{"data":{"id":"us-va/6vac20-180-30","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"6VAC20-180-30","heading":"Eligibility","body":"A. The agency administrator or his designee of any local, state, or federal government agency or college or university may designate one or more eligible employees in his department or office who serve in a law-enforcement, crime prevention, or criminal justice capacity to be trained and certified as crime prevention specialists.  Application shall be made on the Crime Prevention Specialist Certification Application-Form A.\n\nB. All crime prevention specialist applicants provided for in this chapter shall be approved only upon recommendation of a law-enforcement agency having jurisdiction where the crime prevention specialist shall serve.\n\nC. This chapter does not limit or prohibit the chief executive of any local, state or federal government agency from assigning personnel to crime prevention tasks who are not certified as crime prevention specialists.","path":["Title 6. Criminal Justice And Corrections","Agency 20. Department of Criminal Justice Services","Chapter 180. Crime Prevention Specialists"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title6/agency20/chapter180/section30/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:50Z","sha256":"e59fa818e449b5c1e1578d6f49a340b39d519be5d464039b719e417c87833a75","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/6vac20-180-20","next":"us-va/6vac20-180-40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}