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Home » US Law » 2022 Code of Virginia » Title 9.1 - Commonwealth Public Safety » Chapter 8 - Commonwealth Public Safety Medal of Valor Act

§ 9.1-800. Commonwealth Public Safety Medal of Valor

There is hereby established the Commonwealth Public Safety Medal of Valor. The Governor may award and present the Commonwealth Public Safety Medal of Valor, of appropriate design with ribbons and appurtenances, to a Virginia public safety officer for performance above and beyond the call of duty involving extraordinary valor in the face of grave danger, […]

§ 9.1-801. Public safety officer defined

As used in this chapter, the term “public safety officer” includes a law-enforcement officer of the Commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions; a correctional officer as defined in § 53.1-1; a correctional officer employed at a juvenile correctional facility as the term is defined in § 66-25.3; a jail officer; a regional jail or […]