                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR INVESTIGATORS; AUTHORITY OF
INVESTIGATORS APPOINTED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (§ 54.1-4407)

A. The Executive Director or investigators appointed by him shall:

   1. Be sworn to enforce the statutes and regulations pertaining to the Board;

   2. Have the authority to investigate violations of the statutes and
   regulations that the Executive Director is required to enforce;

   3. Have the authority to issue summonses for violations of the provisions of
   this chapter or regulations promulgated by the Board.

B. In the event a person or entity that is issued a summons by the Executive
Director or investigators appointed by him fails or refuses to discontinue the
unlawful acts or refuses to give a written promise to appear at the time and
place specified in the summons, the Executive Director or the investigators may
appear before a magistrate or other issuing authority having jurisdiction to
obtain a criminal warrant under &#xA7; 19.2-72.

C. The Executive Director and all investigators appointed by the Executive
Director are vested with the authority to administer oaths or affirmations (i)
for the purpose of receiving complaints and conducting investigations of
violations of the provisions of this chapter or any regulations promulgated by
the Board or (ii) in connection with any investigation conducted on behalf of
the Board. The Executive Director and the investigators are vested with the
authority to (a) obtain, serve, and execute any warrant, paper, or process
issued by any court or magistrate or by the Board under the authority of the
Executive Director and (b) request and receive criminal history information
under the provisions of &#xA7; 19.2-389.

D. The authority of the Executive Director shall include the ability to request
and receive reports from the Central Criminal Records Exchange to be used for
the purpose of the investigative and enforcement authority of the Executive
Director and not to be disseminated except as provided for in this section.

HISTORY: 2001, c. 832; 2004, c. 602; 2007, c. 804; 2024, cc. 654, 677.