                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

AUTHORITY TO DEPUTIZE PERSONS TO DIRECT TRAFFIC IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES (§
46.2-1310)

The chief of police of any county, city, or town, or the sheriff of any county
which does not have a chief of police, may deputize persons over the age of
eighteen years for the limited purpose of directing traffic in accordance with
§ 46.2-1309 during periods of heavy traffic or congestion. Such persons shall
first receive training as the chief of police or sheriff determines necessary to
fully acquaint such persons with the techniques of traffic control. They shall
not have arrest powers.
		Any person who is deputized as provided in the foregoing provisions of this
section, shall at all times while engaged in traffic control wear a distinctive
uniform, safety vest, or a white reflectorized belt which crosses both the chest
and back above the waist.

HISTORY: 1973, c. 371, § 46.1-183.1; 1989, c. 727.