Section 40. Time requirement for completion of training

A. Every law-enforcement officer who is required to comply with the compulsory minimum training standards shall satisfactorily complete such training within 12 months of the date of appointment as a law-enforcement officer.

B. The director, or his designee, may grant an extension of the time limit for completion of the compulsory minimum training standards under the following conditions:

1. Illness;

2. Injury;

3. Military service;

4. Special duty assignment required and performed in the public interest;

5. Administrative leave involving the determination of worker's compensation or disability retirement issues, full-time educational leave or suspension pending investigation or adjudication of a crime; or

6. Any other reason documented by the agency administrator. Such reason shall be specified and approval granted shall not exceed 90 days.

C. Law-enforcement officers who do not complete training within 12 months of employment as a law-enforcement officer, or who do not receive an extension of the time limit for completion of training, shall be subject to the provisions of § 9-181 of the Code of Virginia. The department shall notify the agency administrator of any officer not in compliance with the requirements of this section.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR240-01-1 § 4.0, eff. July 6, 1983; amended, Volume 14, Issue 08, eff. February 4, 1998.

Statutory Authority

§ 9.1-102 of the Code of Virginia.