                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

SOUTHWEST REGIONAL RECREATION AREA RANGERS (§ 15.2-6021)

The board may appoint qualified persons as Southwest Regional Recreation Area
rangers. The ranger may enforce the rules adopted by the Board and issue civil
penalties for violations thereof and further be eligible for appointment as a
special conservator of the peace in accordance with § 19.2-13 as necessary and
proper to protect and enforce the safe use and enjoyment of the properties under
the use and control of the Southwest Regional Recreation Area Authority. The
ranger may preserve law and order on any premises that is part of the Southwest
Regional Recreation Area, any immediately adjacent property of landowners who
are making land available for public use under agreement with the Authority, and
on streets, highways, or other public lands utilized by the trails, parking
areas, or related recreational facilities and other immediately adjacent public
lands. The assignment of rangers to the duties authorized by this section shall
not supersede the authority of any law-enforcement officers. The salary of all
rangers shall be paid by the board. The board shall furnish each ranger with an
official uniform to be worn while on duty and shall furnish and require each
ranger while on duty to wear a shield with an appropriate inscription and to
carry credentials certifying the person&#8217;s identity and authority as a
ranger.

HISTORY: 2008, cc. 645, 648; 2009, c. 720.