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Showing: 16 actions/stages currently being created, amended, or repealed for the Department of Criminal Justice Services. Where the stage type is Emergency,Emergency/NOIRA,Fast-Track,NOIRA,Proposed,Final
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Public Participation Guidelines
[6 VAC 20 ‑ 11]
Action: Amend Public Participation Guidelines to Conform to Administrative Process Act
Stage: NOIRA - Stage withdrawn on 10/29/2025
Rules Relating to Compulsory Minimum Training Standards for Law-Enforcement Officers
[6 VAC 20 ‑ 20]
Action: Comprehensive Review and Update of the Compulsory Minimum Training Standards for Law Enforcement Officers
Stage: Final - Register Date: 9/22/25 
Rules Relating to Compulsory in-Service Training Standards for Law-Enforcement Officers, Jailors or Custodial Officers, Courtroom Security Officers, Process Service Officers and Officers of the Department of Corrections, Division of Operations
[6 VAC 20 ‑ 30]
Action: Amendments to Compulsory In-Service Training Standards
Stage: NOIRA - Register Date: 10/25/21 
Rules Relating to Compulsory Minimum Training Standards for Jailors or Custodial Officers, Courthouse and Courtroom Security Officers and Process Service Officers
[6 VAC 20 ‑ 50]
Action: Amendments to Jailor/Court Security/Civil Process Training Standards
Stage: Proposed - Register Date: 10/6/25 
Rules Relating to Compulsory Minimum Training Standards for Dispatchers
[6 VAC 20 ‑ 60]
Action: Comprehensive Review and Update of the Compulsory Minimum Training Standards for Dispatchers
Stage: NOIRA - Register Date: 4/8/24 
Rules Relating to Professional Standards of Conduct and Procedures for Decertification
[6 VAC 20 ‑ 65]
Action: New Regulation to Establish Professional Standards of Conduct and Procedures for Decertification
Stage: Final - Register Date: 12/29/25 
Rules Relating to Certification of Criminal Justice Instructors
[6 VAC 20 ‑ 80]
Action: Amend Rules Relating to Certification of Criminal Justice Instructors Following 2025 Periodic Review
Stage: NOIRA - At Secretary's Office
Rules Relating to Regional Criminal Justice Training Academies
[6 VAC 20 ‑ 90]
Action: Amend Rules Relating to Criminal Justice Training Academies Following 2025 Periodic Review
Stage: NOIRA - At Secretary's Office
Rules Relating to Compulsory Minimum Training Standards for Correctional Officers of the Department of Corrections, Division of Adult Institutions
[6 VAC 20 ‑ 100]
Action: Comprehensive Review of the Compulsory Minimum Training Standards for Correctional Officers of the Department of Corrections
Stage: Final - Register Date: 9/22/25 
Rules Relating to the Compulsory Minimum Training Standards for Detector Canine Handlers Employed by the Department of Corrections; Standards for the Training and Retention of Detector Canines used by the Department of Corrections
[6 VAC 20 ‑ 105]
Action: New Regulation for the Compulsory Minimum Training Standards for Detector Canine Handlers Employed by the Department of Corrections and Standards for the Training and Retention of Detector Canines
Stage: NOIRA - Approved by Governor
Regulations Relating to Criminal History Record Information Use and Security
[6 VAC 20 ‑ 120]
Action: Comprehensive Review and Update of Requirements Related to Sealing and Expungement of Records
Stage: NOIRA - Register Date: 4/21/25 
Rules Relating to the Court-Appointed Special Advocate Program (CASA)
[6 VAC 20 ‑ 160]
Action: Comprehensive Review and Update of CASA Program Requirements
Stage: NOIRA - Register Date: 1/1/24 
Regulations Relating to Private Security Services Businesses
[6 VAC 20 ‑ 172]
Action: Amendments to Schedule of Fees
Stage: Proposed - At Governor's Office
Regulations Relating to Special Conservator of the Peace
[6 VAC 20 ‑ 230]
Action: Comprehensive Review and Update of the Training Standards Relating to Special Conservators of the Peace
Stage: Proposed - At Governor's Office
Rules Relating to Compulsory Minimum Training Standards for Law Enforcement Field Training Officers
[6 VAC 20 ‑ 280]
Action: Amend Rules Relating to Compulsory Minimum Training Standards for Law-Enforcement Field Training Officers Following 2025 Periodic Review
Stage: NOIRA - At Secretary's Office
Rules Relating to the Waiver Process for Law Enforcement Agencies to Use Certain Military Property
[6 VAC 20 ‑ 300]
Action: New Regulation for the Waiver Process for Law Enforcement Agencies to Use Certain Military Property
Stage: Proposed - At Governor's Office
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