Chapter 1: Department of State Police

This chapter is comprised of the following sections:

§52-1 Establishment of Department headed by Superintendent; Bureau of Criminal Investigation and division of drug law enforcement and investigation within Department
§52-10 Fees and rewards
§52-11 Defense of police officers
§52-11.1 State Health Commissioner to cooperate
§52-11.2 Services of State Police in areas of counties that have merged, consolidated or been annexed into cities
§52-11.3 Acquisition of military property
§52-11.4 Disposal of unclaimed property in the possession of State Police; exemption from the Virginia Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act
§52-11.5 Disposal of unclaimed firearms or other weapons in possession of the State Police
§52-11.6 Arrest or summons quota prohibited
§52-2 Appointment of Superintendent and term of office
§52-3 Oath, bond, and salary of Superintendent
§52-4 Functions of Department
§52-4.1 Repealed
§52-4.2 Department of Motor Vehicles to publish statistical information, and conduct research and experiments; copies to be furnished by Department to Commonwealth&#8217;s attorneys
§52-4.3 Drug Investigation Special Trust Account
§52-4.4 Duties relating to criminal history record information checks required by licensed firearms dealers
§52-4.5 (Effective until July 1, 2026) Facial recognition technology; authorized uses; Department to establish a State Police Model Facial Recognition Technology Policy; penalty
§52-5 Repealed
§52-6 Appointment of additional police officers
§52-6.1 Appointment of supervisory officers
§52-7 Bonds of police officers; liability insurance policies
§52-8 Powers and duties to enforce criminal laws and investigate aircraft accidents
§52-8.1 Powers and duties of Bureau of Criminal Investigation
§52-8.1:1 Powers and duties of a drug law enforcement and investigation division
§52-8.2 Certain investigations of elected officials; immunity for witnesses
§52-8.3 Disclosure of criminal investigative records and reports; penalty
§52-8.4 Powers and duties to promulgate regulations; inspection of certain records
§52-8.4:1 Regulations for firearms shows
§52-8.4:2 Certain offenses to be considered traffic infractions
§52-8.5 Reporting hate crimes
§52-8.6 Criminal street gang reporting
§52-9 Administration of oaths; acknowledgments and affidavits; summoning witnesses in certain cases
§52-9.1 Distinctive uniform to be adopted for State police officers
§52-9.1:1 Retired and former law-enforcement officers; retention of badge
§52-9.2 Wearing of same or similar uniforms by other persons
