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This law was first created in 2006. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 857<\/a> and 914<\/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 2 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 2016, chapter 588<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 829<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":57746,"section_number":"18.2-472.1","catch_line":"Providing false information or failing to provide registration information; penalty; prima facie evidence","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-472.1\/"},{"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":184891,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55665,"identifier":"23.1-407","token":"23.1\/II\/4\/23.1-407","url":"\/23.1-407\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-407\/","token":"23.1\/II\/4\/23.1-407","dublin_core":{"Title":"Reporting of enrollment information to Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-407","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Each associate-degree-granting<\/span> and baccalaureate<\/span> (i) public institution of higher education<\/span> and (ii) private institution of higher education<\/span> shall electronically transmit the complete name, social security number or other identifying number, date of birth, and gender of each applicant accepted to attend the institution to the Department of State Police, in a format approved by the Department of State Police, for comparison with information contained in the Virginia Criminal Information Network and National Crime<\/span> Information Center Sex Offender Registry File. Such data shall be transmitted (a) before an accepted applicant becomes a student in attendance pursuant to 20 U.S.C. § 1232g(a)(6) or (b) in the case of institutions with a rolling or instantaneous admissions policy, in accordance with guidelines developed by the Department of State Police in consultation with the Council<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Whenever it appears from the records of the Department of State Police that an accepted applicant has failed to comply with the duty to register, reregister, or verify his registration information pursuant to Chapter 9 (§ 9.1-900<\/a> et seq.) of Title 9.1, the Department of State Police shall promptly investigate and, if there is probable cause<\/span> to believe a violation has occurred, obtain a warrant or assist in obtaining an indictment<\/span> charging a violation of § 18.2-472.1<\/a> in the jurisdiction<\/span> in which the institution of higher education is located. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREPORTING OF ENROLLMENT INFORMATION TO SEX OFFENDER AND CRIMES AGAINST MINORS\nREGISTRY (\u00a7 23.1-407)\n\nA. Each associate-degree-granting and baccalaureate (i) public institution of\nhigher education and (ii) private institution of higher education shall\nelectronically transmit the complete name, social security number or other\nidentifying number, date of birth, and gender of each applicant accepted to\nattend the institution to the Department of State Police, in a format approved\nby the Department of State Police, for comparison with information contained in\nthe Virginia Criminal Information Network and National Crime Information Center\nSex Offender Registry File. Such data shall be transmitted (a) before an\naccepted applicant becomes a student in attendance pursuant to 20 U.S.C. §\n1232g(a)(6) or (b) in the case of institutions with a rolling or instantaneous\nadmissions policy, in accordance with guidelines developed by the Department of\nState Police in consultation with the Council.\n\nB. Whenever it appears from the records of the Department of State Police that\nan accepted applicant has failed to comply with the duty to register,\nreregister, or verify his registration information pursuant to Chapter 9 (§\n9.1-900 et seq.) of Title 9.1, the Department of State Police shall promptly\ninvestigate and, if there is probable cause to believe a violation has occurred,\nobtain a warrant or assist in obtaining an indictment charging a violation of\n§ 18.2-472.1 in the jurisdiction in which the institution of higher\neducation is located.\n\nHISTORY: 2006, cc. 857, 914, \u00a7 23-2.2:1; 2016, c. 588; 2020, c. 829.","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}}