6 Va. Admin. Code § 20-180-10

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 8, December 2, 2024
Section 6VAC20-180-10 - Definitions

The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

"Agency administrator" means any chief of police, sheriff, or any agency head of local, state, federal and college or university law-enforcement agencies sworn under § 23.1-810 of the Code of Virginia.

"Crime prevention services" means providing for the anticipation, recognition, and appraisal of a crime risk and the initiation of an activity to remove or reduce the opportunity for crime.

"Department" means the Department of Criminal Justice Services.

"Employee" means any sworn or civilian individual, including auxiliaries, reserve-deputies, and volunteers employed by a local, state, or federal government agency, or college or university in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

"General law-enforcement instructor" means an individual who has complied with all of the applicable standards for certification or recertification, whichever applies, in 6VAC20-80-20, and is eligible to instruct, teach, or lecture approved or mandated training.

"Local, state, or federal government agency" means any political unit or identifiable subunit through which an individual or body that governs, exercises its authority, performs its functions, and which has as its principal duty or duties the administration of public policy.

6 Va. Admin. Code § 20-180-10

Derived from VR240-04-4 §1, eff. December 14, 1994; amended, Virginia Register Volume 21, Issue 14, eff. April 20, 2005; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 33, Issue 10, eff. 2/27/2017.

Statutory Authority: §§ 9.1-102 and 9.1-161 of the Code of Virginia.