Section 800. Use of deadly force

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Properly authorized employees may exercise their authority and use deadly force only as a last resort, and then only to prevent an act that could result in death or serious bodily injury to oneself or to another, or to prevent escape from confinement.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR230-01-006 § 9.12; Volume 12, Issue 04, eff. December 13, 1995.

Statutory Authority

§ 53.1-266 of the Code of Virginia.

                    
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