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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 6. Criminal Justice And Corrections
Agency 20. Department of Criminal Justice Services
Chapter 70. Rules Relating to Compulsory Minimum Training Standards for Noncustodial Employees of the Department of Corrections
7/3/2022

6VAC20-70-20. Compulsory minimum training standards for noncustodial employees.

Pursuant to the provisions of §§ 18.2-308 (5), 19.2-81.2, 9-170 and 53.1-29 of the Code of Virginia, the board establishes the following as the compulsory minimum training standards for noncustodial employees of the Department of Corrections:

Hours

1. General

1

a. Orientation

b. Evaluation

2. Skills

4

a. Firearms (Four hours classroom plus range firing)

3. Legal Matters

3

a. Corrections and Related Law

1

b. Legal Responsibility and Authority of Employees

2

TOTAL

8 plus range

Statutory Authority

§ 9.1-102 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR240-01-11 § 2, eff. July 1, 1987.

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