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No violation shall occur if the Center has applied for the background check timely and it has not been obtained due to administrative delay. The provisions of this section shall be enforced by the Department.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":271355,"text":"The Commissioner may revoke or deny renewal of the license of a Center if the Center has knowledge that a person specified in &#xA7; 32.1-162.15:1.17 required to have a background check (i) has been convicted of any barrier crime as defined in &#xA7; 19.2-392.02 or (ii) is the subject of a founded complaint of child abuse or neglect within or outside the Commonwealth, and the Center refuses to separate such person from employment or volunteer service.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":271356,"text":"Failure to obtain background checks pursuant to &#xA7; 32.1-162.15:1.17 shall be grounds for denial, revocation, or termination of a license. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?251+ful+CHAP0451\">451<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":61280,"section_number":"19.2-392.02","catch_line":"National criminal background checks by businesses and organizations regarding employees or volunteers providing care to children or the elderly or disabled","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-392.02\/"},{"id":84103,"section_number":"32.1-162.15:1.17","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Employment for compensation of persons or use of volunteers convicted of certain offenses prohibited; background check required; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-162.15_1.17\/"}],"permalink":{"id":203381,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75534,"identifier":"32.1-162.15:1.18","token":"32.1\/5\/7.2\/32.1-162.15_1.18","url":"\/32.1-162.15_1.18\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-162.15_1.18\/","token":"32.1\/5\/7.2\/32.1-162.15_1.18","dublin_core":{"Title":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Revocation or denial of renewal based on background checks; failure to obtain background check","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-162.15:1.18","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> may revoke or deny renewal of the license of a <span class=\"dictionary\">Center<\/span> if the <span class=\"dictionary\">Center<\/span> has knowledge that a <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> specified in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"(Effective July 1, 2026) Employment for compensation of persons or use of volunteers convicted of certain offenses prohibited; background check required; penalty\" href=\"\/32.1-162.15_1.17\/\">32.1-162.15:1.17<\/a> required to have a background check (i) has been convicted of any barrier <span class=\"dictionary\">crime<\/span> as defined in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"National criminal background checks by businesses and organizations regarding employees or volunteers providing care to children or the elderly or disabled\" href=\"\/19.2-392.02\/\">19.2-392.02<\/a> or (ii) is the subject of a founded complaint of child abuse or neglect within or outside the Commonwealth, and the <span class=\"dictionary\">Center<\/span> refuses to separate such <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> from employment or volunteer service. <a id=\"paragraph-271355\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/32.1-162.15_1.18\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Failure to obtain background checks pursuant to &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"(Effective July 1, 2026) Employment for compensation of persons or use of volunteers convicted of certain offenses prohibited; background check required; penalty\" href=\"\/32.1-162.15_1.17\/\">32.1-162.15:1.17<\/a> shall be grounds for denial, <span class=\"dictionary\">revocation<\/span>, or termination of a license. No violation shall occur if the <span class=\"dictionary\">Center<\/span> has applied for the background check timely and it has not been obtained due to administrative delay. The provisions of this section shall be enforced by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-271356\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/32.1-162.15_1.18\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n(EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026) REVOCATION OR DENIAL OF RENEWAL BASED ON BACKGROUND\nCHECKS; FAILURE TO OBTAIN BACKGROUND CHECK (\u00a7 32.1-162.15:1.18)\n\nA. The Commissioner may revoke or deny renewal of the license of a Center if the\nCenter has knowledge that a person specified in &#xA7; 32.1-162.15:1.17 required\nto have a background check (i) has been convicted of any barrier crime as\ndefined in &#xA7; 19.2-392.02 or (ii) is the subject of a founded complaint of\nchild abuse or neglect within or outside the Commonwealth, and the Center\nrefuses to separate such person from employment or volunteer service.\n\nB. Failure to obtain background checks pursuant to &#xA7; 32.1-162.15:1.17 shall\nbe grounds for denial, revocation, or termination of a license. No violation\nshall occur if the Center has applied for the background check timely and it has\nnot been obtained due to administrative delay. The provisions of this section\nshall be enforced by the Department.\n\nHISTORY: 2025, c. 451.","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}}