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Appointment of conservation officers; qualifications; oath (§ 10.1-115)—Virginia Decoded - Virginia Decoded
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4 Conservation Officers
§ 10.1-115 Appointment of conservation officers; . . .
§ 10.1-115
Appointment of conservation officers; qualifications; oath
A. The Director, when he deems it necessary, may request the Governor to commission an individual designated by the Director to act as a conservation officer of the Commonwealth. Upon concurring with the Director’s request, the Governor shall direct the Secretary of the Commonwealth to issue a conservation officer commission to the designated individual. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall deliver a copy of the commission to the Director. Any individual so commissioned shall hold his commission during his term of employment with the Department, subject to the provisions of § 10.1-118.
B. The Director, upon the request of the Breaks Interstate Park Commission, may request the Governor to commission an individual who meets the requirements of § 10.1-120 and is designated by the Director to act as a conservation officer of the Commonwealth. Upon concurring with the Director’s request, the Governor shall direct the Secretary of the Commonwealth to issue a conservation officer commission to the designated individual. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall deliver a copy of the commission to the Director.
C. To be qualified to receive a conservation officer commission, a person shall (i) be at least 21 years of age and (ii) have graduated from high school or obtained an equivalent diploma.
D. Each conservation officer shall qualify before the clerk of the circuit court of the city or county in which he resides, or in which he first is assigned duty, by taking the oaths prescribed by law. An employee of the Breaks Interstate Park Commission shall qualify before the clerk of the circuit court of Dickenson County.
E. The Director may designate certain conservation officers to be special conservation officers. Special conservation officers shall have the same authority and power as sheriffs throughout the Commonwealth to enforce the laws of the Commonwealth.
1994, c. 205; 2015, cc. 64, 489.
If you’re reading this for anything important, you should double-check its accuracy—read § 10.1-115 on the official Code of Virginia website.
Cline v. Com. (COA, 04/21/09)
. . . Conservation and Recreation commissioned pursuant to § 10.1-115, conservation police officers . . .
United States v. Day (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 01/08/10)
. . . ;Conservation officers appointed pursuant to § 10.1-115"; and "Full-time sworn members of the . . .
South v. Com. (COA, 12/20/05)
. . . Conservation and Recreation commissioned pursuant to § 10.1-115, and game wardens appointed . . .
United States v. Jolon Carthorne, Sr. (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 08/13/13)
. . . and . . .
SB858: Breaks Interstate Park; employees being commissioned as conservation officers. (passed)
§ 10.1-1019 Executive secretary; land management
§ 10.1-116 Jurisdiction of conservation officers
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§ 9.1-113 Compliance with minimum training standards by certain officers; exceptions
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§ 9.1-400 (Effective July 1, 2017) Title of chapter; definitions
§ 9.1-801 (Effective July 1, 2018) Public safety officer defined
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