Criminal Justice Services Board
Purpose
The purpose of the Criminal Justice Services Board is to establish and maintain standards for training of law enforcement personnel; regulate criminal history records information; receive and administer federal funds for criminal and juvenile justice programs; plan program development to strengthen the criminal and juvenile justice system in the Commonwealth; and operate a statewide criminal justice statistical analysis center.
Term
Four years; no more than two full successive terms
Composition
The Board shall consist of 32 members as follows: the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, or his designee; the Attorney General or his designee; the Superintendent of the Department of State Police; the Director of the Department of Corrections; the Director of the Department of Juvenile Justice; the Chairman of the Parole Board; the Executive Director of the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission or his designee; and the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia.
Twenty members shall be appointed by the Governor from among citizens of the Commonwealth. At least one shall be a representative of a crime victims' organization or a victim of crime as defined in subsection B of § 19.2-11.01, one shall be a representative of a social justice organization that is engaged in advancing inclusion and human rights, one shall be a mental health service provider, and two shall represent community interests, at least one of whom shall represent the community interests of minority individuals from one of the four groups defined in subsection F of § 2.2-4310. The remainder shall be representative of the broad categories of state and local governments, criminal justice systems, and law-enforcement agencies, including but not limited to, police officials, sheriffs, attorneys for the Commonwealth, defense counsel, the judiciary, correctional and rehabilitative activities, and other locally elected and appointed administrative and legislative officials. Among these members there shall be two sheriffs representing the Virginia Sheriffs' Association selected from among names submitted by the Association; one member who is an active duty law-enforcement officer appointed after consideration of the names, if any, submitted by police or fraternal associations that have memberships of at least 1,000; two representatives of the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police appointed after consideration of the names submitted by the Association, if any; one attorney for the Commonwealth appointed after consideration of the names submitted by the Virginia Association of Commonwealth's Attorneys, if any; one person who is a mayor, city or town manager, or member of a city or town council representing the Virginia Municipal League appointed after consideration of the names submitted by the League, if any; one person who is a county executive, manager, or member of a county board of supervisors representing the Virginia Association of Counties appointed after consideration of the names submitted by the Association, if any; one member representing the Virginia Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators appointed after consideration of the names submitted by the Association, if any; one member of the Private Security Services Advisory Board; and one representative of the Virginia Association of Regional Jails appointed after consideration of the names submitted by the Association, if any.
Four members of the Board shall be members of the General Assembly (see code for details)
The members of the Board appointed by the Governor shall serve for terms of four years, provided that no member shall serve beyond the time when he holds the office or employment by reason of which he was initially eligible for appointment. Gubernatorial appointed members of the Board shall not be eligible to serve for more than two consecutive full terms.
The Governor shall appoint a chairman of the Board for a two-year term. No member shall be eligible to serve more than two consecutive terms as chairman. The Board shall designate one or more vice-chairmen from among its members, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Board.
Vacant Seats
No seats are available at this time. If you are interested in joining this board in the future, please submit an application here.
Current Board Members
Brian L. Hieatt
Law Enforcement Membership expires on 6/30/2026Mrs. Renee T. Maxey
Member of the General Public Membership expires on 6/30/2026Travis C. Christian
Chiefs of Police Association Member Membership expires on 6/30/2026Anthony C. Williams
Municipal League Member Membership expires on 6/30/2026Mr. Douglas B. Marshall
Private Attorney Membership expires on 6/30/2026Mr William C. Smith
Association of Jail Superintendents Membership expires on 6/30/2026Bradford Shuler
Chair Membership expires on 6/30/2027Corinne Mastronardi
PSSAB Representative Membership expires on 6/30/2027Sherard Tisdale
Member of the General Public Membership expires on 6/30/2029Jeffrey Blevins
Representative of a Mental Health Service Provider Membership expires on 6/30/2029Robyn Sordelett
Representative of a Social Justice Organization Membership expires on 6/30/2029Chief Carl Rowan
Virginia Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators Member Membership expires on 6/30/2029Hon. Charles Herbert Slemp
Member of the General Public Membership expires on 6/30/2029Mr. Russell E. McGuire
Crime Victim Membership expires on 6/30/2029Jeremy Falls
State Sheriff's Association Member Membership expires on 6/30/2029Shannon Goad
Law Enforcement Membership expires on 6/30/2029Bradford Shuler
Sheriff's Association Member Membership expires on 6/30/2029Stephen Keatts
Chiefs of Police Association Member Membership expires on 6/30/2029Krystyn Reid
Commonwealth's Attorney Membership expires on 6/30/2029John Marshall
Judge Membership expires on 6/30/2029