2025 SESSION

INTRODUCED

25104361D

SENATE BILL NO. 1297

Offered January 9, 2025

Prefiled January 9, 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 crimes against property and involving fraud.

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Patron—Craig

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Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services

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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, reporting, and investigating any violation of Chapters 5 (§ 18.2-77 et seq.) and 6 (§ 18.2-168 et seq.) of Title 18.2 that occurs on property owned or leased by the Authority.

C. Nothing in this section shall be construed as a restriction or limitation upon any powers that the members of the Board and such agents and employees of the Board designated by it might otherwise have under any other law of the Commonwealth.