Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the Criminal Justice Services Board intends to consider amending 6VAC20-172, Regulations Relating to Private Security Services Businesses, and 6VAC20-174, Regulations Relating to Private Security Services Registered Personnel. The purpose of the proposed action is to amend the regulations to allow for licensed private security services businesses licensed by the Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) to independently contract with private investigators and personal protection specialists registered with DCJS. Additionally, the proposed amendments will require that every registered personal protection specialist and private investigator hired as an independent contractor maintain comprehensive general liability insurance in the amount to be determined by DCJS and provide evidence of such insurance to the business with which they are contracting. The changes will address the requirements of Chapter 202 of the 2015 Acts of Assembly, which became effective July 1, 2015.

The agency does not intend to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: §§ 9.1-102 and 9.1-141 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: February 10, 2016.

Agency Contact: Barbara Peterson-Wilson, Law Enforcement Program Coordinator, Department of Criminal Justice Services, 1100 Bank Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 225-4503, FAX (804) 786-0410, or email barbara.peterson-wilson@dcjs.virginia.gov.