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This law was first created in 1972. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 766 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 1972 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1426679,"object_type":"law","relational_id":358491,"identifier":"30-159","token":"30\/16\/30-159","url":"\/30-159\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/30-159\/","token":"30\/16\/30-159","dublin_core":{"Title":"Cooperation of state agencies; consultation with other states","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 30-159","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Commission may request and shall receive from every department, division, board, bureau, commission, authority or other agency created by the Commonwealth, or to which the Commonwealth is a party<\/span> or any political subdivision thereof, cooperation and assistance in the performance of its duties. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commission shall examine matters relating to law<\/span> enforcement extending across the boundaries of the Commonwealth into other states; and may consult and exchange information with officers and agencies of other states with respect to law<\/span>-enforcement problems of mutual concern to this and other states. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOOPERATION OF STATE AGENCIES; CONSULTATION WITH OTHER STATES (\u00a7 30-159)\n\nA. The Commission may request and shall receive from every department, division,\nboard, bureau, commission, authority or other agency created by the\nCommonwealth, or to which the Commonwealth is a party or any political\nsubdivision thereof, cooperation and assistance in the performance of its\nduties.\n\nB. The Commission shall examine matters relating to law enforcement extending\nacross the boundaries of the Commonwealth into other states; and may consult and\nexchange information with officers and agencies of other states with respect to\nlaw-enforcement problems of mutual concern to this and other states.\n\nHISTORY: 1972, c. 766, \u00a7\u00a7 9-129, 9-136; 2001, c. 844.","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"}}