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Unlike other states, the Sheriff is not necessarily the chief law enforcement officer; in a city that has a police department, a Chief of Police has that distinction according to statute. However, a Sheriff is chief law enforcement officer in any county. In such areas, the Chief of Police is the highest-ranking officer, such as in incorporated towns or cities. Virginia is unique in that all cities are independent jurisdictions and are completely separate from any county. Thus, most cities with few exceptions listed below have elected Sheriffs, most of which focus on court and jail operations.

By law, Sheriffs can enforce all the laws of the Commonwealth in the jurisdiction they serve. Some city Sheriffs also work alongside the city police in responding to calls and enforcing traffic violations. Some cities however, grew out of a county and still use that county's sheriff for civil process and court services. All Sheriffs are responsible for civil process, jails, serving levies and holding Sheriff's sales to satisfy judgements.

In most of those counties, the Sheriff's Offices exercise criminal enforcement authority sharing it with the county police, but generally let the county police investigate most crime.

In early the General Assembly mandated the uniforms for all Sheriffs to be dark brown shirts and tan pants that have a brown stripe. Sheriff's Office vehicles were to be dark brown with a five-point star on the front doors and "Sheriff's Office" on the trunk.

The five-point star must have the jurisdiction's name in a half circle on the star and "Sheriff's Office" in a half circle under that. In the early first decade of the 21st century, legislation was passed to allow Sheriffs to purchase white vehicles if agreed to by the city or county , and allowed Sheriffs' Deputies to wear any color uniform the Sheriff chose.

Sheriff's vehicles still must have the star on the front doors and markings on the trunk as before. The Sheriff's Office, in conjunction with local police departments, assist with controlling traffic, issuing traffic summonses, and working with state and local law-enforcement agencies. Additionally, Sheriff's Deputies aid the county and city police, the United States Marshals Service, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation in a joint fugitive task force that provides apprehension and arrest of felons who face current warrants.

Sheriffs are also solely responsible for executing detention orders for those who are ordered to receive mental health care. There is no distinction made by title, all those who work for a sheriff are Deputies.

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