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  2. List of law enforcement agencies in Virginia - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Virginia. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 340 law enforcement agencies employing 22,848 sworn police officers, about 293 for each 100,000 residents.

  3. Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission - Wikipedia

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    Generally, providers become involved in a claim shortly after a work-related accident. Section 65.2-603 [8] of the Code of Virginia requires that the employer provide the claimant with a panel of physicians from which to choose. If the employer does not provide one within a reasonable time, the claimant can choose his own physician.

  4. Virginia State Police - Wikipedia

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    The Virginia State Police, officially the Virginia Department of State Police, conceived in 1919 and established in 1932, is the state police force for the U.S. state of Virginia. The agency originated out of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles as an inspector and enforcer of highway laws.

  5. State police (United States) - Wikipedia

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    ] WVSP is the 4th oldest State Police agency in the United States of America. Governor John Jacob Cornwell was insistent upon having a State Police force which he said, "was mandatory in order for him to uphold the laws of our state." Part of the compromise was the name of the organization: "West Virginia Department of Public Safety" was the ...

  6. Category:State agencies of Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Virginia State Board of Education; Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission; W. Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources This page was last edited on 15 November ...

  7. Disability in the United States - Wikipedia

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    People with disabilities in the United States are a significant minority group, making up a fifth of the overall population and over half of Americans older than eighty. [1] [2] There is a complex history underlying the U.S. and its relationship with its disabled population, with great progress being made in the last century to improve the livelihood of disabled citizens through legislation ...

  8. Virginia Department of Social Services - Wikipedia

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    The Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) is a state supervised and locally administered social services system in the Commonwealth of Virginia. [1] The department is headed by a Commissioner who is appointed by the Governor of Virginia . [ 2 ]

  9. Fairfax County Police Department - Wikipedia

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    Fairfax County Police Department cruiser during road construction in 2016. In the 1920s, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors began appointing road police, whose job it was to patrol the roads of Fairfax County and arrest traffic violators. In February 1932, the Board relinquished control of the county traffic police, and the four officers ...