Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. §1. Any conservation police officer who (i) has at least 20 years of service as a conservation police officer, (ii) was a full-time sworn conservation police officer immediately prior to January 1, 2016, and (iii) was transitioned to a civilian position on January 1, 2016, by the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries shall be considered a retired law-enforcement officer for the purposes of §§9.1-1000, 18.2-308, 18.2-308.03, and 59.1-148.3.