                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC SAFETY MEDAL OF VALOR (§ 9.1-800)

There is hereby established the Commonwealth Public Safety Medal of Valor. The
Governor may award and present the Commonwealth Public Safety Medal of Valor, of
appropriate design with ribbons and appurtenances, to a Virginia public safety
officer, dispatcher as defined in § 56-484.16:1, or dispatcher employed by the
Department of State Police for performance above and beyond the call of duty
involving extraordinary valor in the face of grave danger, at great personal
risk. The public safety officer, dispatcher as defined in § 56-484.16:1, or
dispatcher employed by the Department of State Police shall have exhibited
uncommon valor, which clearly distinguishes the officer as performing above and
beyond normal job requirements. The Commonwealth Public Safety Medal of Valor
shall be the highest award for valor by a public safety officer, dispatcher as
defined in § 56-484.16:1, or dispatcher employed by the Department of State
Police conferred by the Commonwealth. The Governor may select no more than three
recipients for the Commonwealth Public Safety Medal of Valor award each year,
unless the Governor determines that extraordinary circumstances warrant the
selection of additional recipients.

HISTORY: 2002, c. 150; 2024, c. 253.