Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 9.1 > Chapter 1 > Article 15 - Virginia Community Policing Report

• Board of supervisors: means the governing body of a county. See Virginia Code 15.2-102
• City: means an independent incorporated community which became a city as provided by law before noon on July 1, 1971, or which has within defined boundaries a population of 5,000 or more and which has become a city as provided by law. See Virginia Code 1-208
• County: means any existing county or such unit hereafter created. See Virginia Code 15.2-102
• Department: means the Department of Criminal Justice Services. See Virginia Code 9.1-101
• Governing body: means the board of supervisors of a county, council of a city, or council of a town, as the context may require. See Virginia Code 15.2-102
• State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245
• Supervisor: means a member of the board of supervisors of a county. See Virginia Code 15.2-102