{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-51.5-177.1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 51.5-177.1","heading":"Vocational rehabilitation and employment services for law-enforcement officers with a disability","body":"A. The Department shall make information regarding vocational rehabilitation programs and employment services available to assist former law-enforcement officers who have a disability as a result of their service with preparing for, obtaining, and maintaining suitable employment, including information on the types of programs available and the process by which former law-enforcement officers who have a disability as a result of their service can access such programs and services, available to law-enforcement agencies in the Commonwealth.B. Every law-enforcement agency in the Commonwealth shall provide to every law-enforcement officer who separates from the agency due to a disability resulting from his service information regarding vocational rehabilitation programs and employment services available to assist former law-enforcement officers who have a disability as a result of their service with preparing for, obtaining, and maintaining suitable employment, including information on the types of programs available and the process by which such law-enforcement officers may access such programs and services.2020, c. 553.","path":["Title 51.5. Persons With Disabilities","Chapter 14. Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services","Article 11. Vocational Rehabilitation"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/51.5-177.1/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:09Z","sha256":"5799800913d2c164408a45e0f08ee7c1ad991ad18f287771b0280acd7e1706d3","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-51.5-177","next":"us-va/va.-code-51.5-178"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}