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All police officers of the municipal corporation shall have jurisdiction to make arrests on such land and in such buildings or structures for violations of such regulations. Such criminal case shall be prosecuted in the locality in which the offense was committed.\n\nB\n\nIn any public building that is located in Henry County adjoining a municipal corporation and that contains a magistrate’s office which serves the municipal corporation, the sheriff, any deputy sheriff, and any police officer of the municipal corporation shall have the same powers which such sheriff, deputy sheriff or police officer would have in the municipal corporation itself. The courts of the municipal corporation and the locality in which such public building is located shall have concurrent jurisdiction of any offense committed against or any escape from any such sheriff, deputy sheriff, or police officer in such public building, provided that the sheriff, deputy sheriff, or police officer was present in the public building while in the performance of his official duties. Such police powers and concurrent jurisdiction shall also apply during travel between the municipal corporation and the public building by such sheriff, deputy sheriffs, and police officers while in the performance of their official duties. For purposes of this subsection, a “public building” shall include the surrounding grounds of such building.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1295736,"text":"Lands, buildings or structures provided and operated by a municipality for any purpose defined in this article shall be under the police jurisdiction of the municipal corporation for the enforcement of its regulations respecting the use or occupancy thereof. All police officers of the municipal corporation shall have jurisdiction to make arrests on such land and in such buildings or structures for violations of such regulations. 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The courts of the municipal corporation and the locality in which such public building is located shall have concurrent jurisdiction of any offense committed against or any escape from any such sheriff, deputy sheriff, or police officer in such public building, provided that the sheriff, deputy sheriff, or police officer was present in the public building while in the performance of his official duties. Such police powers and concurrent jurisdiction shall also apply during travel between the municipal corporation and the public building by such sheriff, deputy sheriffs, and police officers while in the performance of their official duties. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1958, chapter 328; in 1962, chapter 623; in 1997, chapters 587<\/a> and 739<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 813<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 543<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1379485,"object_type":"law","relational_id":347224,"identifier":"15.2-1124","token":"15.2\/II\/11\/1\/15.2-1124","url":"\/15.2-1124\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1124\/","token":"15.2\/II\/11\/1\/15.2-1124","dublin_core":{"Title":"Police jurisdiction over lands, buildings and structures; jurisdiction of offenses; appeals; jurisdiction in certain public buildings with magistrate’s offices","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1124","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Lands, buildings or structures provided and operated by a municipality for any purpose defined in this article shall be under the police jurisdiction<\/span> of the municipal corporation for the enforcement of its regulations respecting the use or occupancy thereof. All police officers of the municipal corporation shall have jurisdiction<\/span> to make arrests<\/span> on such land and in such buildings or structures for violations of such regulations. Such criminal case shall be prosecuted in the locality<\/span> in which the offense<\/span> was committed. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In any public building<\/span> that is located in Henry County<\/span> adjoining a municipal corporation and that contains a magistrate<\/span>’s office which serves the municipal corporation, the sheriff, any deputy sheriff, and any police officer of the municipal corporation shall have the same powers which such sheriff, deputy sheriff or police officer would have in the municipal corporation itself. The courts<\/span> of the municipal corporation and the locality<\/span> in which such public building<\/span> is located shall have concurrent jurisdiction<\/span> of any offense<\/span> committed against or any escape from any such sheriff, deputy sheriff, or police officer in such public building<\/span>, provided that the sheriff, deputy sheriff, or police officer was present in the public building<\/span> while in the performance of his official duties. Such police powers and concurrent jurisdiction<\/span> shall also apply during travel between the municipal corporation and the public building<\/span> by such sheriff, deputy sheriffs, and police officers while in the performance of their official duties. For purposes of this subsection, a “public building<\/span>” shall include the surrounding grounds of such building. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOLICE JURISDICTION OVER LANDS, BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES; JURISDICTION OF\nOFFENSES; APPEALS; JURISDICTION IN CERTAIN PUBLIC BUILDINGS WITH\nMAGISTRATE’S OFFICES (\u00a7 15.2-1124)\n\nA. Lands, buildings or structures provided and operated by a municipality for\nany purpose defined in this article shall be under the police jurisdiction of\nthe municipal corporation for the enforcement of its regulations respecting the\nuse or occupancy thereof. All police officers of the municipal corporation shall\nhave jurisdiction to make arrests on such land and in such buildings or\nstructures for violations of such regulations. Such criminal case shall be\nprosecuted in the locality in which the offense was committed.\n\nB. In any public building that is located in Henry County adjoining a municipal\ncorporation and that contains a magistrate’s office which serves the\nmunicipal corporation, the sheriff, any deputy sheriff, and any police officer\nof the municipal corporation shall have the same powers which such sheriff,\ndeputy sheriff or police officer would have in the municipal corporation itself.\nThe courts of the municipal corporation and the locality in which such public\nbuilding is located shall have concurrent jurisdiction of any offense committed\nagainst or any escape from any such sheriff, deputy sheriff, or police officer\nin such public building, provided that the sheriff, deputy sheriff, or police\nofficer was present in the public building while in the performance of his\nofficial duties. Such police powers and concurrent jurisdiction shall also apply\nduring travel between the municipal corporation and the public building by such\nsheriff, deputy sheriffs, and police officers while in the performance of their\nofficial duties. For purposes of this subsection, a “public\nbuilding” shall include the surrounding grounds of such building.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-77.51; 1958, c. 328; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-887; 1997,\ncc. 587, 739; 2007, c. 813; 2014, c. 543.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}