{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-27-85.4","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 27-85.4","heading":"Definitions","body":"For the purposes of this article:\"Action\" includes nonaction or the failure to take action.\"Authorized agencies\" means:i. The chief or director of any municipal or county fire or police department or the sheriff of any county;ii. The arson investigator of the State Police Department; the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Division of the United States Department of the Treasury; oriii. The attorney for the Commonwealth or other person responsible for prosecutions in the jurisdiction where the fire occurred.\"Insurance company\" includes the Virginia Property Insurance Association.1979, c. 279; 1985, c. 58; 2008, c. 410.","path":["Title 27. FIRE PROTECTION","Chapter 6. DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE; PUBLIC BUILDING SAFETY LAW; ARSON REPORTING IMMUNITY ACT","Article 3. ARSON REPORTING IMMUNITY ACT"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/27-85.4/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:14Z","sha256":"8722d57f65e2386d2493587521c0f417d7a0852b589650d358b06dcaf5b08e7a","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-27-85.3","next":"us-va/va.-code-27-85.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}