                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

POLICE (§ 5.1-158)

A. The Commonwealth hereby grants, accepts and agrees to concurrent police power
authority over the Metropolitan Washington Airports as provided in Section 6009
(c) of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of 1986.

B. The Authority is authorized to establish and maintain a regular police force
and to confer police powers to be exercised with respect to offenses occurring
on the Authority Facilities upon its employees meeting the minimum requirements
of the Department of Criminal Justice Services.
			Such police officers shall have all powers vested in police officers under
Chapter 17 of Title 15.2, Chapter 11 of Title 16.1, Title 18.2, Title 19.2, and
Title 46.2 of the Code of Virginia as those titles may be amended from time to
time and shall be responsible upon the Authority Facilities and within 300 yards
of the Facilities for enforcing the laws of the Commonwealth, the
Authority&#8217;s rules and regulations and all other applicable ordinances,
rules, and regulations.
			Such police officers may issue summons to appear, or arrest on view or on
information without warrant as permitted by law, and conduct before any judicial
officer of competent jurisdiction any person violating, upon Authority
Facilities, any rule or regulation of the Authority, any ordinance or regulation
of any local political subdivision, or any other law of the Commonwealth.

C. The Department of State Police shall exercise the same powers upon Authority
Facilities as elsewhere in the Commonwealth.

D. The Authority may enter into reciprocal or mutual aid agreements with the
local political subdivisions in the National Capital Region as defined in &#xA7;
2674(f)(2) of title 10 of the United States Code, those counties with a border
abutting that area, and any municipalities therein; any agency of the
Commonwealth, the District of Columbia, the State of Maryland; the federal
government; or any combination of the foregoing for cooperation in the
furnishing of services during a public service event, an emergency, or planned
training, including law-enforcement, fire, rescue, emergency health, and medical
services, transportation, communications, public works and engineering, mass
care, and resource support. When responding to a request under such an
agreement, Authority employees may go outside Authority facilities, and the
Authority and its employees shall enjoy the same immunities from liability as
localities and their employees do in responding under similar circumstances.

E. The police force of Arlington County shall have concurrent jurisdiction with
the police force established herein at Ronald Reagan Washington National
Airport. The Authority shall enter into an agreement with Arlington County
regarding the exercise of police authority.

F. The sheriffs and police forces of Loudoun and Fairfax Counties shall continue
to exercise concurrent jurisdiction with the police force established herein
over the Authority Facilities situated within their respective counties.

HISTORY: 2001, c. 342; 2007, cc. 729, 742.