Va. Code § 65.2-301.1 : — WORKERS' COMPENSATIONAPPLICATION AND EFFECT OF TITLE —301.1 - Public safety officers TEXT PDF In situations where weather constitutes a particular risk of a public safety officer's employment and where the public safety officer's injury arose out of and in the course of his employment, absent a misconduct defense asserted pursuant to § 65.2-306, such injury shall be compensable under this title. As used in this section, "public safety officer" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in § 9.1-801. Va. Code § 65.2-301.1 2013, cc. 174, 458. Added by Acts 2013 c. 458, § 1, eff. 7/1/2013. Added by Acts 2013 c. 174, § 1, eff. 7/1/2013. This section is set out twice. See also § 65.2-301.1, as amended by Acts 2013 c. 458, § 1, eff. 7/1/2013.