{"data":{"id":"us-va/6vac20-30-40","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"6VAC20-30-40","heading":"Time requirement for completion of training","body":"A. Every law-enforcement officer, jailor or custodial officer, court security officer, process service officer, and officers of the Department of Corrections must complete compulsory in-service training by December 31 of the second calendar year following satisfactory completion of the entry-level compulsory minimum training standards, and must complete compulsory in-service training by December 31 of every other calendar year thereafter. In-service training hours may be carried over from the first calendar year to the second calendar year of the two-year period. However, should the required training be completed within the first calendar year of the two-year period, such training shall be reported to the department and a new due date for completion of in-service training shall be established for December 31 of the second calendar year following the completion date of such training.\n\nB. Mandated in-service training shall be conducted in no less than two-hour sessions and must be under the authority of a certified training academy and meet all requirements for conducting mandated training.\n\nC. The director may grant an extension of the time limit for completion of in-service training under the following conditions:\n\n1. The chief of police, sheriff or agency administrator shall present written notification that the officer was unable to complete the required training within the specified time limit due to:\n\na. Illness;\n\nb. Injury;\n\nc. Military service;\n\nd. Special duty assignment required and performed in the public interest;\n\ne. Administrative leave involving the determination of worker's compensation or disability retirement issues, full-time educational leave or suspension pending investigation or adjudication of a crime; or\n\nf. Any other reason documented by the agency administrator. Such reason must be specified and an anticipated completion date provided. The department will determine and approve a reasonable timeframe based upon the justification provided with the extension request.\n\n2. Requests for extension of the time limit shall be received prior to the expiration of the normal in-service time limit.","path":["Title 6. Criminal Justice And Corrections","Agency 20. Department of Criminal Justice Services","Chapter 30. Rules Relating to Compulsory in-Service Training Standards for Law-Enforcement Officers, Jailors or Custodial Officers, Courtroom Security Officers, Process Service Officers and Officers of the Department of Corrections, Division of Operations"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title6/agency20/chapter30/section40/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:41Z","sha256":"02030256bdbbd64d4fec58203ae3250ef799a060a7ac2b782b7510111ee2acde","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/6vac20-30-30","next":"us-va/6vac20-30-50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}