Virginia Code

Va. Code Ann. § 52-12 (2026)

Establishment of State Police communication system

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There shall be established in the Department of State Police a fully integrated police communication system operating through sending and receiving stations or receiving stations only, and such associated equipment as may be necessary, at the headquarters of the Superintendent of State Police and at such substations or detached posts as shall be designated by the Superintendent for the purpose of prompt collection and distribution of information throughout the Commonwealth as the police problems of the Commonwealth may require. Authority is hereby granted to connect such communication system directly or indirectly with similar systems in this or adjoining states.

1938, p. 674; Michie Code 1942, § 2154(233); 2022, c. 49.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2010–2010 · leading case: Joyce v. Commonwealth, 696 S.E.2d 237 (Va. Ct. App. 2010).
Joyce v. Commonwealth, 696 S.E.2d 237 (Va. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “The Virginia Criminal Information Network (VCIN) provides the electronic network of “information systems,” Code § 19.”
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