                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT (§ 52-4)

The highway patrol, or state police patrol as it is sometimes called, the police
school, the state police radio or communication system, the supervision of
inspection stations and of inspectors of motor vehicles, the promotion of
highway safety, the establishment and direction of a vehicle accident prevention
and safety program for state agencies, the adoption of standards for motor
vehicle appliances, accessories and safety devices and the registration of
machine guns shall be in the Department of State Police.

HISTORY: 1942, p. 340; Michie Code 1942, § 585(71a); 1948, p. 419; R.P. 1948,
§ 52-4; 1980, c. 469; 1986, c. 228; 1988, c. 806; 1989, c. 18.