Virginia Administrative Code
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-ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, JAILORS OR CUSTODIAL OFFICERS, COURTROOM SECURITY OFFICERS, PROCESS SERVICE OFFICERS AND OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, DIVISION OF OPERATIONS
Section 6VAC20-30-40 - Time requirement for completion of training

A. Every law-enforcement officer, jailor or custodial officer, court security officer, process service officer, and officers of the Department of Corrections must complete compulsory in-service training by December 31 of the second calendar year following satisfactory completion of the entry-level compulsory minimum training standards, and must complete compulsory in-service training by December 31 of every other calendar year thereafter. In-service training hours may be carried over from the first calendar year to the second calendar year of the two-year period. However, should the required training be completed within the first calendar year of the two-year period, such training shall be reported to the department and a new due date for completion of in-service training shall be established for December 31 of the second calendar year following the completion date of such training.

B. Mandated in-service training shall be conducted in no less than two-hour sessions and must be under the authority of a certified training academy and meet all requirements for conducting mandated training.

C. The director may grant an extension of the time limit for completion of in-service training under the following conditions: