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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 362<\/a> 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. It has been modified 6 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 418<\/a>, 542<\/a>, and 880<\/a>; in 1997, chapters 670<\/a>, 672<\/a>, and 747<\/a>; in 1998, chapters 785<\/a> and 834<\/a>; in 2000, chapter 250<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 584<\/a>; in 2006, chapters 857<\/a> and 914<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":69731,"section_number":"9.1-900","catch_line":"Purpose of the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-900\/"}],"permalink":{"id":170467,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78107,"identifier":"19.2-390.1","token":"19.2\/23\/19.2-390.1","url":"\/19.2-390.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-390.1\/","token":"19.2\/23\/19.2-390.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; maintenance; access","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-390.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Department of State Police shall keep and maintain a Sex Offender and Crimes<\/span> Against Minors<\/span> Registry, separate and apart from all other records maintained by it.\n\t\tThe Superintendent of State Police shall organize, equip, and staff, within the Department of State Police, the Sex Offender and Crimes<\/span> Against Minors<\/span> Registry. The Superintendent shall appoint and designate personnel as he deems necessary to carry out all duties and assignments related to the Sex Offender and Crimes<\/span> Against Minors<\/span> Registry as required by Chapter 9 (\u00a7 9.1-900<\/a> et seq.) of Title 9.1.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSEX OFFENDER AND CRIMES AGAINST MINORS REGISTRY; MAINTENANCE; ACCESS (\u00a7\n19.2-390.1)\n\nThe Department of State Police shall keep and maintain a Sex Offender and Crimes\nAgainst Minors Registry, separate and apart from all other records maintained by\nit.\n\t\tThe Superintendent of State Police shall organize, equip, and staff, within\nthe Department of State Police, the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors\nRegistry. The Superintendent shall appoint and designate personnel as he deems\nnecessary to carry out all duties and assignments related to the Sex Offender\nand Crimes Against Minors Registry as required by Chapter 9 (\u00a7 9.1-900 et seq.)\nof Title 9.1.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 362; 1996, cc. 418, 542, 880; 1997, cc. 670, 672, 747; 1998,\ncc. 785, 834; 2000, c. 250; 2003, c. 584; 2006, cc. 857, 914.","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}}