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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 60<\/a> and 868<\/a> 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. 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 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 209<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 466<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1511997,"object_type":"law","relational_id":378608,"identifier":"9.1-162","token":"9.1\/1\/6\/9.1-162","url":"\/9.1-162\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-162\/","token":"9.1\/1\/6\/9.1-162","dublin_core":{"Title":"Eligibility for crime prevention specialists","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-162","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any employee of a local, state or federal government agency who serves in a law<\/span>-enforcement, crime<\/span> prevention or criminal justice capacity is eligible to be trained and certified as a crime<\/span> prevention specialist.<\/p>

The chief executive of any local, state or federal government agency may designate one or more employees in his department<\/span> or office, who serves in a law<\/span>-enforcement, crime<\/span> prevention or criminal justice capacity, to be trained and certified as a crime<\/span> prevention specialist.<\/p>

No person who is a candidate for certification shall serve as a crime<\/span> prevention specialist unless his certification is approved by the chief law<\/span>-enforcement officer<\/span> of the locality wherein the person serves.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nELIGIBILITY FOR CRIME PREVENTION SPECIALISTS (\u00a7 9.1-162)\n\nAny employee of a local, state or federal government agency who serves in a\nlaw-enforcement, crime prevention or criminal justice capacity is eligible to be\ntrained and certified as a crime prevention specialist.\n\nThe chief executive of any local, state or federal government agency may\ndesignate one or more employees in his department or office, who serves in a\nlaw-enforcement, crime prevention or criminal justice capacity, to be trained\nand certified as a crime prevention specialist.\n\nNo person who is a candidate for certification shall serve as a crime prevention\nspecialist unless his certification is approved by the chief law-enforcement\nofficer of the locality wherein the person serves.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, cc. 60, 868, \u00a7 9-173.20; 2001, c. 844; 2002, c. 209; 2004, c.\n466.","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"}}