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The Department of Criminal Justice Services shall prescribe standards for the development, implementation, operation and evaluation of services authorized by this article. The Department of Criminal Justice Services shall develop risk assessment and other instruments to be used by pretrial services<\/span> agencies in assisting judicial officers in discharging their duties pursuant to Article 1 (\u00a7 19.2-119<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 9 of this title. Any city, county or combination thereof which establishes pretrial services<\/span> pursuant to this article shall submit a biennial plan to the Department of Criminal Justice Services for review and approval.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES TO PRESCRIBE STANDARDS; BIENNIAL PLAN\n(\u00a7 19.2-152.3)\n\nThe Department of Criminal Justice Services shall prescribe standards for the\ndevelopment, implementation, operation and evaluation of services authorized by\nthis article. The Department of Criminal Justice Services shall develop risk\nassessment and other instruments to be used by pretrial services agencies in\nassisting judicial officers in discharging their duties pursuant to Article 1\n(\u00a7 19.2-119 et seq.) of Chapter 9 of this title. Any city, county or\ncombination thereof which establishes pretrial services pursuant to this article\nshall submit a biennial plan to the Department of Criminal Justice Services for\nreview and approval.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, 2nd Sp. Sess., cc. 1, 2; 1999, cc. 829, 846; 2007, c. 133.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}