{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-9.1-162","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 9.1-162","heading":"Eligibility for crime prevention specialists","body":"Any employee of a local, state or federal government agency who serves in a law-enforcement, crime prevention or criminal justice capacity is eligible to be trained and certified as a crime prevention specialist.The chief executive of any local, state or federal government agency may designate one or more employees in his department or office, who serves in a law-enforcement, crime prevention or criminal justice capacity, to be trained and certified as a crime prevention specialist.No person who is a candidate for certification shall serve as a crime prevention specialist unless his certification is approved by the chief law-enforcement officer of the locality wherein the person serves.1994, cc. 60, 868, § 9-173.20; 2001, c. 844; 2002, c. 209; 2004, c. 466.","path":["Title 9.1. COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC SAFETY","Chapter 1. DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES","Article 6. CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAMS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/9.1-162/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:13:54Z","sha256":"4e08b75db21656cc00012b28b47a68eadd15b17d2329476322ddadcdfe547eb1","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-9.1-161","next":"us-va/va.-code-9.1-163"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}