Section 50. How compulsory minimum training may be attained

A. The compulsory minimum training standards shall be attained by attending and satisfactorily completing performance outcomes at certified training academy and field training requirements.

B. Officers attending a certified training academy are required to attend all classes and should not be placed on duty or on call except in cases of emergency.

C. All certified training academies that begin on or after July 1, 2007, shall be conducted in conformance with the Rules Relating to Compulsory Minimum Training Standards for Jailors or Custodial Officers, Courthouse and Courtroom Security Officers and Process Service Officers as amended by the board on September 14, 2006. However, the period July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008, shall serve as a transition period wherein certified training academies may be approved by the department to conduct training according to the Rules Relating to Compulsory Minimum Training Standards for Jailors or Custodial/Courthouse and Courtroom Security Officers/Deputy Sheriffs Designated to Serve Process as amended by the board on April 4, 1990, or according to the Rules Relating to Compulsory Minimum Training Standards for Jailors or Custodial Officers, Courthouse and Courtroom Security Officers and Process Service Officers as amended by the board on September 14, 2006.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR240-01-4 § 5, eff. July 1, 1987; amended, Volume 06, Issue 16, eff. July 1, 1990; Volume 23, Issue 09, eff. July 1, 2007; Errata, 23:11 VA.R. 1893 February 5, 2007.

Statutory Authority

§ 9.1-102 of the Code of Virginia.