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§ 9.1-100. Department of Criminal Justice Services - A. There is created a Department of Criminal Justice Services...
§ 9.1-101. (For contingent expiration date, see Acts 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 524 and 542) Definitions - As used in this chapter or in Chapter 23 (§...
§ 9.1-101. (For contingent effective date, see Acts 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 524 and 542) Definitions - As used in this chapter or in Chapter 23 (§...
§ 9.1-101.1. Certified mail; subsequent mail or notices may be sent by regular mail - Whenever in this chapter the Board or the Department is...
§ 9.1-102. (Effective until January 1, 2023) Powers and duties of the Board and the Department - The Department, under the direction of the Board, which shall...
§ 9.1-102. (Effective January 1, 2023) Powers and duties of the Board and the Department - The Department, under the direction of the Board, which shall...
§ 9.1-102.1. Photo-identification cards - A. The Department shall issue a photo-identification card to a...
§ 9.1-103. Direct operational responsibilities in law enforcement not authorized - Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as authorizing the...
§ 9.1-104. Establishment of victim and witness assistance programs; purpose; guidelines - A. The Department shall adopt guidelines, the purpose of which...
§ 9.1-105. Intensified Drug Enforcement Jurisdictions Fund - There is created a special nonreverting fund to be administered...
§ 9.1-106. Regional Criminal Justice Academy Training Fund; local fee - There is created a special nonreverting fund to be administered...
§ 9.1-107. Powers and duties of Director - A. The Director shall be charged with executive and administrative...
§ 9.1-108. Criminal Justice Services Board membership; terms; vacancies; members not disqualified from holding other offices; designation of chairmen; meetings; compensation - A. The Criminal Justice Services Board is established as a...
§ 9.1-108.1. Executive Committee; authority; effect of certain actions - A. The Board may establish an Executive Committee consisting of...
§ 9.1-109. Administration of federal programs - The Board is designated as the supervisory board and the...
§ 9.1-110. School Resource Officer Grants Program and Fund - A. From the funds appropriated for such purpose and from...
§ 9.1-111. Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice and Prevention; membership; terms; quorum; compensation and expenses; duties - A. The Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice and Prevention (the...
§ 9.1-112. Committee on Training; membership - There is created a permanent Committee on Training under the...
§ 9.1-112.1. Criminal justice training academies; curriculum - A. Any criminal justice training academy approved by the Department...
§ 9.1-113. Compliance with minimum training standards by certain officers; exceptions - The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to...
§ 9.1-114. Compliance with minimum training standards by officers employed after July 1, 1971, by officers appointed under § 56-353 after July 1, 1982, and by part-time officers - Every full-time law-enforcement officer employed after July 1, 1971, officers...
§ 9.1-114.1. Compliance with minimum training standards by school resource officers - Every full-time or part-time law-enforcement officer employed as a school...
§ 9.1-114.2. Compliance with minimum training standards and reporting requirements for detector canine handlers and detector canines - Within a period of time established by the Board, every...
§ 9.1-115. Forfeiture of office for failing to meet training standards; termination of salary and benefits; extension of term - A. Every person required to comply with the training standards...
§ 9.1-116. Exemptions of certain persons from certain training requirements - The Director of the Department, with the approval of the...
§ 9.1-116.1. Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Victim Fund; purpose; guidelines - A. There is created the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence...
§ 9.1-116.2. Advisory Committee on Sexual and Domestic Violence; membership; terms; compensation and expenses; duties - A. The Advisory Committee on Sexual and Domestic Violence (the...
§ 9.1-116.3. Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Program Professional Standards Committee - A. The Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Program Professional Standards...
§ 9.1-116.4. Virginia Prevention of Sex Trafficking Fund; purpose; guidelines - A. There is hereby created in the state treasury a...
§ 9.1-116.5. Sex Trafficking Response Coordinator; duties; report - A. There is established within the Department a Sex Trafficking...
§ 9.1-116.6. Virginia Gun Violence Intervention and Prevention Fund; purpose; guidelines - A. There is hereby created in the state treasury a...
§ 9.1-116.7. (Expires July 1, 2023) Body-Worn Camera System Fund - A. There is hereby created in the state treasury a...
§ 9.1-117. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2005, cc. 868 and 881, cl. 2.
§ 9.1-126. Application and construction of article - A. This article shall apply to original or copied criminal...
§ 9.1-127. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2011, cc. 821 and 854, cl. 2.
§ 9.1-128. (For contingent expiration see Acts 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 524 and 542) Dissemination of criminal history record information; Board to adopt regulations and procedures - A. Criminal history record information shall be disseminated, whether directly...
§ 9.1-128. (For contingent effective date, see Acts 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 524 and 542) Dissemination of criminal history record information; Board to adopt regulations and procedures - A. Criminal history record information shall be disseminated, whether directly...
§ 9.1-129. Participation of state and local agencies in interstate system; access to system limited - A. The Board shall regulate participation of state and local...
§ 9.1-130. Procedures to be adopted by agencies maintaining criminal justice information systems - Each criminal justice agency maintaining and operating a criminal justice...
§ 9.1-131. Annual audits - The Board shall ensure that annual audits are conducted of...
§ 9.1-132. Individual's right of access to and review and correction of information - A. Any individual who believes that criminal history record information...
§ 9.1-133. Certain information not subject to review or correction - A. Background checks for security clearances and investigative information not...
§ 9.1-134. (For contingent expiration see Acts 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 524 and 542) Sealing of criminal history record information - The Board shall adopt procedures reasonably designed to (i) ensure...
§ 9.1-134. (For contingent effective date, see Acts 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 524 and 542) Sealing of criminal history record information - The Board shall adopt procedures reasonably designed to (i) ensure...
§ 9.1-135. Civil remedies for violation of this chapter or Chapter 23 of Title 19.2 - A. Any person may institute a civil action in the...
§ 9.1-136. Criminal penalty for violation - Any person who willfully and intentionally requests, obtains, or seeks...
§ 9.1-137. Article to control over other laws; exceptions - A. In the event any provisions of this article conflict...
§ 9.1-138. Definitions - In addition to the definitions set forth in § 9.1-101,...
§ 9.1-139. Licensing, certification, and registration required; qualifications; temporary licenses - A. No person shall engage in the private security services...
§ 9.1-140. Exceptions from article; training requirements for out-of-state central station dispatchers - The provisions of this article shall not apply to: 1....
§ 9.1-140.01. Exemption from training requirements; central station dispatchers employed by central stations certified by a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory - Central station dispatchers employed by a central station that is...
§ 9.1-140.1. Registration; waiver of examination; locksmiths - Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, unless an applicant...
§ 9.1-141. Powers of Board relating to private security services business - A. The Board may adopt regulations in accordance with the...
§ 9.1-142. Powers of Department relating to private security services businesses - A. In addition to the powers otherwise conferred upon it...
§ 9.1-143. Private Security Services Advisory Board; membership - The Private Security Services Advisory Board is established as an...
§ 9.1-144. Insurance required - In order for his license or certificate to be operative,...
§ 9.1-145. Fingerprints required; penalty - A. Each applicant for initial registration, licensure or certification as...
§ 9.1-146. Limitation on powers of registered armed security officers - Compliance with the provisions of this article shall not itself...
§ 9.1-147. Unlawful conduct generally; penalty - A. It shall be unlawful for any person to: 1....
§ 9.1-148. Unlawful procurement of a license; penalty - A. It shall be unlawful for any person to: 1....
§ 9.1-149. Unlicensed activity prohibited; penalty - A. No person: 1. Required to possess a registration under...
§ 9.1-149.1. Unlawful advertisement for regulated services; notice; penalty - A. It shall be unlawful for any person to place...
§ 9.1-150. Monetary penalty - Any person required to be licensed, certified or registered by...
§ 9.1-150.1. Definitions - In addition to the definitions set forth in § 9.1-101,...
§ 9.1-150.2. Powers of Criminal Justice Services Board relating to special conservators of the peace appointed pursuant to § 19.2-13 - The Board shall adopt regulations establishing compulsory minimum, entry-level, in-service,...
§ 9.1-150.3. Powers of Department of Criminal Justice Services relating to special conservators of the peace appointed pursuant to § 19.2-13 - A. In addition to the powers otherwise conferred upon it...
§ 9.1-150.4. Unlawful conduct; penalties - A. It shall be unlawful for any person to (i)...
§ 9.1-151. Court-Appointed Special Advocate Program; appointment of advisory committee - A. There is established a Court-Appointed Special Advocate Program (the...
§ 9.1-152. Local court-appointed special advocate programs; powers and duties - A. The Department shall provide a portion of any funding...
§ 9.1-153. Volunteer court-appointed special advocates; powers and duties; assignment; qualifications; training - A. Services in each local court-appointed special advocate program shall...
§ 9.1-154. Immunity - No staff of or volunteers participating in a program, whether...
§ 9.1-155. Notice of hearings and proceedings - The provision of § 16.1-264 regarding notice to parties shall...
§ 9.1-156. Inspection and copying of records by advocate; confidentiality of records - A. Upon presentation by the advocate of the order of...
§ 9.1-157. Cooperation of state and local entities - All state and local departments, agencies, authorities, and institutions shall...
§ 9.1-158. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2011, cc. 821 and 854, cl. 2.
§ 9.1-161. Crime prevention specialists; duties - The Board shall adopt regulations establishing minimum standards for certification...
§ 9.1-162. Eligibility for crime prevention specialists - Any employee of a local, state or federal government agency...
§ 9.1-163. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2011, cc. 821 and 854.
§ 9.1-165. Definitions - As used in this article, unless the context requires a...
§ 9.1-166. Local governments to receive state funds for law enforcement - The Department of the Treasury shall disburse funds to cities,...
§ 9.1-167. Calculation of adjusted crime index; use - By January 1 of each even-numbered year, the Department, using...
§ 9.1-168. Eligibility for funds - A. Any city, county, or town establishing a police department...
§ 9.1-169. Total amount and method of distribution of funds to counties and cities - A. The total amount of funds to be distributed as...
§ 9.1-170. Distribution of funds to towns - A. Towns located in eligible counties and which have police...
§ 9.1-171. Distribution of discretionary fund - In the case of a city with a population of...
§ 9.1-172. Periodic determination of weights and constants - Prior to the convening of the General Assembly in each...
§ 9.1-173. Purpose - It is the purpose of this article to enable any...
§ 9.1-173.1. Procedures for treatment of veterans and active service members - Localities may establish special treatment procedures for veterans and active...
§ 9.1-174. Establishment of a community-based probation services agency - To facilitate local involvement and flexibility in responding to the...
§ 9.1-175. Board to prescribe standards; biennial plan - The Board shall approve standards as prescribed by the Department...
§ 9.1-176. Mandated services; optional services and facilities - A. As used in this section: "Detoxification center program" means...
§ 9.1-176.1. Duties and responsibilities of local community-based probation officers - A. Each local community-based probation officer, for the localities served,...
§ 9.1-177. Form of oath of office for local community-based probation officers - Every local community-based probation officer who is an employee of...
§ 9.1-177.1. Confidentiality of records of and reports on adult persons under investigation by, or placed on probation supervision with a local community-based probation services agency - A. Any investigation report, including a presentencing investigation report, prepared...
§ 9.1-178. Community criminal justice boards - A. Each county or city or combination thereof developing and...
§ 9.1-179. Withdrawal from services - Any participating city or county may, at the beginning of...
§ 9.1-180. Responsibilities of community criminal justice boards - On behalf of the counties, cities, or combinations thereof which...
§ 9.1-181. Eligibility to participate - A. Any city, county, or combination thereof, which elects to,...
§ 9.1-182. Funding; failure to comply; prohibited use of funds - A. Counties and cities shall be required to establish a...
§ 9.1-183. City or county to act as administrator and fiscal agent - Any single participating city or county shall act as the...
§ 9.1-184. Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety created; duties - A. From such funds as may be appropriated, the Virginia...
§ 9.1-185. Definitions - As used in this article, unless the context requires a...
§ 9.1-185.1. Inapplicability of this article - This article shall not apply to a person who does...
§ 9.1-185.2. Powers of the Criminal Justice Services Board relating to bail bondsmen - The Board shall have full regulatory authority and oversight of...
§ 9.1-185.3. Powers of Department of Criminal Justice Services relating to bail bondsmen - A. In addition to the powers otherwise conferred upon it...
§ 9.1-185.4. Limitations on licensure - A. In order to be licensed as a bail bondsman...
§ 9.1-185.5. Bail bondsman licensure requirements - A. An applicant for a bail bondsman license shall apply...
§ 9.1-185.6. Licenses; renewal - A. A license granted to a bondsman by the Department...
§ 9.1-185.7. Licensure of nonresidents - A. All nonresident transfers and applicants for a bail bondsman...
§ 9.1-185.8. Professional conduct standards; grounds for disciplinary actions - A. Any violations of the restrictions or standards under this...
§ 9.1-185.9. Solicitation of business; standards; restrictions and requirements - A. Only licensed bail bondsmen shall be authorized to solicit...
§ 9.1-185.10. Collateral received in the course of business; standards and requirements - A. A licensed bail bondsman shall be permitted to accept...
§ 9.1-185.11. Firearms, training and usage; standards and requirements - A. If a bail bondsman chooses to carry a firearm...
§ 9.1-185.12. Uniforms and identification; standards and restrictions - A. A bail bondsman shall not wear, carry, or display...
§ 9.1-185.13. Documentation and recordkeeping standards and requirements - A. The bail bondsman shall retain, for a minimum of...
§ 9.1-185.14. Reporting standards and requirements - A. Each licensed bail bondsman shall report within 10 calendar...
§ 9.1-185.15. Recovery of bailees; methods of capture; standards and requirements; limitations - A. During the recovery of a bailee, a bail bondsman...
§ 9.1-185.16. Department submission to the State Corporation Commission - A. The Department shall provide to the State Corporation Commission...
§ 9.1-185.17. Department submissions to local and regional correctional facilities - Once a year, the Department shall provide to each local...
§ 9.1-185.18. Penalties - It shall be a Class 1 misdemeanor to engage in...
§ 9.1-186. Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a...
§ 9.1-186.1. Inapplicability of article - The provisions of this article shall not apply to licensed...
§ 9.1-186.2. Powers of Department and Board relating to bail enforcement agents - A. The Board shall have full regulatory authority and oversight...
§ 9.1-186.3. Powers of Department relating to bail enforcement agents - A. In addition to the powers otherwise conferred upon it...
§ 9.1-186.4. Limitations on licensure - A. In order to be licensed as a bail enforcement...
§ 9.1-186.5. Bail enforcement agent license; criminal history records check - A. An applicant for a bail enforcement license shall apply...
§ 9.1-186.6. Licenses; renewal - A. A license granted to a bail enforcement agent by...
§ 9.1-186.7. Licensure of nonresidents - A. All nonresident transfers and applicants for a bail enforcement...
§ 9.1-186.8. Professional conduct standards; grounds for disciplinary actions - A. Any violations of the restrictions or standards under subsection...
§ 9.1-186.9. Firearms, training and usage; standards and requirements - A. If a bail enforcement agent chooses to carry a...
§ 9.1-186.10. Uniforms and identification; standards and restrictions - A. A bail enforcement agent shall not wear, carry, or...
§ 9.1-186.11. Reporting standards and requirements - A. Each licensed bail enforcement agent shall report within 10...
§ 9.1-186.12. Recovery of bailees; methods of capture; standards and requirements; limitations - A. During the recovery of a bailee, a bail enforcement...
§ 9.1-186.13. Penalties, criminal and monetary - Any person who engages in bail recovery in the Commonwealth...
§ 9.1-186.14. Expired - Expired.
§ 9.1-187. Establishment of crisis intervention team programs - A. By January 1, 2010, the Department of Criminal Justice...
§ 9.1-188. Crisis intervention training program - The Department, in consultation with the Department of Behavioral Health...
§ 9.1-189. Crisis intervention team protocol - Each crisis intervention team shall develop a protocol that permits...
§ 9.1-190. Crisis intervention team program assessment - The Department, and the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental...
§ 9.1-191. Virginia sexual assault forensic examiner coordination program - A. The Department shall establish a Virginia sexual assault forensic...
§ 9.1-192. Community Policing Reporting Database; annual report - A. The Department shall periodically access the Community Policing Reporting...
§ 9.1-193. Mental health awareness response and community understanding services (Marcus) alert system; law-enforcement protocols - A. As used in this article, unless the context requires...