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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>349324</law_id><section_number>15.2-842</section_number><catch_line>Department of public safety</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><referred_to_by><reference>15.2-843</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="46" identifier="15.2">Counties, Cities and Towns</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">General Provisions; Charters; Other Forms and Organization of Counties</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="8" identifier="8">Urban County Executive Form of Government</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="2" identifier="2">Departments and Commissions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The department of public safety, if and when established, shall be under the supervision of a director of public safety. Such department may consist of the following divisions:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Division of police, in the charge of a chief of police and consisting of such other police officers and personnel as may be appointed. <a id="paragraph-1301865" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/15.2-842/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Division of fire protection, in the charge of a fire chief and consisting of such fire fighters and other personnel as may be appointed. <a id="paragraph-1301866" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/15.2-842/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 15-384.62; 1960, c. 382; 1962, c. 623, &#xA7; 15.1-775; 1977, c. 326; 1997, c. 587.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
