Code of Virginia
Chapter 8 - Health and Campus Safety
§ 23.1-809. Public institutions of higher education; establishment of campus police departments authorized; employment of officers

A. The governing board of each public institution of higher education may establish a campus police department and employ campus police officers and auxiliary police forces upon appointment as provided in §§ 23.1-811 and 23.1-812. Such employment is governed by the Virginia Personnel Act (§ 2.2-2900 et seq.), except that the governing board of a public institution of higher education may direct that the employment of the chief of the campus police department is not governed by the Virginia Personnel Act.
B. The Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority and Eastern Virginia Medical School may employ police officers and auxiliary police forces as provided in this article and, in the case of the Authority, in § 23.1-2406, except that the employment of such officers and forces is not governed by the Virginia Personnel Act (§ 2.2-2900 et seq.).
1977, c. 79, § 23-232; 1991, c. 711; 1996, cc. 905, 1046; 2000, c. 720; 2009, c. 596; 2016, c. 588.

Structure Code of Virginia

Code of Virginia

Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions

Chapter 8 - Health and Campus Safety

§ 23.1-800. Health histories and immunizations required; exemptions

§ 23.1-801. Educational program on human immunodeficiency virus infection

§ 23.1-802. Student mental health; policies; website resource; training

§ 23.1-803. First warning notification and emergency broadcast system required

§ 23.1-804. Institutional crisis and emergency management plan

§ 23.1-805. Violence prevention committee; threat assessment team

§ 23.1-806. Reporting of acts of sexual violence

§ 23.1-807. Sexual assault; memoranda of understanding; policies

§ 23.1-808. Sexual violence; policy review; disciplinary immunity for certain individuals who make reports

§ 23.1-809. Public institutions of higher education; establishment of campus police departments authorized; employment of officers

§ 23.1-810. Authorization for campus police departments in private institutions of higher education

§ 23.1-811. Establishment of auxiliary police forces

§ 23.1-812. Appointment of campus police officers and members of an auxiliary police force

§ 23.1-813. Officers and members to comply with requirements of Department of Criminal Justice Services

§ 23.1-814. Termination of employment of campus police officers and members of auxiliary police forces

§ 23.1-815. Campus police forces and auxiliary police forces; powers and duties; jurisdiction

§ 23.1-815.1. (Effective until July 1, 2026) Facial recognition technology; approval

§ 23.1-815.1. (Effective July 1, 2026) Facial recognition technology; approval; penalty

§ 23.1-816. Extending police power of public institutions of higher education beyond boundaries; jurisdiction of general district courts; duty of attorneys for the Commonwealth

§ 23.1-817. Inspection of criminal incident information

§ 23.1-818. Security departments and other security services

§ 23.1-819. Definitions

§ 23.1-820. Hazing prevention training; current members, new members, potential new members, and advisors

§ 23.1-821. Hazing; disciplinary immunity for certain individuals who make reports; requirement to investigate

§ 23.1-822. Institution reports of hazing violations