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
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
§ 23.1-810. 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
§ 23.1-815. 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
§ 23.1-817. Inspection of criminal incident information
§ 23.1-818. Security departments and other security services