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This law was first created in 1980. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 505 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1980 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1985, chapter 132; in 1995, chapter 611<\/a>; in 2008, chapters 551<\/a> and 691<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":351774,"section_number":"19.2-38","catch_line":"Probationary period; compensation and benefits; vacancies; revocation of appointment","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-38\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1397725,"object_type":"law","relational_id":351773,"identifier":"19.2-38.1","token":"19.2\/3\/3\/19.2-38.1","url":"\/19.2-38.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-38.1\/","token":"19.2\/3\/3\/19.2-38.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Training standards; training prerequisite to reappointment; waiver","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-38.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Committee on District Courts<\/span> shall establish minimum training and certification standards for magistrates<\/span> in accordance with such rules and regulations as may be established by the Committee. Every magistrate<\/span> shall comply with these standards and shall complete the minimum training standards as a prerequisite for continuing to serve as magistrate<\/span> beyond the nine-month probationary period as established by \u00a7 19.2-38<\/a>. The Committee on District Courts<\/span> upon request may waive<\/span> any portion of the minimum training standards for an individual magistrate<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTRAINING STANDARDS; TRAINING PREREQUISITE TO REAPPOINTMENT; WAIVER (\u00a7\n19.2-38.1)\n\nThe Committee on District Courts shall establish minimum training and\ncertification standards for magistrates in accordance with such rules and\nregulations as may be established by the Committee. Every magistrate shall\ncomply with these standards and shall complete the minimum training standards as\na prerequisite for continuing to serve as magistrate beyond the nine-month\nprobationary period as established by \u00a7 19.2-38. The Committee on District\nCourts upon request may waive any portion of the minimum training standards for\nan individual magistrate.\n\nHISTORY: 1980, c. 505; 1985, c. 132; 1995, c. 611; 2008, cc. 551, 691.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}