Virginia § 10.1-1417 - Enforcement of article
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 10.1-1417 — Enforcement of article, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 10.1-1417. Enforcement of article
The Department shall have the authority to contract with other state and local governmental agencies having law-enforcement powers for services and personnel reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this article. In addition, all law-enforcement officers in the Commonwealth and those employees of the Department of Wildlife Resources vested with police powers shall enforce the provisions of this article and regulations adopted hereunder, and are hereby empowered to arrest without warrant, persons violating any provision of this article or any regulations adopted hereunder. The foregoing enforcement officers may serve and execute all warrants and other process issued by the courts in enforcing the provisions of this article and regulations adopted hereunder.
1987, c. 234, § 10-277.4; 1988, c. 891; 2020, c. 958.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Virginia § 10.1-1417
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Section 10.1-1417 ("Enforcement of article") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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