{"data":{"id":"us-va/6vac20-174-310","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"6VAC20-174-310","heading":"Private investigator - compulsory minimum training requirements","body":"A. Entry-level course and minimum hour requirement. The compulsory minimum entry-level training courses and specific minimum hour requirement excluding examinations, practical exercises, and range qualification shall be:\n\nPrivate investigator - 60 hours\n\n02E: Private Investigator Subjects - 60 hours\n\nB. Entry-level course content. The compulsory minimum entry-level training course content by specific course excluding examinations, mandated practical exercises, and range qualification shall be as provided in this subsection.\n\nPrivate investigator (02E) - 60 hours (excluding examination and practical exercises)\n\na. Orientation\n\n(1) Applicable sections of the Code of Virginia\n\n(2) Regulations Relating to Private Security Services\n\n(3) Standards of professional conduct\n\n(4) Ethics\n\n(5) Signs of terrorism\n\nb. Law - one practical exercise\n\n(1) Basic law\n\n(2) Legal procedures and due process\n\n(3) Criminal and civil law\n\n(4) Evidence\n\n(5) Legal privacy requirements\n\nc. General investigative skills - one practical exercise\n\n(1) Tools and techniques\n\n(2) Surveillance\n\n(3) Research\n\n(4) Interviewing\n\nd. Documentation - one practical exercise\n\n(1) Report preparations\n\n(2) Photography\n\n(3) Audio recording\n\n(4) General communication\n\n(5) Courtroom testimony\n\ne. Types of investigations - one practical exercise\n\n(1) Accident\n\n(2) Insurance\n\n(3) Background\n\n(4) Domestic\n\n(5) Undercover\n\n(6) Fraud and financial\n\n(7) Missing persons and property\n\n(8) Criminal\n\nf. Written comprehensive examination\n\nC. In-service course content and minimum hour requirement. The compulsory minimum in-service training content and minimum hour requirement excluding examinations, practical exercises and range qualification shall be as follows:\n\n(02I) Private Investigator In-Service - 8 hours job-related training","path":["Title 6. Criminal Justice And Corrections","Agency 20. Department of Criminal Justice Services","Chapter 174. Regulations Relating to Private Security Services Registered Personnel","Part VIII. Compulsory Minimum Training Standards"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title6/agency20/chapter174/section310/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:49Z","sha256":"653d8170be5d90db8f6965100afc8ca7b1619853afe01a29dd4bc3b4d63b24e1","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/6vac20-174-300","next":"us-va/6vac20-174-320"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}