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SB615: Workers' compensation; expands definition of law-enforcement officer to include Capitol Police.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 65.2-102 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 65.2-102. Coverage of firefighters and law-enforcement officers in off-duty capacity.
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a claim for workers' compensation benefits shall be deemed to be in the course of employment of any firefighter or law-enforcement officer who, in an off-duty capacity or outside an assigned shift or work location, undertakes any law-enforcement or rescue activity. Nothing in this section shall prohibit an employer from using any defense otherwise available under this title.
B. For purposes of this section:
"Firefighter" means all (i) salaried firefighters, including special forest wardens designated pursuant to § 10.1-1135, emergency medical technicians, lifesaving and rescue squad members, and arson investigators and (ii) volunteer firefighters and lifesaving or rescue squad members, if the governing body of the political subdivision in which the principal office of such volunteer fire company or volunteer lifesaving or rescue squad is located has adopted a resolution acknowledging such volunteer fire company or volunteer lifesaving and rescue squad as employees for purposes of this title.
"Law-enforcement officer" means all (i) members of
county, city, town or authority police departments, (ii) sheriffs and deputy
sheriffs, (iii) auxiliary or reserve police and auxiliary or reserve deputy
sheriffs, if the governing body of the political subdivision in which the
principal office of such auxiliary or reserve police and auxiliary or reserve
deputy sheriff force is located has adopted a resolution acknowledging such
auxiliary or reserve police and auxiliary or reserve deputy sheriffs as
employees for purposes of this title, and (iv)
members of the State Police Officers' Retirement System, and (v) members of
the Capitol Police as described in § 30-34.2:1.
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