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This law was first created in 1981. 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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":85516,"section_number":"9.1-114","catch_line":"Compliance with minimum training standards by officers employed after July 1, 1971, by officers appointed under \u00a7 56-353 after July 1, 1982, and by part-time officers","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-114\/"}],"permalink":{"id":284577,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69256,"identifier":"9.1-115","token":"9.1\/1\/1\/9.1-115","url":"\/9.1-115\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-115\/","token":"9.1\/1\/1\/9.1-115","dublin_core":{"Title":"Forfeiture of office for failing to meet training standards; termination of salary and benefits; extension of term","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-115","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Every person required to comply with the training standards adopted by the Board<\/span>, excluding private security services business personnel, who fails to comply with the standards within the time limits established by the regulations adopted by the Board<\/span> shall forfeit his office, upon receipt of notice, as provided in subsection B. Such forfeiture shall create a vacancy in the office and all pay and allowances shall cease. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Notice shall be by certified mail, in a form approved by the Board<\/span>, to the officer failing to comply and the chief administrative officer of the agency employing the officer. Notice shall be mailed to the State Compensation Board<\/span>, if approval of that Board<\/span> of the necessity of his office or compensation is required by law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> If the necessity for the officer or compensation of the officer is required by law<\/span> to be approved by the State Compensation Board<\/span>, that Board<\/span>, upon receipt of notice as provided in subsection B, shall notify the Comptroller, who shall cause payment of his compensation to cease as of the date of receipt of the notice by the State Compensation Board<\/span> of the notice. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> It shall be the duty of the chief administrative officer of any agency employing a person who fails to meet the training standards to enforce the provisions of § 9.1-114<\/a> and this section. Willful failure to do so shall constitute misfeasance in office, and, in addition, upon conviction<\/span>, shall constitute a Class 3 misdemeanor<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFORFEITURE OF OFFICE FOR FAILING TO MEET TRAINING STANDARDS; TERMINATION OF\nSALARY AND BENEFITS; EXTENSION OF TERM (\u00a7 9.1-115)\n\nA. Every person required to comply with the training standards adopted by the\nBoard, excluding private security services business personnel, who fails to\ncomply with the standards within the time limits established by the regulations\nadopted by the Board shall forfeit his office, upon receipt of notice, as\nprovided in subsection B. Such forfeiture shall create a vacancy in the office\nand all pay and allowances shall cease.\n\nB. Notice shall be by certified mail, in a form approved by the Board, to the\nofficer failing to comply and the chief administrative officer of the agency\nemploying the officer. Notice shall be mailed to the State Compensation Board,\nif approval of that Board of the necessity of his office or compensation is\nrequired by law.\n\nC. If the necessity for the officer or compensation of the officer is required\nby law to be approved by the State Compensation Board, that Board, upon receipt\nof notice as provided in subsection B, shall notify the Comptroller, who shall\ncause payment of his compensation to cease as of the date of receipt of the\nnotice by the State Compensation Board of the notice.\n\nD. It shall be the duty of the chief administrative officer of any agency\nemploying a person who fails to meet the training standards to enforce the\nprovisions of § 9.1-114 and this section. Willful failure to do so shall\nconstitute misfeasance in office, and, in addition, upon conviction, shall\nconstitute a Class 3 misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: 1981, c. 632, \u00a7 9-181; 2001, c. 844.","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}}