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In its discretion, the court may refer the matter to a commissioner in chancery to take such evidence as may be proper and to make a report to the court. Both the grievant and the respondent may call upon witnesses and be represented by legal counsel or other representatives before the court or the commissioner in chancery. Such representatives may examine, cross-examine, question and present evidence on behalf of the grievant or respondent before the court or commissioner in chancery without being in violation of the provisions of § 54.1-3904.C\n\nA termination shall be upheld unless shown to have been unwarranted by the facts or contrary to law or policy.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":221193,"text":"Employees of the Departments of Corrections and Juvenile Justice who work in institutions or juvenile correctional centers or have client, inmate, or resident contact and who are terminated on the grounds of client, inmate, or resident abuse, criminal conviction, or as a result of being placed on probation under the provisions of § 18.2-251, may appeal their termination only through the Department of Human Resource Management applicable grievance procedures, which shall not include successive grievance steps or the formal hearing provided in § 2.2-3005.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":221194,"text":"If no resolution is reached, the employee may advance the grievance to the circuit court of the jurisdiction in which the grievance occurred for a de novo hearing on the merits of the termination. 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This law was first created in 1995. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 770<\/a> and 818<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1996, chapters 755<\/a> and 914<\/a>; in 2001, chapters 393<\/a>, 420<\/a>, and 844<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 223<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":68547,"section_number":"18.2-251","catch_line":"Persons charged with first offense may be placed on probation; conditions; substance abuse screening, assessment treatment and education programs or services; drug tests; costs and fees; violations; discharge","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-251\/"}],"permalink":{"id":175985,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60498,"identifier":"2.2-3007","token":"2.2\/I\/E\/30\/2.2-3007","url":"\/2.2-3007\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-3007\/","token":"2.2\/I\/E\/30\/2.2-3007","dublin_core":{"Title":"Certain employees of the Departments of Corrections and Juvenile Justice","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-3007","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Employees of the Departments of Corrections and Juvenile Justice who work in institutions or juvenile correctional centers or have client, inmate, or resident contact and who are terminated on the grounds of client, inmate, or resident abuse, criminal conviction<\/span>, or as a result of being placed on probation<\/span> under the provisions of § 18.2-251<\/a>, may appeal<\/span> their termination only through the Department of Human Resource Management applicable grievance procedures, which shall not include successive grievance steps or the formal hearing<\/span> provided in § 2.2-3005<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If no resolution is reached, the employee may advance the grievance to the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of the jurisdiction<\/span> in which the grievance occurred for a de novo hearing<\/span> on the merits of the termination. In its discretion, the court<\/span> may refer the matter to a commissioner in chancery<\/span> to take such evidence<\/span> as may be proper and to make a report to the court<\/span>. Both the grievant and the respondent may call upon witnesses and be represented by legal counsel<\/span> or other representatives before the court<\/span> or the commissioner in chancery<\/span>. Such representatives may examine, cross-examine, question and present evidence<\/span> on behalf of the grievant or respondent before the court<\/span> or commissioner in chancery<\/span> without being in violation of the provisions of § 54.1-3904<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> A termination shall be upheld unless shown to have been unwarranted by the facts<\/span> or contrary to law<\/span> or policy. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENTS OF CORRECTIONS AND JUVENILE JUSTICE (\u00a7\n2.2-3007)\n\nA. Employees of the Departments of Corrections and Juvenile Justice who work in\ninstitutions or juvenile correctional centers or have client, inmate, or\nresident contact and who are terminated on the grounds of client, inmate, or\nresident abuse, criminal conviction, or as a result of being placed on probation\nunder the provisions of § 18.2-251, may appeal their termination only\nthrough the Department of Human Resource Management applicable grievance\nprocedures, which shall not include successive grievance steps or the formal\nhearing provided in § 2.2-3005.\n\nB. If no resolution is reached, the employee may advance the grievance to the\ncircuit court of the jurisdiction in which the grievance occurred for a de novo\nhearing on the merits of the termination. In its discretion, the court may refer\nthe matter to a commissioner in chancery to take such evidence as may be proper\nand to make a report to the court. Both the grievant and the respondent may call\nupon witnesses and be represented by legal counsel or other representatives\nbefore the court or the commissioner in chancery. Such representatives may\nexamine, cross-examine, question and present evidence on behalf of the grievant\nor respondent before the court or commissioner in chancery without being in\nviolation of the provisions of § 54.1-3904.\n\nC. A termination shall be upheld unless shown to have been unwarranted by the\nfacts or contrary to law or policy.\n\nHISTORY: 1995, cc. 770, 818, \u00a7 2.1-116.08; 1996, cc. 755, 914; 2001, cc. 393,\n420, 844; 2014, c. 223.","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}}