§ 23.1-809 (Expires pursuant to Acts 2023, cc. 756 and 778, cl. 5) 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.
§ 23.1-816 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.
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Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 23.1 > Subtitle II > Chapter 8 > Article 3 - Campus Safety; Campus Police Departments.

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Governing board: includes the State Board and the board of visitors of each baccalaureate public institution of higher education. See Virginia Code 23.1-100
  • Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
  • in writing: include any representation of words, letters, symbols, numbers, or figures, whether (i) printed or inscribed on a tangible medium or (ii) stored in an electronic or other medium and retrievable in a perceivable form and whether an electronic signature authorized by Virginia Code 1-257
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Locality: means a county, city, or town as the context may require. See Virginia Code 1-221
  • Nonprofit private institution of higher education: means any postsecondary school, as that term is defined in § Virginia Code 23.1-100
  • Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
  • Private institution of higher education: includes each nonprofit private institution of higher education and proprietary private institution of higher education in the Commonwealth. See Virginia Code 23.1-100
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Process: includes subpoenas, the summons and complaint in a civil action, and process in statutory actions. See Virginia Code 1-237
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Public institution of higher education: includes the System as a whole and each associate-degree-granting and baccalaureate public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth. See Virginia Code 23.1-100
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • System: means the Virginia Community College System. See Virginia Code 23.1-100
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.