Virginia Administrative Code › Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS › Agency 20 - DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES › Chapter 250 - REGULATIONS RELATING TO PROPERTY AND SURETY BAIL BONDSMEN › Part IV - Compulsory Minimum Training Standards for Bail Bondsmen › Article 3 - Training Sessions › Section 6VAC20-250-210 - Bail bondsmen and firearms training sessions

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Training sessions will be conducted by
					 private security services training schools certified or licensed under the
					 Regulations Relating to Private Security Services (6VAC20-171) or by the
					 department in accordance with requirements established in this chapter.
					 Adherence to the administrative requirements, attendance and standards of
					 conduct are the responsibility of the training school, training school director
					 and instructor of the training session.
B. Administrative requirements.
1. In a manner approved by the department, a
					 notification to conduct a training session shall be submitted to the
					 department. All notifications shall be received by the department, or
					 postmarked if mailed, no less than seven calendar days prior to the beginning
					 of each training session to include the date, time, instructors and location of
					 the training session. The department may allow a session to be conducted with
					 less than seven calendar days of notification with prior approval. Session
					 notifications require no fee from the training school. A notification to
					 conduct a training session shall be deemed to be in compliance unless the
					 department notifies the training school director to the contrary.
2. Notification of any changes to the dates,
					 times, location or cancellation of a future training session must be submitted
					 to the department in writing and received by the department at least 24 hours
					 in advance of the scheduled starting time of the class. In the event that a
					 session must be cancelled on the scheduled date, the department must be
					 notified immediately followed by a cancellation in writing as soon as
					 practical.
3. On a form provided by
					 the department, the training school director shall issue an original training
					 completion form and training certificate to each student who satisfactorily
					 completes a training session no later than five business days following the
					 training completion date.
4. In a
					 manner approved by the department, the training school director shall submit an
					 original training completion roster to the department affirming each student's
					 successful completion of the session. The training completion roster shall be
					 received by the department within seven calendar days, or postmarked if mailed,
					 no later than five business days following the training completion
					 date.
5. A written examination
					 shall be administered at the conclusion of each entry-level training session.
					 The examination shall be based on the applicable learning objectives. The
					 student must attain a minimum grade of 70% for all entry-level training
					 examinations to satisfactorily complete the training session.
6. Firearms classroom training shall be
					 separately tested and graded. Individuals must achieve a minimum score of 70%
					 on the firearms classroom training examination.
7. Failure to achieve a minimum score of 70%
					 on the firearms classroom written examination will exclude the individual from
					 the firearms range training.
8. To
					 successfully complete the firearms range training; the individual must achieve
					 a minimum qualification score of 75% of the scoring value of the
					 target.
9. To successfully complete
					 the bail bondsman entry-level training session, the individual must:
a. Successfully complete each of the three
					 graded practical exercises required; and
b. Pass the written examination with a
					 minimum score of 70%.