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Nor shall failure of any such officer to meet such standards make him ineligible for any promotional examination for which he is otherwise eligible. However, any law-enforcement officer designated under the provisions of \u00a7 53.1-120 to provide courthouse and courtroom security shall be required to meet the standards provided under subdivision 7 of \u00a7 9.1-102. Any full-time deputy sheriff who is a law-enforcement officer and who is exempted from the compulsory minimum training standards under this section shall be eligible for the minimum salary established pursuant to Article 3 (\u00a7 15.2-1609 et seq.) of Chapter 16 of Title 15.2.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":237407,"text":"The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to require (i) law-enforcement officers serving under permanent appointment on July 1, 1971, (ii) officers serving under permanent appointment under the provisions of \u00a7 56-353 appointed prior to July 1, 1982, or (iii) officers serving under permanent appointment under the provisions of \u00a7 10.1-115 appointed prior to July 1, 2003; to meet the compulsory minimum training standards provided for in subdivision 2 of \u00a7 9.1-102. Nor shall failure of any such officer to meet such standards make him ineligible for any promotional examination for which he is otherwise eligible. However, any law-enforcement officer designated under the provisions of \u00a7 53.1-120 to provide courthouse and courtroom security shall be required to meet the standards provided under subdivision 7 of \u00a7 9.1-102. Any full-time deputy sheriff who is a law-enforcement officer and who is exempted from the compulsory minimum training standards under this section shall be eligible for the minimum salary established pursuant to Article 3 (\u00a7 15.2-1609 et seq.) of Chapter 16 of Title 15.2.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13184,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Provisions","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12897,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:24","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:24","permalink":{"id":284491,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13184,"identifier":"1","token":"9.1\/1\/1","url":"\/9.1\/1\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12897,"edition_id":1,"name":"Department of Criminal Justice Services","identifier":"1","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12896,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:59","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:59","permalink":{"id":284489,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12897,"identifier":"1","token":"9.1\/1","url":"\/9.1\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12896,"edition_id":1,"name":"Commonwealth Public Safety","identifier":"9.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:59","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:59","permalink":{"id":284487,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12896,"identifier":"9.1","token":"9.1","url":"\/9.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":80750,"structure_id":13184,"section_number":"9.1-100","catch_line":"Department of Criminal Justice Services","url":"\/9.1-100\/","token":"9.1\/1\/1\/9.1-100","metadata":false},{"id":73488,"structure_id":13184,"section_number":"9.1-101","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Definitions","url":"\/9.1-101\/","token":"9.1\/1\/1\/9.1-101","metadata":false},{"id":76757,"structure_id":13184,"section_number":"9.1-101.1","catch_line":"Certified mail; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 632 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. Unfortunately, the 1981 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1982, chapter 419; in 1984, chapter 779; in 1999, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?991+ful+CHAP0495\">495<\/a>; in 2001, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?011+ful+CHAP0844\">844<\/a>; in 2003, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?031+ful+CHAP0744\">744<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":57595,"section_number":"9.1-165","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-165\/"},{"id":67386,"section_number":"9.1-168","catch_line":"Eligibility for funds","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-168\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":62641,"section_number":"10.1-115","catch_line":"Appointment of conservation officers; qualifications; oath","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-115\/"},{"id":82885,"section_number":"15.2-1609","catch_line":"Sheriff","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1609\/"},{"id":81239,"section_number":"53.1-120","catch_line":"Sheriff to provide for courthouse and courtroom security; designation of deputies for such purpose; assessment","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-120\/"},{"id":79077,"section_number":"56-353","catch_line":"Railroad company may appoint police agents","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-353\/"},{"id":54198,"section_number":"9.1-102","catch_line":"Powers and duties of the Board and the Department","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-102\/"}],"permalink":{"id":284561,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65278,"identifier":"9.1-113","token":"9.1\/1\/1\/9.1-113","url":"\/9.1-113\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-113\/","token":"9.1\/1\/1\/9.1-113","dublin_core":{"Title":"Compliance with minimum training standards by certain officers; exceptions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-113","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to require (i) <span class=\"dictionary\"><span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>-enforcement officers<\/span> serving under permanent appointment on July 1, 1971, (ii) officers serving under permanent appointment under the provisions of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Railroad company may appoint police agents\" href=\"\/56-353\/\">56-353<\/a> appointed prior to July 1, 1982, or (iii) officers serving under permanent appointment under the provisions of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Appointment of conservation officers; qualifications; oath\" href=\"\/10.1-115\/\">10.1-115<\/a> appointed prior to July 1, 2003; to meet the compulsory minimum training standards provided for in subdivision 2 of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Powers and duties of the Board and the Department\" href=\"\/9.1-102\/\">9.1-102<\/a>. Nor shall failure of any such officer to meet such standards make him ineligible for any promotional examination for which he is otherwise eligible. However, any <span class=\"dictionary\"><span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>-enforcement officer<\/span> designated under the provisions of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Sheriff to provide for courthouse and courtroom security; designation of deputies for such purpose; assessment\" href=\"\/53.1-120\/\">53.1-120<\/a> to provide courthouse and courtroom security shall be required to meet the standards provided under subdivision 7 of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Powers and duties of the Board and the Department\" href=\"\/9.1-102\/\">9.1-102<\/a>. Any full-time deputy sheriff who is a <span class=\"dictionary\"><span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>-enforcement officer<\/span> and who is exempted from the compulsory minimum training standards under this section shall be eligible for the minimum salary established pursuant to Article 3 (\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Sheriff\" href=\"\/15.2-1609\/\">15.2-1609<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 16 of Title 15.2.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMPLIANCE WITH MINIMUM TRAINING STANDARDS BY CERTAIN OFFICERS; EXCEPTIONS (\u00a7\n9.1-113)\n\nThe provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to require (i)\nlaw-enforcement officers serving under permanent appointment on July 1, 1971,\n(ii) officers serving under permanent appointment under the provisions of \u00a7\n56-353 appointed prior to July 1, 1982, or (iii) officers serving under\npermanent appointment under the provisions of \u00a7 10.1-115 appointed prior to\nJuly 1, 2003; to meet the compulsory minimum training standards provided for in\nsubdivision 2 of \u00a7 9.1-102. Nor shall failure of any such officer to meet such\nstandards make him ineligible for any promotional examination for which he is\notherwise eligible. However, any law-enforcement officer designated under the\nprovisions of \u00a7 53.1-120 to provide courthouse and courtroom security shall be\nrequired to meet the standards provided under subdivision 7 of \u00a7 9.1-102. Any\nfull-time deputy sheriff who is a law-enforcement officer and who is exempted\nfrom the compulsory minimum training standards under this section shall be\neligible for the minimum salary established pursuant to Article 3 (\u00a7 15.2-1609\net seq.) of Chapter 16 of Title 15.2.\n\nHISTORY: 1981, c. 632, \u00a7 9-179; 1982, c. 419; 1984, c. 779; 1999, c. 495; 2001,\nc. 844; 2003, c. 744.","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}}