19.2-38.1 - Training standards; training prerequisite to reappointment; waiver.

§ 19.2-38.1. Training standards; training prerequisite to reappointment;waiver.

The Committee on District Courts shall establish minimum training andcertification standards for magistrates in accordance with such rules andregulations as may be established by the Committee. Every magistrate shallcomply with these standards and shall complete the minimum training standardsas a prerequisite for continuing to serve as magistrate beyond the nine-monthprobationary period as established by § 19.2-38. The Committee on DistrictCourts upon request may waive any portion of the minimum training standardsfor an individual magistrate.

(1980, c. 505; 1985, c. 132; 1995, c. 611; 2008, cc. 551, 691.)