                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

 POWERS OF DEPARTMENT (§ 45.2-103)

The Department shall have the following powers and duties, any of which, with
the approval of the Director, may be exercised by any division of the Department
with respect to matters assigned to that division:

1. To employ the personnel required to carry out the purposes of this title;

2. To make and enter into any contract or agreement necessary or incidental to
the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers under this title,
including reciprocal agreements with responsible officers of other states and
contracts with the private sector, the United States, other state agencies, and
governmental subdivisions of the Commonwealth;

3. To accept grants from the United States government and agencies and
instrumentalities thereof and any other source. To these ends, the Department
may comply with any condition and execute any agreement that is necessary,
convenient, or desirable;

4. To adopt regulations necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties
or execution of its powers under this title or any other provision of law. Such
regulations shall be adopted by the Department, the Chief, or the Director, as
appropriate, and in accordance with the provisions of Article 2 (&#xA7; 2.2-4006
et seq.) of the Administrative Process Act; and

5. To do all acts necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this
title.

HISTORY: 1984, c. 590, § 45.1-1.3; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.3; 2014, c. 145;
2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.