§ 82-1-3. Enforcement by County officers; officers to be uniformed.  


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  • (a)

    Every police officer shall enforce the provisions of this Chapter; provided that such officer shall be uniformed at the time of such enforcement or shall display his badge, or other sign of authority; and provided further, that all officers making arrests incident to the enforcement of this Title shall be paid fixed and determined salaries for their services and shall have no interest in, nor be permitted by law to accept the benefit of, any fine or fee resulting from the arrest or conviction of an offender against any provision of this Title.

    (b)

    With the consent of the landowner, any such officer or other uniformed employee of the police department may patrol the landowner's property to enforce State or County motor vehicle registration and licensing requirements.

    (c)

    Any law enforcement officer may patrol the streets and roads within subdivisions of real property or within land submitted to a horizontal property regime pursuant to Code of Virginia, Chapter 4.1 (§ 55-79.1 et seq.) or 4.2 (§ 55-79.39 et seq.) of Title 55, which streets and roads are maintained by the owners of the lots or parcels of land within any such subdivision or the owners of condominium units within any such horizontal property regime or any association of such owners, to enforce the provisions of Code of Virginia, Chapters 1 through 4 (§§ 46.1-1 through 46.1-347) of Title 46.1. (3-13-63; 1961 Code, § 16-3; 37-76-82; 26-81-82.)