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A person required to register shall register, submit to be photographed as part of the registration, and provide information regarding place of employment, if available, to the sheriff, jail superintendent or other jail administrator. The sheriff, jail superintendent or other jail administrator shall also obtain from that person all necessary registration information, including fingerprints and photographs of a type and kind approved by the Department of State Police; inform the person of his duties regarding reregistration and change of address; and inform the person of his duty to register. The sheriff, jail superintendent or other jail administrator shall forthwith forward the registration information to the Department of State Police on the date of the prisoner’s release.B\n\nWhenever a person required to register has failed to comply with the provisions of subsection A, the sheriff, jail superintendent or other jail administrator shall promptly investigate or request the State Police to promptly investigate and, if there is probable cause to believe a violation has occurred, obtain a warrant or assist in obtaining an indictment charging a violation of § 18.2-472.1 in the jurisdiction in which the person was discharged. The sheriff, jail superintendent or other jail administrator shall notify the State Police forthwith of such actions taken pursuant to this section.C\n\nThe sheriff, jail superintendent, or other jail administrator shall notify the State Police immediately upon discovering the escape of any prisoner for whom registration with the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry is required pursuant to Chapter 9 (§ 9.1-900 et seq.) of Title 9.1.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":304241,"text":"Prior to the release or discharge of any prisoner for whom registration with the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry is required pursuant to Chapter 9 (§ 9.1-900 et seq.) of Title 9.1, the sheriff, jail superintendent or other jail administrator shall give notice to the prisoner of his duty to register with the State Police. A person required to register shall register, submit to be photographed as part of the registration, and provide information regarding place of employment, if available, to the sheriff, jail superintendent or other jail administrator. The sheriff, jail superintendent or other jail administrator shall also obtain from that person all necessary registration information, including fingerprints and photographs of a type and kind approved by the Department of State Police; inform the person of his duties regarding reregistration and change of address; and inform the person of his duty to register. The sheriff, jail superintendent or other jail administrator shall forthwith forward the registration information to the Department of State Police on the date of the prisoner’s release.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":304242,"text":"Whenever a person required to register has failed to comply with the provisions of subsection A, the sheriff, jail superintendent or other jail administrator shall promptly investigate or request the State Police to promptly investigate and, if there is probable cause to believe a violation has occurred, obtain a warrant or assist in obtaining an indictment charging a violation of § 18.2-472.1 in the jurisdiction in which the person was discharged. 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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 4 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 1997, chapter 747<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 584<\/a>; in 2006, chapters 857<\/a> and 914<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 858<\/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":238679,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84918,"identifier":"53.1-116.1","token":"53.1\/3\/6\/53.1-116.1","url":"\/53.1-116.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-116.1\/","token":"53.1\/3\/6\/53.1-116.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Jailer to give notice of release of certain prisoners","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-116.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Prior to the release or discharge of any prisoner for whom registration with the Sex Offender and Crimes<\/span> Against Minors<\/span> Registry is required pursuant to Chapter 9 (§ 9.1-900<\/a> et seq.) of Title 9.1, the sheriff, jail superintendent or other jail administrator shall give notice to the prisoner of his duty to register with the State Police. A person required to register shall register, submit to be photographed as part of the registration, and provide information regarding place of employment, if available, to the sheriff, jail superintendent or other jail administrator. The sheriff, jail superintendent or other jail administrator shall also obtain from that person all necessary registration information, including fingerprints and photographs of a type and kind approved by the Department<\/span> of State Police; inform the person of his duties regarding reregistration and change of address; and inform the person of his duty to register. The sheriff, jail superintendent or other jail administrator shall forthwith forward the registration information to the Department<\/span> of State Police on the date of the prisoner’s release. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Whenever a person required to register has failed to comply with the provisions of subsection A, the sheriff, jail superintendent or other jail administrator shall promptly investigate or request the State Police to 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 person was discharged. The sheriff, jail superintendent or other jail administrator shall notify the State Police forthwith of such actions taken pursuant to this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The sheriff, jail superintendent, or other jail administrator shall notify the State Police immediately upon discovering the escape of any prisoner for whom registration with the Sex Offender and Crimes<\/span> Against Minors<\/span> Registry is required pursuant to Chapter 9 (§ 9.1-900<\/a> et seq.) of Title 9.1. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nJAILER TO GIVE NOTICE OF RELEASE OF CERTAIN PRISONERS (\u00a7 53.1-116.1)\n\nA. Prior to the release or discharge of any prisoner for whom registration with\nthe Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry is required pursuant to\nChapter 9 (§ 9.1-900 et seq.) of Title 9.1, the sheriff, jail\nsuperintendent or other jail administrator shall give notice to the prisoner of\nhis duty to register with the State Police. A person required to register shall\nregister, submit to be photographed as part of the registration, and provide\ninformation regarding place of employment, if available, to the sheriff, jail\nsuperintendent or other jail administrator. The sheriff, jail superintendent or\nother jail administrator shall also obtain from that person all necessary\nregistration information, including fingerprints and photographs of a type and\nkind approved by the Department of State Police; inform the person of his duties\nregarding reregistration and change of address; and inform the person of his\nduty to register. The sheriff, jail superintendent or other jail administrator\nshall forthwith forward the registration information to the Department of State\nPolice on the date of the prisoner’s release.\n\nB. Whenever a person required to register has failed to comply with the\nprovisions of subsection A, the sheriff, jail superintendent or other jail\nadministrator shall promptly investigate or request the State Police to 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 person was discharged. The\nsheriff, jail superintendent or other jail administrator shall notify the State\nPolice forthwith of such actions taken pursuant to this section.\n\nC. The sheriff, jail superintendent, or other jail administrator shall notify\nthe State Police immediately upon discovering the escape of any prisoner for\nwhom registration with the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry is\nrequired pursuant to Chapter 9 (§ 9.1-900 et seq.) of Title 9.1.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 362; 1997, c. 747; 2003, c. 584; 2006, cc. 857, 914; 2010, c.\n858.","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}}