2025 SESSION

INTRODUCED

25101873D

HOUSE BILL NO. 1925

Offered January 13, 2025

Prefiled January 6, 2025

A BILL to amend and reenact § 4.1-105 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority; police power; primary law-enforcement agency for certain larceny and fraud-related offenses.

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Patron—Ward

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Referred to Committee on General Laws

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 4.1-105 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 4.1-105. Police power of members, agents, and employees of Board.

A. Members of the Board are vested, and such agents and employees of the Board designated by it shall be vested, with like power to enforce the provisions of (i) this subtitle and the criminal laws of the Commonwealth as is vested in the chief law-enforcement officer of a county, city, or town; (ii) § 3.2-4207; (iii) § 18.2-246.14; (iv) § 18.2-371.2; (v) § 58.1-1015; (vi) § 58.1-1017; and (vii) § 58.1-1037.

B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, members of the Board and such agents and employees of the Board designated by it shall serve as the primary law-enforcement agency for enforcing and investigating any violation of Article 3 (§ 18.2-95 et seq.) or 4 (§ 18.2-111 et seq.) of Chapter 5 of Title 18.2 that occurs at a government store.