                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

APPOINTMENT OF SUPERVISORY OFFICERS (§ 52-6.1)

All appointments to sworn police positions above the rank of trooper within the
Department of State Police shall be made by the Superintendent of State Police
from among the sworn police officers of the Department, except for those
positions designated in subdivision A 20 of § 2.2-2905, or whenever the
Superintendent determines, in writing, that a position requires knowledge,
skills, or abilities such that a sufficient pool of qualified candidates does
not exist within the Department of State Police. It was and is the intent of the
General Assembly that the primary factor in the career progression program is
satisfactory years of service.

HISTORY: 1993, c. 766.