Section 270. Law-enforcement within the criminal justice system

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Article 3. Law-Enforcement Within the Criminal Justice System

A. The fire investigator shall know the justification, authority and limitations of law-enforcement agencies in general and of the investigator's law-enforcement agency as constituted by common law and statutory law in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

B. The fire investigator shall:

1. Describe the establishment of law-enforcement agencies in the common law of England and of the Commonwealth;

2. Describe the establishment of the investigator's own agency in statutory law in the Commonwealth;

3. Satisfactorily compare and contrast the powers of law-enforcement investigators and common citizens; and

4. Identify the primary function, jurisdiction, and areas of potential mutual assistance of various federal, state, and local law-enforcement agencies.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR310-01-3 § 3.3, eff. December 23, 1987.

Statutory Authority

§ 9.1-203 of the Code of Virginia.

                    
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