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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?041+ful+CHAP0397\">397<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1511773,"object_type":"law","relational_id":378665,"identifier":"9.1-186.9","token":"9.1\/1\/12\/9.1-186.9","url":"\/9.1-186.9\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-186.9\/","token":"9.1\/1\/12\/9.1-186.9","dublin_core":{"Title":"Firearms, training and usage; standards and requirements","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-186.9","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> If a <span class=\"dictionary\">bail<\/span> enforcement agent chooses to carry a firearm, either concealed or visible, in the course of his duties, he shall be required to: <a id=\"paragraph-1414096\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/9.1-186.9\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> First complete basic firearms training, as defined by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>; and <a id=\"paragraph-1414097\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/9.1-186.9\/#A1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Receive ongoing in-service firearms training, as defined by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-1414098\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/9.1-186.9\/#A2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> In the event a <span class=\"dictionary\">bail<\/span> enforcement agent discharges a firearm during the course of his duties, he shall report it to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> within 24 business hours. <a id=\"paragraph-1414099\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/9.1-186.9\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFIREARMS, TRAINING AND USAGE; STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS (\u00a7 9.1-186.9)\n\nA. If a bail enforcement agent chooses to carry a firearm, either concealed or\nvisible, in the course of his duties, he shall be required to:\n\n   1. First complete basic firearms training, as defined by the Board; and\n\n   2. Receive ongoing in-service firearms training, as defined by the Board.\n\nB. In the event a bail enforcement agent discharges a firearm during the course\nof his duties, he shall report it to the Department within 24 business hours.\n\nHISTORY: 2004, c. 397.","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"}}