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This law was first created in 1993. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 935 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1993 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2013, chapters 66<\/a> and 99<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1380985,"object_type":"law","relational_id":347578,"identifier":"15.2-1752","token":"15.2\/II\/17\/5\/15.2-1752","url":"\/15.2-1752\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1752\/","token":"15.2\/II\/17\/5\/15.2-1752","dublin_core":{"Title":"Governmental immunity","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1752","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any academy created pursuant to this article shall be deemed to be a governmental entity exercising essential governmental powers. Any such academy; its directors, officers, and employees; and any person serving as a trainer at the academy who is certified by the Department of Criminal Justice Services or any person who is a criminal justice academy approved instructor shall be entitled to immunity in any civil action<\/span> or proceeding for damages<\/span> or injury to any person or property of any person to the same extent that counties and their officers and employees are immune. Members of the board of directors of the academy shall have the same immunity as members of county<\/span> boards of supervisors<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGOVERNMENTAL IMMUNITY (\u00a7 15.2-1752)\n\nAny academy created pursuant to this article shall be deemed to be a\ngovernmental entity exercising essential governmental powers. Any such academy;\nits directors, officers, and employees; and any person serving as a trainer at\nthe academy who is certified by the Department of Criminal Justice Services or\nany person who is a criminal justice academy approved instructor shall be\nentitled to immunity in any civil action or proceeding for damages or injury to\nany person or property of any person to the same extent that counties and their\nofficers and employees are immune. Members of the board of directors of the\nacademy shall have the same immunity as members of county boards of supervisors.\n\nHISTORY: 1993, c. 935, \u00a7 15.1-159.7:6; 1997, c. 587; 2013, cc. 66, 99.","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"}}