15.2-1610 - Standard uniforms and motor vehicle markings to be adopted by sheriffs. - Virginia Statutes

§ 15.2-1610. Standard uniforms and motor vehicle markings to be adopted bysheriffs.

A. Except as provided in § 15.2-1611, all uniforms used by sheriffs and theirdeputies and police officers under the direct control of a sheriff while inthe performance of their duties shall (i) easily identify locallaw-enforcement officers to members of the public, (ii) be of a design andstyle approved by the sheriff of the locality, and (iii) be worn according tothe policies established by the sheriff of the locality.

B. All marked motor vehicles used by sheriffs' offices shall be solid darkbrown or, with the concurrence of the local governing body and the localsheriff, some other solid color, with a reflectorized gold, five-point staron each front side door. The lettering on such stars shall say "Sheriff'sOffice" in a half-circle above the Seal of the Commonwealth or the seal ofthe jurisdiction. The name of the county or city shall be placed in ahalf-circle below the Seal. The words "Sheriff's Office" shall be placed onthe rear of the trunk.

C. All sheriffs' offices shall be in full compliance with specifications foruniforms and motor vehicle markings, if the sheriff prescribes that uniformsbe worn and marked motor vehicles be utilized.

(1988, c. 626, § 15.1-90.3; 1997, c. 587; 1998, c. 413; 2005, cc. 337, 452;2008, c. 284.)