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2023 SESSION
HB 1545 Special conservators of the peace; airport commission or authority.
Introduced by: Kim A. Taylor | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Special conservators of the peace; use of word police on badge. Provides that a court, upon request and for good cause shown, may authorize a special conservator of the peace who meets all requirements for law-enforcement officers and is employed by the Roanoke College Office of Campus Safety or the Dinwiddie Airport and Industrial Authority to use the word "police" on any badge, uniform, or vehicle in the performance of his duties or the seal of the Commonwealth on any badge or credential in the performance of his duties.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Special conservators of the peace; airport commission or authority. Provides that a court, upon request and for good cause shown, may authorize a special conservator of the peace who meets all requirements for law-enforcement officers and is employed by an airport commission or authority to display or use the word "police" on any uniform, badge, credential, or vehicle in the performance of his duties or the seal of the Commonwealth on any badge or credential in the performance of his duties. Under current law, such display or use of "police" is limited to those special conservators of the peace employed by the Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport Commission or the Richmond Metropolitan Transportation Authority.