Virginia § 23.1-1011 - Covered institutions; operational authority; campus police

Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 23.1-1011 — Covered institutions; operational authority; campus police, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 23.1-1011. Covered institutions; operational authority; campus police

A. A covered institution may establish or continue to operate a campus police department in accordance with the provisions of Article 3 (§ 23.1-809 et seq.) of Chapter 8. Campus police shall possess the powers provided in Article 3 of Chapter 8, except that a covered institution's employment of campus police is governed by the provisions of this article rather than by Chapter 28 (§ 2.2-2800 et seq.) and Chapter 29 (§ 2.2-2900 et seq.) of Title 2.2.

B. Campus police officers of a covered institution are eligible to participate in the same state-sponsored retirement plans on the same terms and conditions as campus police officers of other public institutions of higher education.

2005, cc. 933, 945, § 23-38.102; 2016, c. 588.

Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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