Proposed Text
CHAPTER 110
RULES RELATING TO COMPULSORY MINIMUM TRAINING STANDARDS FOR PRIVATE SECURITY
SERVICES BUSINESS PERSONNEL (REPEALED)
Part I
General
6VAC20-110-10. General. (Repealed.)
Pursuant to the provisions of § 9-182 of the Code of
Virginia, the Criminal Justice Services Board hereby promulgates the following rules
for compulsory minimum training standards for private security services
business personnel.
6VAC20-110-20. Definitions. (Repealed.)
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise:
"Approved training school" means a training
school which provides instruction of at least the minimum training standards
mandated and approved by the department for the specific purpose of training
private security services business personnel.
"Board" means the Criminal Justice Services
Board.
"Class" means a minimum of 50 minutes of
instruction on a particular subject.
"Compliance agent" means a natural person who is
an owner of or employed by a licensed private security services business. The
compliance agent shall assure the compliance of the private security services
business with all applicable requirements as provided in § 54.1-1902 of the
Code of Virginia [Repealed.] (See § 9-183.3 of the Code of Virginia).
"Department" means the Department of Criminal
Justice Services.
"Director" means the chief administrative officer
of the department.
"Private security services business" means any
person engaged in the business of providing, or who undertakes to provide,
armored car personnel, guards, private detectives/private investigators,
couriers or guard dog handlers, to another person under contract, expressed or
implied.
"Private security services business personnel"
means any employee of a private security services business who is employed as
an unarmed guard, armed guard/courier, armored car personnel, guard dog handler
or private detective/private investigator.
"School director" means the chief administrative
officer of an approved training school.
"Session" means a group of classes comprising the
total hours of mandated training in a category (unarmed guards, armed
guards/couriers, armored car personnel, guard dog handlers, private
detectives/private investigators and compliance agents). Sessions are approved
on the basis of schedules submitted by approved training schools in accordance
with rules established herein.
Part II
Compulsory Minimum Training Standards for Private Security Services Business
Personnel
6VAC20-110-30. Minimum training standards. (Repealed.)
Compulsory minimum training standards for private security
services business personnel.
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E. Firearms training (required for all armed private
security services business personnel).
1. Classroom - 8 hours (refer to 6VAC20-110-70 B).
2. Shotgun Classroom (if applicable) - 1 hour (refer to
6VAC20-110-70 C).
3. Firearms Written Examination (refer to 6VAC20-110-60 L 1
c and 6VAC20-110-60 L 1 d).
4. Range - No minimum hours required. Each person who
carries or has immediate access to a firearm in the performance of duty shall
satisfactorily complete the prescribed firearms course with the type and
caliber or type and gauge of weapon that is immediately accessible or carriedin
the performance of duty. (Refer to 6VAC20-110-70 B and 6VAC20-110-70 C).
Total Hours (excluding written examinations, shotgun
classroom and all firearms range training) 8
Part III
Compulsory In-Service Training Standards for Private Security Services Business
Personnel
6VAC20-110-40. In-service training standards. (Repealed.)
Compulsory in-service training standards for private
security services business personnel.
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Part IV
Applicability
6VAC20-110-50. Applicability. (Repealed.)
A. Every person employed by a private security services
business or applying to the Department of Criminal Justice Services for registration
as a guard, courier, armored car personnel, guard dog handler, private
detective/private investigator as defined by § 54.1-1900 of the Code of
Virginia [Repealed.] (See § 9-183.1 of the Code of Virginia), or for approval
as a compliance agent as required by § 54.1-1902 A of the Code of Virginia
[Repealed.] (See § 9-183.1 of the Code of Virginia), who has not met the
compulsory minimum training standards prior to the effective date of this
chapter, must meet the compulsory minimum training standards herein established
unless provided otherwise in accordance with subsection B or C of this section.
Any person who fails to renew registration with the Department of Commerce
within 12 months must comply with compulsory minimum training standards for the
categories in which registration expired.
B. Persons who meet the statutory requirements as set forth
in § 9-182 of the Code of Virginia, and who have completed a law-enforcement
entry level training course, may apply for an exemption from the mandatory
training. The director may issue such exemption or partial exemption on the
basis of individual qualifications as supported by required documentation. The
director shall not issue more than a partial exemption to those persons who
have remained out of law-enforcement employment in excess of 24 months. Those
applying for and receiving exemptions must also comply with all firearms
requirements, where applicable, and all regulations promulgated by the
Department of Commerce. Any person receiving an exemption or partial exemption
must apply to the Department of Commerce for registration within 12 months of
the date of issuance or the exemption or partial exemption shall become null
and void.
1. Persons receiving exemptions for the categories of guard
and guard dog handler must attend the six-hour class entitled legal authority
and the two-hour class entitled administration and security orientation.
2. Persons receiving exemption for the category of private
detective/private investigator must attend the 10-hour class entitled civil law
and procedures and rules of evidence and the eight-hour class entitled private
detective/private investigator orientation.
C. The director may authorize credit for firearms training
received at a department approved school which meets or exceeds the compulsory
minimum training standards required for private security services business
personnel provided that such training has been successfully completed within 12
months of the date of application.
D. Every person registered with the Department of Commerce
as a guard/courier, armored car personnel, guard dog handler, private
detective/private investigator or approved by the Department of Commerce to act
as a compliance agent shall complete the compulsory in-service training standard
once during each 24-month period of registration or approval as determined by
the Department of Commerce. Such provision shall become effective July 1, 1992.
Part V
Approved Training Schools Operations
6VAC20-110-60. Approved training schools operations. (Repealed.)
A. Private security services business personnel training schools
must be approved annually by the department. Approval is requested by
submitting a renewal application to the director on forms provided by the
department. Renewal applications must be postmarked no later than January of
each calendar year. The director, in accordance with § 9-6.14:11 of the
Administrative Process Act, may approve those schools which on the basis of
curricula, instructors and facilities provide training that meets the
compulsory minimum training standards. A disapproval may be appealed to the
board in accordance with § 9-6.14:11 of the Administrative Process Act.
1. A school director must have successfully completed those
sessions of the mandated training for which they will seek approval prior to
submission of an initial school application. School directors must be approved
as private security instructors.
2. Instructors may not certify themselves as having met the
mandated training standards for classes in which they provide instruction.
B. Approved training schools desiring to conduct firearms
training classes only must request approval in accordance with subsection C.
C. Approved training schools must submit a proposed
training schedule on a form provided by or approved by the department
postmarked no less than 10 days prior to the beginning of each session. The
training schedule must include the date, time, subject, location and the name
of the instructor for each class to be conducted during the training session.
Any changes in an approved session shall be reported to the department
immediately, followed by written notification postmarked the next working day.
Approved training sessions will be conducted as scheduled.
D. Instruction shall be provided in no less than 50-minute
classes.
E. Approved training may not exceed eight hours per day
(excluding testing).
F. In-service training schools shall be conducted in no
less than four hour sessions.
G. Instructor qualifications. Instructors teaching in an
approved training school must be approved by the department. Instructor qualifications
shall be based upon previous work experience, instructional experience,
training, and education. As a minimum, instructors shall meet the following
requirements:
a. Have a minimum of three years supervisory experience with
a private security services business or with any federal, U.S. military police,
state, county or municipal law-enforcement agency, or
b. Have a minimum of one year experience as an instructor or
teacher at an accredited educational institution or agency in the subject
matter for which approval is requested or in a related field.
c. Must have completed an instructor development program
within the three years immediately preceding the date of the application that
meets or exceeds standards established by the department.
d. Firearms instructors must have completed a firearms
instructors school, specifically designed for law-enforcement or private
security personnel. The school must have been completed within the three years
immediately preceding the date of the instructor application.
e. Persons who completed an instructor development program
or a firearms instructor school and have consistently provided instruction
within the preceding three years may be eligible for approval.
H. Approved training schools will be subject to inspection
and review by the director or his staff. Out-of-state approved training schools
which require inspection may be required to pay for actual expenses of
inspection.
I. Compliance agents are responsible for ensuring that
unarmed guards comply with compulsory minimum training standards herein
established for unarmed guards and training records of such personnel may be
subject to inspection and review by the director or his staff.
J. Mandated training conducted without prior approval from
the department is null and void.
K. The department may suspend or revoke the approval status
of an approved training school upon written notification to the school's
director. Such notification shall contain the reasons for revocation or
suspension. The school's director may appeal the revocation or suspension by
requesting a hearing before the board or its designee. The request shall be in
writing and must be received at the department within 15 days of the date of
the revocation or suspension notification.
L. Written examinations. A written comprehensive
examination is required at the conclusion of training of the core subjects.
When additional training in excess of the core subjects is necessary to meet
the requirements set forth for armed guards/couriers, armored car personnel, or
guard dog handlers, an additional examination will be administered specifically
for that portion of training. Schools conducting training for private
detectives/private investigators are required to administer a comprehensive
examination at the conclusion of training.
All written examinations shall include at least three
questions for each class of instruction in a particular area of mandatory
training.
1. Each core subject shall be separately tested and graded.
Individuals must attain a minimum score of 70% in each core subject. Any
individual who fails to attain a minimum score of 70% in each core subject will
be required to repeat the training in the core subject(s) in which the
individual is deficient and attain a minimum score of 70% on the retest in
order to satisfactorily complete this section of the training.
2. Mandated training in excess of the core subjects shall be
tested and graded. A minimum score of 70% must be attained on the examinations
covering those mandated subjects in excess of the core subjects. If an
individual does not achieve a minimum score of 70% on the examination, the
individual will be required to retake such training during an approved training
session and must attain a minimum score of 70% on the retest in order to
satisfactorily complete this section of the training.
3. Firearms classroom training shall be separately tested
and graded. Individuals must achieve a minimum score of 70% on the firearms
classroom training examination. Any individual who fails to achieve a minimum
score of 70% will be required to retake such training and must attain a minimum
score of 70% on the retest in order to satisfactorily complete this section of
the training.
4. Failure to achieve a minimum score of 70% on the firearms
classroom written examination will exclude the individual from the firearms
range training.
5. Firearms range training will be graded on a
satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. All armed private security services business
personnel must achieve a score of at least 70%.
Part VI
Firearms Training
6VAC20-110-70. Firearms course requirements. (Repealed.)
A. Private security services business personnel who apply
for armed registration shall be required to meet the provisions of subsection B
and, if applicable, subsection C no later than 60 days before applying to the
Department of Criminal Justice Services for certification and once during each
12-month period of certification as determined by the Department of Criminal
Justice Services.
B. Handgun.
1. Classroom training - The eight hours of classroom
training will emphasize but not be limited to:
a. The proper care of the weapon;
b. Civil liability of use of firearms;
c. Criminal liability of use of firearms;
d. Deadly force;
e. Justifiable deadly force; and
f. Range safety.
2. Range firing - (no minimum hours required) - The purpose
of this course is to provide practical firearms training to individuals
desiring to become armed private security services business personnel.
a. Prior to the date of range training it will be the
responsibility of the school director to ensure that all students are informed
of the proper attire and equipment to be worn for the firing range portion of
the training.
b. Ammunition - 60 rounds - factory loaded wadcutter or
duty ammunition may be used for practice or range qualification. The caliber of
the ammunition used shall be of the same caliber the student will carry on
duty.
c. Target - Silhouette (full-size B21-B21x, B-27 or Q ) -
Alternate targets may be utilized with prior approval by the director.
d. With prior approval of the director, a reasonable
modification of the firearms course may be approved to accommodate
qualification on indoor ranges.
e. An approved firearms instructor must be on the range
during all phases of firearms training. There shall be one firearms instructor
or assistant per four shooters on the line.
f. Scoring.
(1) B21, B21x targets - use indicated K value with a
minimum of 250 points: multiply by .4 to obtain percentage.
(2) B27 target - eight, nine, 10 X rings - value five
points, seven ring value four points, other hits on silhouette - value three
points: multiply by .4 to obtain percentage.
(3) Q targets - any fired round striking the bottle area to
its marked border - value five points - any fired round striking outside the
bottle area - value three points.
g. Course. Virginia Modified Double Action course or the
Virginia Modified Double Action course for Semi-Automatic Pistols.
(1) Virginia Modified Double Action Course
Handgun.
Virginia Modified Double Action Course for all handguns
carried in the performance of duty.
Target - Silhouette (B21, B21x, B27 or Q).
60 rounds.
Double action only.
Minimum qualifying score - 70%.
Phase 1 - seven yards, point shoulder position, 24 rounds.
Load six rounds, fire one round on whistle (two seconds),
repeat until six rounds are fired.
Load six rounds, fire two rounds on whistle (three
seconds), repeat until six rounds are fired.
Load six rounds, fire 12 rounds on whistle (30 seconds),
repeat until 12 rounds are fired.
Phase 2 -15 yards, point shoulder position, 18 rounds.
Load six rounds, fire one round on whistle (two seconds),
repeat until six rounds are fired.
Load six rounds, fire two rounds on whistle (three
seconds), repeat until six rounds are fired.
Load six rounds, fire six rounds on whistle (12 seconds).
Phase 3 - 25 yards, 90 seconds, 18 rounds.
Load six rounds, on whistle:
fire six rounds, kneeling, strong hand; reload;
fire six rounds, standing behind barricade, weak hand;
reload, fire six rounds, standing behind barricade, strong
hand (kneeling position may be fired using barricade).
An approved firearms instructor must be on the range during
all phases of firearms range training. There shall be one firearms instructor
or assistant per four shooters on the line.
(2) Virginia Modified Double Action Course for
Semi-Automatic Pistols.
Target - Silhouette (B21, B21x, B27 or Q).
Minimum Qualifying Score - 70%.
(a) Each officer is restricted to the number of magazines
carried on duty. Magazines shall be loaded to their full capacity. The range
instructor shall determine when magazines will be changed.
(b) Phase 1 - seven yards, hip shooting, crouch position,
load magazine, fire one round double action on command (two seconds); or fire
two rounds (three seconds), make weapon safe, holster, repeat until six rounds
have been fired.
On command, draw and fire two rounds (three seconds), make
weapon safe, holster, repeat until six rounds have been fired.
On command, draw and fire 12 rounds in 20 seconds, make
weapon safe, and holster.
(c) Phase 2 - 15 yards point shoulder position. On command,
draw and fire one round (two seconds); or draw and fire two rounds (three seconds),
make weapon safe, holster, repeat until six rounds have been fired.
On command, draw and fire one round (two seconds) or two
rounds (three seconds), make weapon safe, holster, repeat until six rounds have
been fired.
On command, draw and fire six rounds (12 seconds), make
weapon safe, holster.
(d) Phase 3 - 25 yards, kneeling and standing position. On
command, assume kneeling position, draw weapon and fire six rounds, then fire
six rounds weak hand, standing, barricade position, then fire six rounds strong
hand, standing, barricade position, until a total of 18 rounds have been fired
(70 seconds).
C. Shotgun training.
1. Classroom training - classroom instruction will
emphasized but not be limited to:
a. Safe and proper use and handling of shotgun; and
b. Nomenclature.
2. Range firing (no minimum hours required) - The purpose of
this course is to provide practical shotgun training to those individuals who
carry or have immediate access to a shotgun in the performance of their duty.
3. Ammunition - five rounds - Ammunition must be of same
type as carried in the performance of duty.
4. Course: Modified shotgun range.
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5. An approved firearms instructor must be on the range
during all phases of firearms range training. There shall be one firearms
instructor or assistant per four shooters on the line.
D. Firearms retraining.
1. All armed private security services business personnel
must satisfactorily complete two hours of firearms classroom training and the
range training as prescribed in subsection B and subsection C, if applicable,
within each calendar year. Approved schools providing firearms retraining must
meet the requirements of 6VAC20-110-60, subsections A, B, C and D.
2. All persons who are registered as armed private security
services business personnel and who have complied with the basic firearms
training requirement shall comply with this provision by December 31 of each
calendar year after completion of armed guard training and thereafter by
December 31 of each calendar year.
3. Satisfactory completion of firearms retraining classes
approved and monitored by the United States General Services Administration
(GSA) will meet the requirements of this section.
Part VII
Attendance and Administrative Requirements
6VAC20-110-80. Attendance and administrative requirements.
(Repealed.)
A. The compulsory minimum training standards shall be
attained by attending and satisfactorily completing an approved training school.
B. Private security services business personnel enrolled in
an approved training school are required to attend all prescribed mandatory
training classes.
C. Tardiness and absenteeism will not be permitted.
Individuals violating these provisions will be required to make up any training
missed.
D. Each training school director will be required to
maintain a current file of attendance records, examination scores, and firearms
familiarization scores, on each individual for three years from the date of the
training session in which the individual attendee was enrolled. Additionally,
each training director shall award written certification of completion to each
student who satisfactorily completes a training session. The certification
shall contain, as a minimum, the following:
1. The name of the approved school;
2. Type of training session;
3. Name of student;
4. Date of completion of training session; and
5. Signature of training director.
E. Any changes in an approved school schedule, instructors,
dates, times and location shall be reported to the department immediately.
F. The school director of each approved training school
shall prepare a certification of completion of training on forms provided by
the Department of Commerce which must be transmitted within seven days of the
conclusion date of an approved training session in compliance with the
directions on the forms, for each student who has satisfactorily completed all
classes comprising an approved training session. One copy shall be retained on
file with the approved training school for a minimum of three years.
G. The resumes and objectives as approved by the department
shall be adhered to and all subject matter shall be presented in its entirety.
H. Failure to comply with rules and regulations. All
individuals attending an approved training school shall comply with the rules
promulgated by the board and any other rules within the authority of the school
director. The school director shall be responsible for enforcement of all rules
established to govern the conduct of attendees. If the school director
considers the violation of the rules detrimental to the welfare of the school,
the school director may expel the individual from the school. Notification of
such action shall immediately be reported to the employing agency and the
director.
Part VIII
Authentication
6VAC20-110-90. Effective date. (Repealed.)
These rules shall be effective January 1, 1992, and until
amended or repealed.
A. Adopted.
March 17, 1977.
B. Amended.
October 2, 1989, and January 1, 1992.