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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 30. Rules Relating to Compulsory in-Service Training Standards for Law-Enforcementofficers, Jailors or Custodial Officers, Courtroom Security Officers, Processservice Officers and Officers of the Department of Corrections, Division Ofoperations

  Section 30. Compulsory in-service training standards  

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  • Pursuant to the provisions of subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, and 9 of § 9.1-102 of the Code of Virginia, the board establishes the following as the compulsory in-service training standards for law-enforcement officers, jailors or custodial officers, courtroom security officers, process service officers and officers of the Department of Corrections, Division of Operations.

    A. Law-enforcement officers and corrections officers... TOTAL 40 Hours

    1. Cultural diversity training... 2 Hours

    2. Legal training... 4 Hours

    Subjects to be provided are at the discretion of the academy director of a certified training academy and shall be designated as legal training.

    3. Career development/elective training... 34 Hours

    a. Subjects to be provided are at the discretion of the academy director of a certified training academy.

    b. No more than four hours may be applied to firearms qualification as provided in 6VAC20-30-80.

    B. Jailors or custodial officers... TOTAL 24 Hours

    1. Cultural diversity training... 2 Hours

    2. Legal training... 4 Hours

    Subjects to be provided are at the discretion of the academy director of a certified training academy and shall be designated as legal training.

    3. Career development/elective training... 18 Hours

    a. Subjects to be provided are at the discretion of the academy director of a certified training academy.

    b. No more than four hours may be applied to firearms qualification as provided in 6VAC20-30-80.

    C. Courtroom security officers and process service officers... TOTAL 16 Hours

    1. Cultural diversity training... 2 Hours

    2. Legal training... 4 Hours

    Subjects to be provided are at the discretion of the academy director of a certified training academy and shall be designated as legal training.

    3. Career development/elective training... 10 Hours

    a. Subjects to be provided are at the discretion of the academy director of a certified training academy.

    b. No more than four hours may be applied to firearms qualification as provided in 6VAC20-30-80.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR240-01-2 § 3, eff. January 1, 1988; amended, Volume 05, Issue 18, eff. July 5, 1989; Volume 08, Issue 16, eff. July 1, 1992; Volume 23, Issue 09, eff. February 9, 2007; Volume 33, Issue 02, eff. October 20, 2016.

Statutory Authority

§ 9.1-102 of the Code of Virginia.