General Provisions

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This is Article 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “General Provisions.” It is part of Chapter 1 “Department of Criminal Justice Services”, which is part of Title 9.1 “Commonwealth Public Safety”.

It’s comprised of the following 34 sections.

§ 9.1-100	Department of Criminal Justice Services
§ 9.1-101	(Effective July 1, 2026) Definitions
§ 9.1-101.1	Certified mail; subsequent mail or notices may be sent by regular mail
§ 9.1-102	Powers and duties of the Board and the Department
§ 9.1-102.1	Photo-identification cards
§ 9.1-103	Direct operational responsibilities in law enforcement not authorized
§ 9.1-104	Establishment of victim and witness assistance programs; purpose; guidelines
§ 9.1-105	Intensified Drug Enforcement Jurisdictions Fund
§ 9.1-106	Regional Criminal Justice Academy Training Fund; local fee
§ 9.1-107	Powers and duties of Director
§ 9.1-108	Criminal Justice Services Board membership; terms; vacancies; members not disqualified from holding other offices; designation of chairmen; meetings; compensation
§ 9.1-108.1	Executive Committee; authority; effect of certain actions
§ 9.1-109	Administration of federal programs
§ 9.1-110	School Resource Officer Grants Program and School Resource Officer Incentive Grants Fund
§ 9.1-111	Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice and Prevention; membership; terms; quorum; compensation and expenses; duties
§ 9.1-112	Committee on Training; membership
§ 9.1-112.1	Criminal justice training academies; curriculum
§ 9.1-113	Compliance with minimum training standards by certain officers; exceptions
§ 9.1-114	Compliance with minimum training standards by officers employed after July 1, 1971, by officers appointed under § 56-353 after July 1, 1982, and by part-time officers
§ 9.1-114.1	Compliance with minimum training standards by school resource officers
§ 9.1-114.2	Compliance with minimum training standards and reporting requirements for detector canine handlers and detector canines
§ 9.1-115	Forfeiture of office for failing to meet training standards; termination of salary and benefits; extension of term
§ 9.1-116	Exemptions of certain persons from certain training requirements
§ 9.1-116.01	Universal certification for certain law-enforcement officers
§ 9.1-116.1	Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Victim Fund; purpose; guidelines
§ 9.1-116.10	Surveillance technology reporting by state and local law-enforcement agencies and sheriff's departments
§ 9.1-116.2	Advisory Committee on Sexual and Domestic Violence; membership; terms; compensation and expenses; duties
§ 9.1-116.3	Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Program Professional Standards Committee
§ 9.1-116.4	Virginia Prevention of Sex Trafficking Fund; purpose; guidelines
§ 9.1-116.5	Human Trafficking Response Coordinator; duties; report
§ 9.1-116.6	Virginia Gun Violence Intervention and Prevention Fund; purpose; guidelines
§ 9.1-116.7	Expired
§ 9.1-116.8	Virginia Opioid Use Reduction and Jail-Based Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Transition Fund
§ 9.1-116.9	Establishment of Task Force on Fentanyl and Heroin Enforcement