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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>358491</law_id><section_number>30-159</section_number><catch_line>Cooperation of state agencies; consultation with other states</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="73" identifier="30">General Assembly</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="21" identifier="16">Virginia Crime Commission</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">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 <span class="dictionary">party</span> or any political subdivision thereof, cooperation and assistance in the performance of its duties. <a id="paragraph-1333730" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/30-159/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The Commission shall examine matters relating to <span class="dictionary">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 <span class="dictionary">law</span>-enforcement problems of mutual concern to this and other states. <a id="paragraph-1333731" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/30-159/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1972, c. 766, &#xA7;&#xA7; 9-129, 9-136; 2001, c. 844.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
