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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>356294</law_id><section_number>27-15.3</section_number><catch_line>Purchase of service-issued boots or helmet by certain firefighters</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="68" identifier="27">Fire Protection</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="2">Fire/EMS Departments and Fire/EMS Companies</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">Provisions Applicable to Counties, Cities and Towns</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Notwithstanding any other provision of <span class="dictionary">law</span> to the contrary, the governing body of any county, city, or town may allow any paid or volunteer firefighter for such <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span> with 10 or more years of service, but fewer than 20, to purchase the helmet or boots issued to the firefighter at fair market value. <a id="paragraph-1326729" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/27-15.3/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Notwithstanding any other provision of <span class="dictionary">law</span> to the contrary, the governing body of any county, city, or town may allow any paid or volunteer firefighter for such <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span> with over 20 years of service to be given the helmet or boots issued to the firefighters or to purchase the helmet or boots issued to the firefighter at a price of $1. <a id="paragraph-1326730" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/27-15.3/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2011, c. 22.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
