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2002 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 15.2-1706 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 15.2-1706. Certification through training required for all law-enforcement officers.
All law-enforcement officers as defined in § 9.1-101 and all jail officers as
defined in § 53.1-1 must be certified through the successful completion of
training at an approved criminal justice training academy in order to remain
eligible for appointment or employment. In order to obtain such certification,
all entry level law-enforcement officers seeking certification on or after July
1, 2001 2003, shall successfully complete statewide certification examinations
developed and administered by the Department of Criminal Justice Services. The
Department may delegate administration of the examinations to an approved
criminal justice training academy and may revoke such delegation at its
discretion. The appointee's or employee's hiring agency must provide the
Department of Criminal Justice Services with verification that law-enforcement
or jail officers first hired after July 1, 1994, have met the minimum standards
set forth in § 15.2-1705.