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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 6. Criminal Justice And Corrections
Agency 20. Department of Criminal Justice Services
Chapter 20. Rules Relating to Compulsory Minimum Training Standards for Law-Enforcement Officers
12/28/2024

6VAC20-20-70. Attendance, testing, and grading.

A. Attendance.

1. Officers attending approved training are required to attend all classes and shall not be placed on duty or on call except in cases of an emergency. If there is an emergency (e.g., natural disaster, catastrophic event, etc.) the agency administrator or designee shall determine if it is appropriate to place officers on duty or on call and shall advise the academy director within 24 hours.

2. Officers shall be responsible for any material missed during an excused absence.

B. Academy testing.

1. Officers shall comply with the requirements of subdivision B 1 of 6VAC20-20-21.

2. Each officer shall meet all the training objectives and pass each criteria for testing related to every performance outcome approved by the COT.

3. An officer may be tested and retested within the time limits of 6VAC20-20-40 and in accordance with the certified criminal justice training academy's written policy.

C. Law-enforcement certification exam. Upon documented compliance with the compulsory minimum training standards identified in subdivision B 1 of 6VAC20-20-21 officers will be eligible to complete the law-enforcement certification exam.

Statutory Authority

§ 9.1-102 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR240-01-1 § 7.0, eff. July 6, 1983; amended, Virginia Register Volume 14, Issue 8, eff. February 4, 1998; Volume 35, Issue 21, eff. July 1, 2019.

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