                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEFINITIONS (§ 27-85.4)

For the purposes of this article:

&#8220;Action&#8221; includes nonaction or the failure to take action.

&#8220;Authorized agencies&#8221; means:

i. The chief or director of any municipal or county fire or police department or
the sheriff of any county;

ii. The arson investigator of the State Police Department; the Alcohol, Tobacco
and Firearms Division of the United States Department of the Treasury; or

iii. The attorney for the Commonwealth or other person responsible for
prosecutions in the jurisdiction where the fire occurred.

&#8220;Insurance company&#8221; includes the Virginia Property Insurance
Association.

HISTORY: 1979, c. 279; 1985, c. 58; 2008, c. 410.