2.2-1112 - Standardization of materials, equipment and supplies. - Virginia Statutes

§ 2.2-1112. Standardization of materials, equipment and supplies.

A. So far as practicable, all materials, equipment and supplies, purchased byor for the officers, departments, agencies or institutions of theCommonwealth, shall be standardized by the Division, and no variation shallbe allowed from any established standard without the written approval of theDivision. The standard shall be determined upon the needs of all usingagencies, so far as their needs are in common, and for groups of usingagencies or single using agencies so far as their needs differ. When changesor alterations in equipment are necessary in order to permit the applicationof any standard, the changes and alterations shall be made as rapidly aspossible.

B. The Division shall determine the proper equipment or electrical devicesused to monitor the speed of any motor vehicle pursuant to § 46.2-882 andshall so advise the respective law-enforcement officials. Police chiefs andsheriffs shall ensure that all such equipment and devices meet or exceed thestandards established by the Division. This subsection shall apply only toequipment and devices purchased on or after July 1, 1986.

C. The Division shall determine the proper equipment to be used to determinethe decibel level of sound and shall so advise the respective law-enforcementofficials. Police chiefs and sheriffs shall ensure that all such equipmentand devices meet or exceed the standards established by the Division andshall maintain, inspect, calibrate, and test for accuracy all such equipmentand devices on a schedule and in accordance with standards established by theDivision.

(Code 1950, §§ 2-255, 2-256; 1958 c. 124; 1966, c. 677, §§ 2.1-279, 2.1-280;1972, c. 494; 1977, c. 672, § 2.1-446; 1986, c. 530; 1991, c. 345; 2001, c.844; 2010, c. 558.)