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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 9 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1970, chapter 101; in 1975, chapter 495; in 1988, chapter 541; in 1990, chapter 669; in 1993, chapter 313; in 2001, chapters 203<\/a> and 215<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 431<\/a>; in 2005, chapters 868<\/a> and 881<\/a>; in 2020, chapters 2<\/a> and 529<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":57508,"section_number":"19.2-74","catch_line":"Issuance and service of summons in place of warrant in misdemeanor case; issuance of summons by special conservators of the peace","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-74\/"},{"id":80452,"section_number":"23.1-815","catch_line":"Campus police forces and auxiliary police forces; powers and duties; jurisdiction","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-815\/"},{"id":64179,"section_number":"53.1-23","catch_line":"Fingerprints, photographs and description","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-23\/"},{"id":84205,"section_number":"55.1-703","catch_line":"Required disclosures for buyer to beware; buyer to exercise necessary due diligence","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-703\/"},{"id":73488,"section_number":"9.1-101","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-101\/"},{"id":73254,"section_number":"9.1-135","catch_line":"Civil remedies for violation of this chapter or Chapter 23 of Title 19.2","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-135\/"},{"id":84910,"section_number":"9.1-136","catch_line":"Criminal penalty for violation","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-136\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":73114,"section_number":"16.1-222","catch_line":"Established; powers of Director","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-222\/"},{"id":80848,"section_number":"53.1-136","catch_line":"Powers and duties of Board; notice of release of certain inmates; report","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-136\/"}],"permalink":{"id":170407,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60081,"identifier":"19.2-387","token":"19.2\/23\/19.2-387","url":"\/19.2-387\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-387\/","token":"19.2\/23\/19.2-387","dublin_core":{"Title":"Exchange to operate as a division of Department of State Police; authority of Superintendent of State Police","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-387","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Central Criminal Records Exchange shall operate as a separate division within the Department of State Police and shall be the sole criminal recordkeeping agency of the Commonwealth, except for (i) the Department of Juvenile Justice pursuant to Chapter 10 (§ 16.1-222<\/a> et seq.) of Title 16.1, (ii) the Department of Motor Vehicles, (iii) for purposes of the DNA data bank, the Department of Forensic Science, and (iv) for the purpose of making parole<\/span> determinations pursuant to subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 of § 53.1-136<\/a>, the Virginia Parole<\/span> Board. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Superintendent of State Police is hereby authorized to employ such personnel, establish such offices, and acquire such equipment as shall be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter and is also authorized to enter into agreements with other state agencies for services to be performed for it by employees of such other agencies. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXCHANGE TO OPERATE AS A DIVISION OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE; AUTHORITY OF\nSUPERINTENDENT OF STATE POLICE (\u00a7 19.2-387)\n\nA. The Central Criminal Records Exchange shall operate as a separate division\nwithin the Department of State Police and shall be the sole criminal\nrecordkeeping agency of the Commonwealth, except for (i) the Department of\nJuvenile Justice pursuant to Chapter 10 (§ 16.1-222 et seq.) of Title 16.1,\n(ii) the Department of Motor Vehicles, (iii) for purposes of the DNA data bank,\nthe Department of Forensic Science, and (iv) for the purpose of making parole\ndeterminations pursuant to subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 of § 53.1-136,\nthe Virginia Parole Board.\n\nB. The Superintendent of State Police is hereby authorized to employ such\npersonnel, establish such offices, and acquire such equipment as shall be\nnecessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter and is also authorized to\nenter into agreements with other state agencies for services to be performed for\nit by employees of such other agencies.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 19.1-19.1:1; 1970, c. 101; 1975, c. 495; 1988, c. 541;\n1990, c. 669; 1993, c. 313; 2001, cc. 203, 215; 2003, c. 431; 2005, cc. 868,\n881; 2020, cc. 2, 529.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}