <span class="dictionary">Authority</span> is not subject to the Virginia Personnel Act (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Short title; purpose" href="/2.2-2900/">2.2-2900</a> et seq.). <a id="paragraph-273673" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/23.1-2406/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1996, cc. 905, 1046, &#xA7; 23-50.16:10; 2016, c. 588.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
