                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

AUTHORIZATION FOR CAMPUS POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
EDUCATION (§ 23.1-810)

The governing board of each private institution of higher education may
establish, in compliance with the provisions of this article, a campus police
department and employ campus police officers upon appointment as provided in §
23.1-812. Except as such provisions apply exclusively to public institutions of
higher education or employees, the provisions of this article shall apply to the
appointment and employment of officers and the operation, powers, duties, and
jurisdiction of campus police departments at private institutions of higher
education, and such departments are subject to and shall enjoy the benefits of
this article. However, to be qualified to use the word &#8220;police&#8221; to
describe the department or its officers, any private institution of higher
education that establishes a campus police department shall require each officer
to comply with the training or other requirements for law-enforcement officers
established by the Department of Criminal Justice Services pursuant to Chapter 1
(§ 9.1-100 et seq.) of Title 9.1.

HISTORY: 1992, c. 187, § 23-232.1; 2016, c. 588.