{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-9.1-505","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 9.1-505","heading":"Immediate suspension","body":"Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the immediate suspension without pay of any law-enforcement officer whose continued presence on the job is deemed to be a substantial and immediate threat to the welfare of his agency or the public, nor shall anything in this chapter prevent the suspension of a law-enforcement officer for refusing to obey a direct order issued in conformance with the agency's written and disseminated regulations. In such a case, the law-enforcement officer shall, upon request, be afforded the rights provided for under this chapter within a reasonable amount of time set by the agency.1978, c. 19, § 2.1-116.6; 2001, c. 844.","path":["Title 9.1. COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC SAFETY","Chapter 5. LAW-ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS PROCEDURAL GUARANTEE ACT"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/9.1-505/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:13:54Z","sha256":"5dc1886dd65cf269c191fe32bf62e4ef869ea95d07c8515e8030370971841a6a","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-9.1-504","next":"us-va/va.-code-9.1-506"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}