Polly Griffin DCJS File, FOIA
Polly Griffin DCJS File, FOIA
Please find the enclosed agency file copy of documents providing notification of Reinstatement
to the following individual:
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at (804) 225-4503 or via email at
([email protected]).
Sincerely,
Jon Banberger
Decertification Coordinator
November 18, 2022
Please find the enclosed attorney file copy of documents providing notification of
Reinstatement to the following individual:
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at (804) 225-4503 or via email at
([email protected]).
Sincerely,
Jon Banberger
Decertification Coordinator
Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services
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Polly F. Griffin
Code of Virginia
Title 15.2. Counties, Cities and Towns
Subtitle II. Powers of Local Government
Chapter 17. Police and Public Order
Article 1. General Provisions
B. The sheriff, chief of police, or agency administrator shall notify the Board in writing within 48
hours if any certified law-enforcement or jail officer currently employed by his agency (i) is
terminated or resigns in advance of being convicted or found guilty of an offense set forth in
clause (i) of subsection A that requires decertification, (ii) is terminated or resigns in advance of a
pending drug screening, (iii) is terminated or resigns for a violation of state or federal law, (iv) is
terminated or resigns for engaging in serious misconduct as defined in statewide professional
standards of conduct adopted by the Board, (v) is terminated or resigns while such officer is the
subject of a pending internal investigation involving serious misconduct as defined in statewide
professional standards of conduct adopted by the Board, or (vi) is terminated or resigns for an act
committed while in the performance of his duties that compromises an officer's credibility,
integrity, honesty, or other characteristics that constitute exculpatory or impeachment evidence
in a criminal case.
D. Upon receiving such notice from the sheriff, chief of police, or agency administrator, or from
an attorney for the Commonwealth, the Board shall immediately decertify such law-enforcement
or jail officer. Such officer shall not have the right to serve as a law-enforcement officer within
the Commonwealth until his certification has been reinstated by the Board.
E. When a conviction has not become final, the Board may decline to decertify the officer until
the conviction becomes final, after considering the likelihood of irreparable damage to the officer
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if such officer is decertified during the pendency of an ultimately successful appeal, the
likelihood of injury or damage to the public if the officer is not decertified, and the seriousness of
the offense.
F. The Department of Criminal Justice Services is hereby authorized to waive the requirements
for decertification as set out in subsection A for good cause shown.
G. The Board may initiate decertification proceedings against any current or former law-
enforcement or jail officer if the Board has found that any basis for the officer's decertification
set forth in subsection A or B exists.
H. Any conviction of a misdemeanor that has been appealed to a court of record shall not be
considered a conviction for purposes of this section unless a final order of conviction is entered.
Any finding of misconduct listed in subsection B will not be considered final until all grievances
or appeals have been exhausted or waived and the finding of misconduct is made final.
1994, cc. 850, 905, § 15.1-131.8:2; 1995, c. 112;1997, c. 587;2013, cc. 307, 468;2017, c. 496;2020,
Sp. Sess. I, cc. 27, 37.
The chapters of the acts of assembly referenced in the historical citation at the end of this
section(s) may not constitute a comprehensive list of such chapters and may exclude chapters
whose provisions have expired.
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Code of Virginia
Title 15.2. Counties, Cities and Towns
Subtitle II. Powers of Local Government
Chapter 17. Police and Public Order
Article 1. General Provisions
B. Decertification hearing. Any law-enforcement or jail officer who has been decertified may,
within thirty days of receipt of notice served by the Board, request, by certified mail, a hearing
which shall be granted by the Board. Upon receipt of such request, the Board shall set a date,
time, and place for the hearing within sixty days and serve notice by certified mail upon the
affected officer. The Board, or a committee thereof, shall conduct such hearing. The affected
officer may be represented by counsel. In the absence of a request for hearing, decertification
shall, without further proceedings, become final thirty days after the initial notice.
D. Final decision after request for hearing. The Board shall render a final decision within thirty
days.
E. Notice of final action. The Board shall notify the officer and the law-enforcement or jail agency
involved, by certified mail, of the final action regarding decertification.
F. Reinstatement after decertification. Any officer who is decertified may, after a period of not
less than five years, petition the Board to be considered for reinstatement of certification.
The chapters of the acts of assembly referenced in the historical citation at the end of this
section(s) may not constitute a comprehensive list of such chapters and may exclude chapters
whose provisions have expired.
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October 19, 2022
The Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) has rescheduled your request for a
Decertification Appeal hearing, pursuant to the provisions of § 15.2-1708 (B) of the Code of
Virginia. The hearing, originally scheduled for September 22, 2022, was continued, at your
request, pending court proceedings. The Executive Committee of the Criminal Justice Services
Board will conduct hearings beginning at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, November 17, 2022, at the
Washington Building in Richmond, Virginia. The physical address is 1100 Bank Street,
Richmond, VA 23219. A virtual option will also be available if needed.
The hearing will take place in the DCJS conference room on the 12 th floor. Upon entering the
building at the Bank Street entrance, you must sign in with security and show a photo ID or driver’s
license. DCJS staff will provide escort, while in the building. We will notify you at the email
address on file and via your attorney, Mr. Andrew Meyer
([email protected]), if there are any changes to the scheduled hearing.
If you have any questions about this hearing, please feel free to contact Jon Banberger
at (804) 225-4503 or via email at ([email protected]). Any request to
reschedule the hearing to a later date should be submitted to DCJS, via email, at least two (2)
weeks prior to the hearing date set forth above.
Sincerely,
Jackson H. Miller
Director
Importance: High
Jon
Jon Banberger
Law Enforcement Decertification Coordinator/ Division of Law Enforcement
Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services
1100 Bank St., 9th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
Office: (804) 225-4503
Mobile: (804) 551-3521
https://www.dcjs.virginia.gov/
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I am submitting the decision of the hearing officer from the Department of Human Resources Management for
the Griffin matter for the board's review.
I have no additional material to submit.
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