General Provisions

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This is Chapter 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “General Provisions.” It is part of Title 27 “Fire Protection”. It contains 12 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 12 sections.

§ 27-1	Firefighters and equipment may in emergencies go or be sent beyond territorial limits
§ 27-2	Contracts of cities or towns to furnish fire protection
§ 27-2.1	Contracts for fire protection for federal and state property
§ 27-3	Contract of county with city or another county for fire protection
§ 27-3.1	Public liability insurance to cover claims arising out of mutual aid agreements
§ 27-4	Contract of county, city, or town to furnish fire protection
§ 27-5	Contracts as to installation of automatic sprinklers with incidental insurance clauses
§ 27-5.1	Repealed
§ 27-5.2	Repealed
§ 27-5.3	Certain counties authorized to accept grants and other federal assistance
§ 27-5.4	Repealed
§ 27-5.5	Plans of certain state structures to be submitted to local governing bodies; access of local fire officials to state structures; corrective actions