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I, cc. 344, 345.","full_text":"Record information maintained in the Central Criminal Records Exchange pursuant to the provisions of \u00a7 16.1-299 shall be disseminated only (i) to make the determination as provided in \u00a7\u00a7 18.2-308.2 and 18.2-308.2:2 of eligibility to possess or purchase a firearm; (ii) to aid in the preparation of a pretrial investigation report prepared by a local pretrial services agency established pursuant to Article 5 (\u00a7 19.2-152.2 et seq.) of Chapter 9, a presentence or post-sentence investigation report pursuant to \u00a7 19.2-299 or in the preparation of the discretionary sentencing guidelines worksheets pursuant to subsection C of \u00a7 19.2-298.01; (iii) to aid local community-based probation services agencies established pursuant to the Comprehensive Community Corrections Act for Local-Responsible Offenders (\u00a7 9.1-173 et seq.) with investigating or serving adult local-responsible offenders and all court service units serving juvenile delinquent offenders; (iv) for fingerprint comparison utilizing the fingerprints maintained in the Automated Fingerprint Information System (AFIS) computer; (v) to attorneys for the Commonwealth to secure information incidental to sentencing and to attorneys for the Commonwealth and probation officers to prepare the discretionary sentencing guidelines worksheets pursuant to subsection C of \u00a7 19.2-298.01; (vi) to any full-time or part-time employee of the State Police, a police department or sheriff’s office that is a part of or administered by the Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof, and who is responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of the penal, traffic or highway laws of the Commonwealth, for purposes of the administration of criminal justice as defined in \u00a7 9.1-101; (vii) to the Department of Forensic Science to verify its authority to maintain the juvenile’s sample in the DNA data bank pursuant to \u00a7 16.1-299.1; (viii) to the Office of the Attorney General, for all criminal justice activities otherwise permitted and for purposes of performing duties required by the Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators Act (\u00a7 37.2-900 et seq.); (ix) to the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission for research purposes; (x) to members of a threat assessment team established by a school board pursuant to \u00a7 22.1-79.4, by a public institution of higher education pursuant to \u00a7 23.1-805, or by a private nonprofit institution of higher education, to aid in the assessment or intervention with individuals whose behavior may present a threat to safety; however, no member of a threat assessment team shall redisclose any juvenile record information obtained pursuant to this section or otherwise use any record of an individual beyond the purpose that such disclosure was made to the threat assessment team; (xi) to any full-time or part-time employee of the State Police or a police department or sheriff’s office that is a part of or administered by the Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof for the purpose of screening any person for full-time or part-time employment with the State Police or a police department or sheriff’s office that is a part of or administered by the Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof; (xii) to the State Health Commissioner or his designee for the purpose of screening any person who applies to be a volunteer with or an employee of an emergency medical services agency as provided in \u00a7 32.1-111.5; and (xiii) to the chief law-enforcement officer of a locality, or his designee who shall be an individual employed as a public safety official of the locality, that has adopted an ordinance in accordance with \u00a7\u00a7 15.2-1503.1 and 19.2-389 for the purpose of screening any person who applies to be a volunteer with or an employee of an emergency medical services agency as provided in \u00a7 32.1-111.5.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":231702,"text":"Record information maintained in the Central Criminal Records Exchange pursuant to the provisions of \u00a7 16.1-299 shall be disseminated only (i) to make the determination as provided in \u00a7\u00a7 18.2-308.2 and 18.2-308.2:2 of eligibility to possess or purchase a firearm; (ii) to aid in the preparation of a pretrial investigation report prepared by a local pretrial services agency established pursuant to Article 5 (\u00a7 19.2-152.2 et seq.) of Chapter 9, a presentence or post-sentence investigation report pursuant to \u00a7 19.2-299 or in the preparation of the discretionary sentencing guidelines worksheets pursuant to subsection C of \u00a7 19.2-298.01; 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(vii) to the Department of Forensic Science to verify its authority to maintain the juvenile’s sample in the DNA data bank pursuant to \u00a7 16.1-299.1; (viii) to the Office of the Attorney General, for all criminal justice activities otherwise permitted and for purposes of performing duties required by the Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators Act (\u00a7 37.2-900 et seq.); (ix) to the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission for research purposes; (x) to members of a threat assessment team established by a school board pursuant to \u00a7 22.1-79.4, by a public institution of higher education pursuant to \u00a7 23.1-805, or by a private nonprofit institution of higher education, to aid in the assessment or intervention with individuals whose behavior may present a threat to safety; however, no member of a threat assessment team shall redisclose any juvenile record information obtained pursuant to this section or otherwise use any record of an individual beyond the purpose that such disclosure was made to the threat assessment team; (xi) to any full-time or part-time employee of the State Police or a police department or sheriff’s office that is a part of or administered by the Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof for the purpose of screening any person for full-time or part-time employment with the State Police or a police department or sheriff’s office that is a part of or administered by the Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof; (xii) to the State Health Commissioner or his designee for the purpose of screening any person who applies to be a volunteer with or an employee of an emergency medical services agency as provided in \u00a7 32.1-111.5; and (xiii) to the chief law-enforcement officer of a locality, or his designee who shall be an individual employed as a public safety official of the locality, that has adopted an ordinance in accordance with \u00a7\u00a7 15.2-1503.1 and 19.2-389 for the purpose of screening any person who applies to be a volunteer with or an employee of an emergency medical services agency as provided in \u00a7 32.1-111.5.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":15051,"edition_id":1,"name":"Central Criminal Records Exchange","identifier":"23","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12801,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:51:45","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:51:45","permalink":{"id":170405,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15051,"identifier":"23","token":"19.2\/23","url":"\/19.2\/23\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12801,"edition_id":1,"name":"Criminal Procedure","identifier":"19.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":168169,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12801,"identifier":"19.2","token":"19.2","url":"\/19.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":60081,"structure_id":15051,"section_number":"19.2-387","catch_line":"Exchange to operate as a division of Department of State Police; 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This law was first created in 1993. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 468 and 926 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1993 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 11 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 1996, chapters 755<\/a>, 870<\/a>, and 914<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 701<\/a>; in 2003, chapters 107<\/a> and 432<\/a>; in 2005, chapters 868<\/a>, 881<\/a>, and 914<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 502<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 133<\/a>; in 2010, chapters 456<\/a> and 524<\/a>; in 2011, chapter 622<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 386<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 554<\/a>; in 2018, chapters 143<\/a> and 148<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":74120,"section_number":"16.1-301","catch_line":"Confidentiality of juvenile law-enforcement records; disclosures to school principal and others","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-301\/"},{"id":83957,"section_number":"16.1-307","catch_line":"Circuit court records regarding juveniles","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-307\/"},{"id":69909,"section_number":"2.2-3705.4","catch_line":"Exclusions to application of chapter; educational records and certain records of educational institutions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3705.4\/"},{"id":58943,"section_number":"22.1-79.4","catch_line":"Threat assessment teams and oversight committees","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-79.4\/"},{"id":68118,"section_number":"23.1-805","catch_line":"Violence prevention committee; threat assessment team","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-805\/"},{"id":79931,"section_number":"23.1-806","catch_line":"Reporting of acts of sexual violence","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-806\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":79703,"section_number":"15.2-1503.1","catch_line":"Background checks required for certain employees and licensees","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1503.1\/"},{"id":84235,"section_number":"16.1-299","catch_line":"(Effective until July 1, 2026) Fingerprints and photographs of juveniles","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-299\/"},{"id":64607,"section_number":"16.1-299.1","catch_line":"Sample required for DNA analysis upon conviction or adjudication of felony","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-299.1\/"},{"id":56786,"section_number":"18.2-308.2","catch_line":"Possession or transportation of firearms, firearms ammunition, stun weapons, explosives or concealed weapons by convicted felons; penalties; petition for restoration order; when issued","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-308.2\/"},{"id":80010,"section_number":"18.2-308.2:2","catch_line":"Criminal history record information check required for the transfer of certain firearms","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-308.2_2\/"},{"id":59283,"section_number":"19.2-152.2","catch_line":"Purpose; establishment of pretrial services and services agencies","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-152.2\/"},{"id":64383,"section_number":"19.2-298.01","catch_line":"Use of discretionary sentencing guidelines","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-298.01\/"},{"id":75041,"section_number":"19.2-299","catch_line":"Investigations and reports by probation officers in certain cases","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-299\/"},{"id":81089,"section_number":"19.2-389","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Dissemination of criminal history record information","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-389\/"},{"id":58943,"section_number":"22.1-79.4","catch_line":"Threat assessment teams and oversight committees","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-79.4\/"},{"id":68118,"section_number":"23.1-805","catch_line":"Violence prevention committee; threat assessment team","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-805\/"},{"id":74243,"section_number":"32.1-111.5","catch_line":"Certification and recertification of emergency medical services providers; appeals process","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-111.5\/"},{"id":55224,"section_number":"37.2-900","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-900\/"},{"id":73488,"section_number":"9.1-101","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-101\/"},{"id":55140,"section_number":"9.1-173","catch_line":"Purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-173\/"}],"permalink":{"id":170435,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63594,"identifier":"19.2-389.1","token":"19.2\/23\/19.2-389.1","url":"\/19.2-389.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-389.1\/","token":"19.2\/23\/19.2-389.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Dissemination of juvenile record information","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-389.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Record information maintained in the Central Criminal Records Exchange pursuant to the provisions of \u00a7 16.1-299<\/a> shall be disseminated only (i) to make the determination as provided in \u00a7\u00a7 18.2-308.2<\/a> and 18.2-308.2:2<\/a> of eligibility to possess or purchase a firearm; (ii) to aid in the preparation of a pretrial investigation report prepared by a local pretrial services<\/span> agency established pursuant to Article 5 (\u00a7 19.2-152.2<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 9, a presentence or post-sentence investigation report pursuant to \u00a7 19.2-299<\/a> or in the preparation of the discretionary sentencing guidelines<\/span> worksheets pursuant to subsection C of \u00a7 19.2-298.01<\/a>; (iii) to aid local community-based probation services agencies established pursuant to the Comprehensive Community Corrections Act for Local-Responsible Offenders (\u00a7 9.1-173<\/a> et seq.) with investigating or serving adult local-responsible offenders and all court<\/span> service units serving juvenile delinquent offenders; (iv) for fingerprint comparison utilizing the fingerprints maintained in the Automated Fingerprint Information System (AFIS) computer; (v) to attorneys for the Commonwealth to secure information incidental to sentencing and to attorneys for the Commonwealth and probation officers<\/span> to prepare the discretionary sentencing guidelines<\/span> worksheets pursuant to subsection C of \u00a7 19.2-298.01<\/a>; (vi) to any full-time or part-time employee of the State Police, a police department or sheriff’s office that is a part of or administered by the Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof, and who is responsible for the prevention and detection of crime<\/span> and the enforcement of the penal, traffic or highway laws<\/span> of the Commonwealth, for purposes of the administration of criminal justice as defined in \u00a7 9.1-101<\/a>; (vii) to the Department of Forensic Science to verify its authority to maintain the juvenile’s sample in the DNA data bank pursuant to \u00a7 16.1-299.1<\/a>; (viii) to the Office of the Attorney General<\/span>, for all criminal justice activities otherwise permitted and for purposes of performing duties required by the Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators Act (\u00a7 37.2-900<\/a> et seq.); (ix) to the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission for research purposes; (x) to members of a threat assessment team established by a school board pursuant to \u00a7 22.1-79.4<\/a>, by a public institution of higher education pursuant to \u00a7 23.1-805<\/a>, or by a private nonprofit institution of higher education, to aid in the assessment or intervention with individuals whose behavior may present a threat to safety; however, no member of a threat assessment team shall redisclose any juvenile record information obtained pursuant to this section or otherwise use any record of an individual beyond the purpose that such disclosure was made to the threat assessment team; (xi) to any full-time or part-time employee of the State Police or a police department or sheriff’s office that is a part of or administered by the Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof for the purpose of screening any person for full-time or part-time employment with the State Police or a police department or sheriff’s office that is a part of or administered by the Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof; (xii) to the State Health Commissioner or his designee for the purpose of screening any person who applies to be a volunteer with or an employee of an emergency medical services agency as provided in \u00a7 32.1-111.5<\/a>; and (xiii) to the chief law<\/span>-enforcement officer of a locality, or his designee who shall be an individual employed as a public safety official of the locality, that has adopted an ordinance<\/span> in accordance with \u00a7\u00a7 15.2-1503.1<\/a> and 19.2-389<\/a> for the purpose of screening any person who applies to be a volunteer with or an employee of an emergency medical services agency as provided in \u00a7 32.1-111.5<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDISSEMINATION OF JUVENILE RECORD INFORMATION (\u00a7 19.2-389.1)\n\nRecord information maintained in the Central Criminal Records Exchange pursuant\nto the provisions of \u00a7 16.1-299 shall be disseminated only (i) to make the\ndetermination as provided in \u00a7\u00a7 18.2-308.2 and 18.2-308.2:2 of eligibility to\npossess or purchase a firearm; (ii) to aid in the preparation of a pretrial\ninvestigation report prepared by a local pretrial services agency established\npursuant to Article 5 (\u00a7 19.2-152.2 et seq.) of Chapter 9, a presentence or\npost-sentence investigation report pursuant to \u00a7 19.2-299 or in the preparation\nof the discretionary sentencing guidelines worksheets pursuant to subsection C\nof \u00a7 19.2-298.01; (iii) to aid local community-based probation services\nagencies established pursuant to the Comprehensive Community Corrections Act for\nLocal-Responsible Offenders (\u00a7 9.1-173 et seq.) with investigating or serving\nadult local-responsible offenders and all court service units serving juvenile\ndelinquent offenders; (iv) for fingerprint comparison utilizing the fingerprints\nmaintained in the Automated Fingerprint Information System (AFIS) computer; (v)\nto attorneys for the Commonwealth to secure information incidental to sentencing\nand to attorneys for the Commonwealth and probation officers to prepare the\ndiscretionary sentencing guidelines worksheets pursuant to subsection C of \u00a7\n19.2-298.01; (vi) to any full-time or part-time employee of the State Police, a\npolice department or sheriff’s office that is a part of or administered by\nthe Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof, and who is responsible\nfor the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of the penal,\ntraffic or highway laws of the Commonwealth, for purposes of the administration\nof criminal justice as defined in \u00a7 9.1-101; (vii) to the Department of\nForensic Science to verify its authority to maintain the juvenile’s sample\nin the DNA data bank pursuant to \u00a7 16.1-299.1; (viii) to the Office of the\nAttorney General, for all criminal justice activities otherwise permitted and\nfor purposes of performing duties required by the Civil Commitment of Sexually\nViolent Predators Act (\u00a7 37.2-900 et seq.); (ix) to the Virginia Criminal\nSentencing Commission for research purposes; (x) to members of a threat\nassessment team established by a school board pursuant to \u00a7 22.1-79.4, by a\npublic institution of higher education pursuant to \u00a7 23.1-805, or by a private\nnonprofit institution of higher education, to aid in the assessment or\nintervention with individuals whose behavior may present a threat to safety;\nhowever, no member of a threat assessment team shall redisclose any juvenile\nrecord information obtained pursuant to this section or otherwise use any record\nof an individual beyond the purpose that such disclosure was made to the threat\nassessment team; (xi) to any full-time or part-time employee of the State Police\nor a police department or sheriff’s office that is a part of or\nadministered by the Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof for the\npurpose of screening any person for full-time or part-time employment with the\nState Police or a police department or sheriff’s office that is a part of\nor administered by the Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof; (xii)\nto the State Health Commissioner or his designee for the purpose of screening\nany person who applies to be a volunteer with or an employee of an emergency\nmedical services agency as provided in \u00a7 32.1-111.5; and (xiii) to the chief\nlaw-enforcement officer of a locality, or his designee who shall be an\nindividual employed as a public safety official of the locality, that has\nadopted an ordinance in accordance with \u00a7\u00a7 15.2-1503.1 and 19.2-389 for the\npurpose of screening any person who applies to be a volunteer with or an\nemployee of an emergency medical services agency as provided in \u00a7 32.1-111.5.\n\nHISTORY: 1993, cc. 468, 926; 1996, cc. 755, 870, 914; 2002, c. 701; 2003, cc.\n107, 432; 2005, cc. 868, 881, 914; 2006, c. 502; 2007, c. 133; 2010, cc. 456,\n524; 2011, c. 622; 2012, c. 386; 2016, c. 554; 2018, cc. 143, 148; 2021, Sp.\nSess. 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