Virginia § 23.1-602 - Payments to institutions of higher education for certain courses taken by law-enforcement officers
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 23.1-602 — Payments to institutions of higher education for certain courses taken by law-enforcement officers, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 23.1-602. Payments to institutions of higher education for certain courses taken by law-enforcement officers
A. The Department of Criminal Justice Services shall enter into contracts to make payments to public institutions of higher education and accredited private institutions of higher education whose primary campus is within the Commonwealth for tuition, books, and mandatory fees for any law-enforcement officer of the Commonwealth or its political subdivisions, departments, or authorities or any locality of the Commonwealth who (i) is enrolled on a full-time or part-time basis in courses included in an undergraduate or graduate program that leads to a degree or certificate in an area relating to law enforcement or suitable for law-enforcement officers and (ii) enters into an agreement to continue to serve as a law-enforcement officer in the Commonwealth upon completion of his course of study for a period at least as long as the length of the course of study undertaken and paid for under the provisions of this section and, in the event that he does not complete such service, to repay the full amount of such payments on the terms and in the manner that the Department of Criminal Justice Services prescribes.
B. Any individual who receives the benefit of funds expended pursuant to this section shall reimburse such funds to the Department of Criminal Justice Services if he fails to satisfactorily complete the course for which the funds were expended.
The Department of Criminal Justice Services shall use such reimbursed funds in accordance with the purposes of this section.
1972, c. 697, § 23-9.2:4; 1974, c. 162; 1977, c. 162; 1982, c. 18; 1986, c. 236; 2016, c. 588.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 23.1-602 ("Payments to institutions of higher education for certain courses taken by law-enforcement officers") 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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