Code of Virginia § 9.1-113. Compliance with minimum training standards by certain officers; exceptions.
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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 § 56-353 appointed prior to July 1, 1982, or
(iii)officers serving under permanent appointment under the provisions of § 10.1-115 appointed prior to July 1, 2003; to meet the compulsory minimum training standards provided for in subdivision 2 of § 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 § 53.1-120 to provide courthouse and courtroom security shall be required to meet the standards provided under subdivision 7 of § 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 (§ 15.2-1609 et seq.) of Chapter 16 of Title 15.2.
1981, c. 632, § 9-179; 1982, c. 419; 1984, c. 779; 1999, c. 495 ; 2001, c. 844 ; 2003, c. 744 .