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 Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017)
 Title 6. Criminal Justice and Corrections
 Agency 20. Department of Criminal Justice Services
 Chapter 20. Rules Relating to Compulsory Minimum Training Standards for Law-Enforcementofficers

  Section 21. Performance outcomes and minimum hours required  

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  • A. Pursuant to the provisions of subdivision 2 of § 9.1-102 of the Code of Virginia, the board establishes the standards for Compulsory Minimum Training Standards for Law-Enforcement Officers. The complete document may be found on the Department of Criminal Justice Services' website at http://www.dcjs.virginia.gov.

    B. Academy training.

    1. Category 1 - Professionalism

    2. Category 2 - Legal Issues

    3. Category 3 - Communications

    4. Category 4 - Patrol

    5. Category 5 - Investigations

    6. Category 6 - Defensive Tactics/Use of Force

    7. Category 7 - Weapons Use

    8. Category 8 - Driver Training

    9. Category 9 - Physical Training (Optional)

    ACADEMY TRAINING HOURS - 480 (excluding Category 9)

    C. Field training.

    Category 10 - Field Training

    FIELD TRAINING HOURS - 100

    TOTAL MINIMUM TRAINING STANDARDS HOURS - 580 (excluding Category 9)

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 14, Issue 08, eff. February 4, 1998; amended, Virginia Register Volume 26, Issue 23, eff. August 18, 2010; Volume 29, Issue 22, eff. August 15, 2013.

Statutory Authority

§ 9.1-102 of the Code of Virginia.