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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>367381</law_id><section_number>52-1</section_number><catch_line>Establishment of Department headed by Superintendent; Bureau of Criminal Investigation and division of drug law enforcement and investigation within Department</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="114" identifier="52">Police (State)</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="1">Department of State Police</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>There is hereby established as a separate department, a Department of State Police headed by the Superintendent of State Police. There shall be established within the Department of State Police, in addition to any other divisions or bureaus that may be established by <span class="dictionary">statute</span> or otherwise, a Bureau of Criminal Investigation and a division for drug <span class="dictionary">law</span> enforcement and investigation.</p></section></text><history>1942, p. 340; Michie Code 1942, &#xA7; 585(71a); R. P. 1948, &#xA7; 52-1; 1974, c. 483; 1980, c. 232; 2000, cc. 560, 600.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
