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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 734 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 1992 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":244369,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82501,"identifier":"54.1-3925.2","token":"54.1\/IV\/39\/4\/54.1-3925.2","url":"\/54.1-3925.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3925.2\/","token":"54.1\/IV\/39\/4\/54.1-3925.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Access to criminal history records","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3925.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The Board is authorized to obtain criminal history record information relating to an applicant from any state or federal <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>-enforcement agency. Any information so obtained is for the exclusive use of the Board and the character and fitness committee and shall not be released to any other person or agency except in furtherance of the investigation of the applicant or with the authorization of the applicant or upon <span class=\"dictionary\">court order<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS (\u00a7 54.1-3925.2)\n\nThe Board is authorized to obtain criminal history record information relating\nto an applicant from any state or federal law-enforcement agency. Any\ninformation so obtained is for the exclusive use of the Board and the character\nand fitness committee and shall not be released to any other person or agency\nexcept in furtherance of the investigation of the applicant or with the\nauthorization of the applicant or upon court order.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 734.","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}}