TITLE 6. CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS

CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES BOARD

Notice of Extension of Emergency Regulation

Title of Regulation: 6VAC20-65. Rules Relating to Professional Standards of Conduct and Procedures for Decertification (adding 6VAC20-65-10 through 6VAC20-65-40).

Statutory Authority: § 9.1-102 of the Code of Virginia.

The Governor has approved the request of the Criminal Justice Services Board to extend the expiration date of the emergency regulation for 6VAC20-65 for six months as provided for in § 2.2-4011 D of the Code of Virginia. Therefore, the emergency regulation is continued in effect through March 12, 2026. This extension is required in order for the Department of Criminal Justice Services with the advice and approval of the board to meet the mandate of Chapter 37 of the 2020 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I, which requires the department to establish statewide professional standards of conduct for certified law-enforcement officers and certified jail officers in addition to procedures for the decertification of certified law-enforcement officers and certified jail officers. The emergency regulation was published in 40:13 VA.R. 1090-1092 February 12, 2024.

Effective Date Extended Through: March 12, 2026.

Agency Contact: Kristi Shalton, Regulatory Coordinator, Department of Criminal Justice Services, 1100 Bank Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 786-7801, fax (804) 786-0410, or email kristi.shalton@dcjs.virginia.gov.