{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-24.2-606","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 24.2-606","heading":"Preservation of order at elections","body":"The officers of election, with the consent of the chief law-enforcement officer for the county or city, may designate a law-enforcement officer who shall attend at the polling place and preserve order inside and outside the polling place.Code 1950, § 24-189; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-103; 1993, c. 641; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 6.","path":["Title 24.2. Elections","Chapter 6. The Election","Article 1. General Provisions; Polling Places"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/24.2-606/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:04Z","sha256":"d53f9c119f856e1d00e86048df35e413b90ba67b267cfd272a8a3dd233c7e943","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-24.2-605","next":"us-va/va.-code-24.2-607"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}