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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 4 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 1984, chapter 515; in 1988, chapter 138; in 2001, chapters 162<\/a> and 844<\/a>; in 2022, chapter 704<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":85175,"section_number":"15.2-1706","catch_line":"Certification through training required for all law-enforcement officers; waiver of requirements","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1706\/"},{"id":79920,"section_number":"9.1-116.01","catch_line":"Universal certification for certain law-enforcement officers","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-116.01\/"},{"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":82885,"section_number":"15.2-1609","catch_line":"Sheriff","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1609\/"},{"id":72358,"section_number":"51.1-155","catch_line":"Service retirement allowance","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-155\/"}],"permalink":{"id":284581,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75493,"identifier":"9.1-116","token":"9.1\/1\/1\/9.1-116","url":"\/9.1-116\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-116\/","token":"9.1\/1\/1\/9.1-116","dublin_core":{"Title":"Exemptions of certain persons from certain training requirements","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-116","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Director of the Department<\/span>, with the approval of the Board<\/span>, may exempt a chief of police<\/span> or any law<\/span>-enforcement officer<\/span> or any courthouse and courtroom security officer, jail officer, dispatcher, process server, or custodial officer or corrections officer of the Commonwealth or any political subdivision who has demonstrated sensitivity to cultural diversity issues<\/span> and had previous experience and training as a law<\/span>-enforcement officer<\/span>, courthouse and courtroom security officer, jail officer, dispatcher, process server or custodial officer or corrections officer with any law<\/span>-enforcement or custodial agency, from the mandatory attendance of any or all courses which are required for the successful completion of the compulsory minimum training standards established by the Board<\/span>.\n\t\tThe Director and Board<\/span> shall exempt a law<\/span>-enforcement officer<\/span> who has demonstrated sensitivity to cultural diversity issues<\/span>, had previous experience and training as a law<\/span>-enforcement officer<\/span>, is currently receiving or is eligible to receive a service retirement allowance in accordance with \u00a7 51.1-155<\/a>, and has a break in service of no longer than 60 calendar months between retirement and such new employment as a law<\/span>-enforcement officer<\/span> from the mandatory attendance of all courses that are required for the successful completion of the compulsory minimum training standards established by the Board<\/span>.\n\t\tThe exemption authorized by this section shall be available to all law<\/span>-enforcement officers<\/span>, courthouse and courtroom security officers, jail officer, dispatchers, process servers and custodial officers, and corrections officers, regardless of any officer’s date of initial employment, and shall entitle the officer when exempted from mandatory attendance to be deemed in compliance with the compulsory minimum training standards and eligible for the minimum salary established pursuant to Article 3 (\u00a7 15.2-1609<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 16 of Title 15.2, provided that the officer is otherwise qualified.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXEMPTIONS OF CERTAIN PERSONS FROM CERTAIN TRAINING REQUIREMENTS (\u00a7 9.1-116)\n\nThe Director of the Department, with the approval of the Board, may exempt a\nchief of police or any law-enforcement officer or any courthouse and courtroom\nsecurity officer, jail officer, dispatcher, process server, or custodial officer\nor corrections officer of the Commonwealth or any political subdivision who has\ndemonstrated sensitivity to cultural diversity issues and had previous\nexperience and training as a law-enforcement officer, courthouse and courtroom\nsecurity officer, jail officer, dispatcher, process server or custodial officer\nor corrections officer with any law-enforcement or custodial agency, from the\nmandatory attendance of any or all courses which are required for the successful\ncompletion of the compulsory minimum training standards established by the\nBoard.\n\t\tThe Director and Board shall exempt a law-enforcement officer who has\ndemonstrated sensitivity to cultural diversity issues, had previous experience\nand training as a law-enforcement officer, is currently receiving or is eligible\nto receive a service retirement allowance in accordance with \u00a7 51.1-155, and\nhas a break in service of no longer than 60 calendar months between retirement\nand such new employment as a law-enforcement officer from the mandatory\nattendance of all courses that are required for the successful completion of the\ncompulsory minimum training standards established by the Board.\n\t\tThe exemption authorized by this section shall be available to all\nlaw-enforcement officers, courthouse and courtroom security officers, jail\nofficer, dispatchers, process servers and custodial officers, and corrections\nofficers, regardless of any officer’s date of initial employment, and\nshall entitle the officer when exempted from mandatory attendance to be deemed\nin compliance with the compulsory minimum training standards and eligible for\nthe minimum salary established pursuant to Article 3 (\u00a7 15.2-1609 et seq.) of\nChapter 16 of Title 15.2, provided that the officer is otherwise qualified.\n\nHISTORY: 1981, c. 632, \u00a7 9-173; 1984, c. 515; 1988, c. 138; 2001, cc. 162, 844;\n2022, c. 704.","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}}