Virginia § 37.2-426 - Officers may be appointed conservators of the peace; regulation of traffic
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§ 37.2-426. Officers may be appointed conservators of the peace; regulation of traffic
Pursuant to § 19.2-13, the director, resident officers, policemen, and fire fighters of any hospital or training center may be appointed conservators of the peace on the hospital or training center property and shall have, in addition to the powers of conservators of the peace, authority to patrol and regulate traffic on all roadways and roads through hospital or training center property and to issue summons for violations thereof.
Code 1950, § 37-15; 1964, c. 298; 1968, c. 477, § 37.1-148; 1972, c. 639; 1976, c. 671; 1977, c. 326; 2005, c. 716.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 37.2-426 ("Officers may be appointed conservators of the peace; regulation of traffic") 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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