{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/63.2-1250.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/63.2-1250.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/63.2-1250.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/63.2-1250.html"}],"law_id":56081,"edition_id":1,"section_id":56081,"structure_id":14584,"section_number":"63.2-1250","catch_line":"Registration; notice; form","history":"2006, c. 825; 2009, c. 805; 2012, c. 424; 2015, c. 531; 2017, c. 200; 2022, c. 377.","full_text":"A\n\nAny man who has engaged in sexual intercourse with a woman is deemed to be on legal notice that a child may be conceived and that the man is entitled to all legal rights and obligations resulting therefrom. Lack of knowledge of the pregnancy does not excuse failure to timely register with the Virginia Birth Father Registry.B\n\nA man who desires to be notified of a placement of a child by a local board pursuant to § 63.2-900, a proceeding for adoption, or a proceeding for termination of parental rights regarding a child that he may have fathered shall register with the Virginia Birth Father Registry.C\n\nFailure to timely register with the Virginia Birth Father Registry shall waive all rights of a man who is not acknowledged to be, presumed to be, or adjudicated the father to withhold consent to an adoption proceeding unless the man was led to believe through the birth mother’s misrepresentation that (i) the pregnancy was terminated or the mother miscarried when in fact the baby was born or (ii) the child died when in fact the child is alive. Upon discovery of the misrepresentation, the man shall register with the Virginia Birth Father Registry within 10 days; however, registration with the Virginia Birth Father Registry shall be untimely if 180 days have elapsed from the date the circuit court entered the final order of adoption.D\n\nA man will not prejudice any rights by failing to register if:1\n\nA father-child relationship between the man and the child has been established pursuant to § 20-49.1, 20-49.8, or if the man is a presumed father as defined in § 63.2-1202; or2\n\nThe man commences a proceeding to adjudicate his paternity before a petition to accept consent or waive adoption consent is filed in the juvenile and domestic relations district court, or before a petition for adoption or a petition for the termination of his parental rights is filed with the court.E\n\nRegistration is timely if it is received by the Department within 10 days of the child’s birth unless the time specified in subsection C or F applies. Registration is complete when the signed registration form is first received by the Department. The signed registration form shall be submitted in the manner prescribed by the Department.F\n\nIn the event that the identity and whereabouts of the birth father are reasonably ascertainable, the child-placing agency or adoptive parents shall give written notice to the birth father of the existence of an adoption plan and the availability of registration with the Virginia Birth Father Registry. Such written notice shall be provided by personal service, certified mailing with proof of service, or express mailing with proof of delivery to the birth father’s last known address. Registration is timely if the signed registration form is received by the Department within 10 days of personal service of the written notice or within 13 days of the certified or express mailing date of the written notice. The personal service or certified or express mailing may be completed either prior to or after the birth of the child. When written notice is provided to a putative father before the birth of the child, the putative father’s registration with the Virginia Birth Father Registry shall be untimely if received by the Department more than 10 days after personal service of the written notice or more than 13 days after the certified or express mailing date of the written notice, whichever occurs first.G\n\nThe child-placing agency or adoptive parent(s) shall give notice to a registrant who has timely registered of a placement of a child by a local board pursuant to § 63.2-900, a proceeding for adoption, or a proceeding for termination of parental rights regarding a child. Notice shall be given pursuant to the requirements of this chapter or § 16.1-277.01 for the appropriate adoption proceeding.H\n\n1. The Department shall prepare a form for registering with the agency that shall require (i) the registrant’s name, date of birth and social security number; (ii) the registrant’s driver’s license number and state of issuance; (iii) the registrant’s home address, telephone number, and employer; (iv) the name, date of birth, ethnicity, address, and telephone number of the putative mother, if known; (v) the state of conception; (vi) the place and date of birth of the child, if known; (vii) the name and gender of the child, if known; and (viii) the signature of the registrant. No form for registering with the Virginia Birth Father Registry shall be complete unless signed by the registrant and the signed registration form is received by the Department in the manner prescribed by the Department.2\n\nThe form shall also state that (i) timely registration entitles the registrant to notice of a proceeding for adoption of the child or termination of the registrant’s parental rights, (ii) registration does not commence a proceeding to establish paternity, (iii) the information disclosed on the form may be used against the registrant to establish paternity, (iv) services to assist in establishing paternity are available to the registrant through the Department, (v) the registrant should also register in another state if conception or birth of the child occurred in another state, (vi) information on registries of other states may be available from the Department, (vii) the form is signed under penalty of perjury, and (viii) procedures exist to rescind the registration of a claim of paternity.3\n\nA registrant shall promptly notify the Virginia Birth Father Registry of any change in information, including change of address. The Department shall incorporate all updated information received into its records but is not required to request or otherwise pursue current or updated information for incorporation in the registry.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":205551,"text":"Any man who has engaged in sexual intercourse with a woman is deemed to be on legal notice that a child may be conceived and that the man is entitled to all legal rights and obligations resulting therefrom. Lack of knowledge of the pregnancy does not excuse failure to timely register with the Virginia Birth Father Registry.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":205552,"text":"A man who desires to be notified of a placement of a child by a local board pursuant to § 63.2-900, a proceeding for adoption, or a proceeding for termination of parental rights regarding a child that he may have fathered shall register with the Virginia Birth Father Registry.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":205553,"text":"Failure to timely register with the Virginia Birth Father Registry shall waive all rights of a man who is not acknowledged to be, presumed to be, or adjudicated the father to withhold consent to an adoption proceeding unless the man was led to believe through the birth mother’s misrepresentation that (i) the pregnancy was terminated or the mother miscarried when in fact the baby was born or (ii) the child died when in fact the child is alive. Upon discovery of the misrepresentation, the man shall register with the Virginia Birth Father Registry within 10 days; however, registration with the Virginia Birth Father Registry shall be untimely if 180 days have elapsed from the date the circuit court entered the final order of adoption.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":205554,"text":"A man will not prejudice any rights by failing to register if:","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"D1"},"4":{"id":205555,"text":"A father-child relationship between the man and the child has been established pursuant to § 20-49.1, 20-49.8, or if the man is a presumed father as defined in § 63.2-1202; or","type":"section","prefixes":["D","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"D1","prefix_anchor":"D1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"D","next_prefix":"D2"},"5":{"id":205556,"text":"The man commences a proceeding to adjudicate his paternity before a petition to accept consent or waive adoption consent is filed in the juvenile and domestic relations district court, or before a petition for adoption or a petition for the termination of his parental rights is filed with the court.","type":"section","prefixes":["D","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"D2","prefix_anchor":"D2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"D1","next_prefix":"E"},"6":{"id":205557,"text":"Registration is timely if it is received by the Department within 10 days of the child’s birth unless the time specified in subsection C or F applies. Registration is complete when the signed registration form is first received by the Department. The signed registration form shall be submitted in the manner prescribed by the Department.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D2","next_prefix":"F"},"7":{"id":205558,"text":"In the event that the identity and whereabouts of the birth father are reasonably ascertainable, the child-placing agency or adoptive parents shall give written notice to the birth father of the existence of an adoption plan and the availability of registration with the Virginia Birth Father Registry. Such written notice shall be provided by personal service, certified mailing with proof of service, or express mailing with proof of delivery to the birth father’s last known address. Registration is timely if the signed registration form is received by the Department within 10 days of personal service of the written notice or within 13 days of the certified or express mailing date of the written notice. The personal service or certified or express mailing may be completed either prior to or after the birth of the child. When written notice is provided to a putative father before the birth of the child, the putative father’s registration with the Virginia Birth Father Registry shall be untimely if received by the Department more than 10 days after personal service of the written notice or more than 13 days after the certified or express mailing date of the written notice, whichever occurs first.","type":"section","prefixes":["F"],"prefix":"F","entire_prefix":"F","prefix_anchor":"F","level":1,"prior_prefix":"E","next_prefix":"G"},"8":{"id":205559,"text":"The child-placing agency or adoptive parent(s) shall give notice to a registrant who has timely registered of a placement of a child by a local board pursuant to § 63.2-900, a proceeding for adoption, or a proceeding for termination of parental rights regarding a child. Notice shall be given pursuant to the requirements of this chapter or § 16.1-277.01 for the appropriate adoption proceeding.","type":"section","prefixes":["G"],"prefix":"G","entire_prefix":"G","prefix_anchor":"G","level":1,"prior_prefix":"F","next_prefix":"H"},"9":{"id":205560,"text":"1. The Department shall prepare a form for registering with the agency that shall require (i) the registrant’s name, date of birth and social security number; (ii) the registrant’s driver’s license number and state of issuance; (iii) the registrant’s home address, telephone number, and employer; (iv) the name, date of birth, ethnicity, address, and telephone number of the putative mother, if known; (v) the state of conception; (vi) the place and date of birth of the child, if known; (vii) the name and gender of the child, if known; and (viii) the signature of the registrant. No form for registering with the Virginia Birth Father Registry shall be complete unless signed by the registrant and the signed registration form is received by the Department in the manner prescribed by the Department.","type":"section","prefixes":["H"],"prefix":"H","entire_prefix":"H","prefix_anchor":"H","level":1,"prior_prefix":"G","next_prefix":"H2"},"10":{"id":205561,"text":"The form shall also state that (i) timely registration entitles the registrant to notice of a proceeding for adoption of the child or termination of the registrant’s parental rights, (ii) registration does not commence a proceeding to establish paternity, (iii) the information disclosed on the form may be used against the registrant to establish paternity, (iv) services to assist in establishing paternity are available to the registrant through the Department, (v) the registrant should also register in another state if conception or birth of the child occurred in another state, (vi) information on registries of other states may be available from the Department, (vii) the form is signed under penalty of perjury, and (viii) procedures exist to rescind the registration of a claim of paternity.","type":"section","prefixes":["H","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"H2","prefix_anchor":"H2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"H","next_prefix":"H3"},"11":{"id":205562,"text":"A registrant shall promptly notify the Virginia Birth Father Registry of any change in information, including change of address. 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This law was first created in 2006. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 825<\/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 5 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 2009, chapter 805<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 424<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 531<\/a>; in 2017, chapter 200<\/a>; in 2022, chapter 377<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":80618,"section_number":"63.2-1253","catch_line":"Duty to publicize registry","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1253\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":73490,"section_number":"16.1-277.01","catch_line":"Approval of entrustment agreement","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-277.01\/"},{"id":79167,"section_number":"20-49.1","catch_line":"How parent and child relationship established","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-49.1\/"},{"id":75922,"section_number":"20-49.8","catch_line":"Judgment or order; costs; birth record","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-49.8\/"},{"id":57240,"section_number":"63.2-1202","catch_line":"Parental, or agency, consent required; exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1202\/"},{"id":87280,"section_number":"63.2-900","catch_line":"Accepting children for placement in homes, facilities, etc., by local boards","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-900\/"}],"permalink":{"id":271637,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56081,"identifier":"63.2-1250","token":"63.2\/III\/12\/7\/63.2-1250","url":"\/63.2-1250\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-1250\/","token":"63.2\/III\/12\/7\/63.2-1250","dublin_core":{"Title":"Registration; notice; form","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-1250","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any man who has engaged in sexual intercourse with a woman is deemed to be on legal notice that a child<\/span> may be conceived and that the man is entitled to all legal rights and obligations resulting therefrom. Lack of knowledge of the pregnancy does not excuse failure to timely register with the Virginia Birth Father Registry. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A man who desires to be notified of a placement of a child<\/span> by a local board<\/span> pursuant to § 63.2-900<\/a>, a proceeding for adoption, or a proceeding for termination of parental rights regarding a child<\/span> that he may have fathered shall register with the Virginia Birth Father Registry. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Failure to timely register with the Virginia Birth Father Registry shall waive<\/span> all rights of a man who is not acknowledged to be, presumed to be, or adjudicated the father to withhold consent to an adoption proceeding unless the man was led to believe through the birth mother’s misrepresentation that (i) the pregnancy was terminated or the mother miscarried when in fact<\/span> the baby was born or (ii) the child<\/span> died when in fact<\/span> the child<\/span> is alive. Upon discovery<\/span> of the misrepresentation, the man shall register with the Virginia Birth Father Registry within 10 days; however, registration with the Virginia Birth Father Registry shall be untimely if 180 days have elapsed from the date the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> entered the final order<\/span> of adoption. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> A man will not prejudice any rights by failing to register if: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> A father-child<\/span> relationship between the man and the child<\/span> has been established pursuant to § 20-49.1<\/a>, 20-49.8<\/a>, or if the man is a presumed father as defined in § 63.2-1202<\/a>; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The man commences a proceeding to adjudicate<\/span> his paternity before a petition<\/span> to accept consent or waive<\/span> adoption consent is filed in the juvenile and domestic relations district court<\/span>, or before a petition<\/span> for adoption or a petition<\/span> for the termination of his parental rights is filed with the court<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Registration is timely if it is received by the Department<\/span> within 10 days of the child<\/span>’s birth unless the time specified in subsection C or F applies. Registration is complete when the signed registration form is first received by the Department<\/span>. The signed registration form shall be submitted in the manner prescribed by the Department<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> In the event that the identity and whereabouts of the birth father are reasonably ascertainable, the child<\/span>-placing agency<\/span> or adoptive parents shall give written notice to the birth father of the existence of an adoption plan and the availability of registration with the Virginia Birth Father Registry. Such written notice shall be provided by personal service, certified mailing with proof of service<\/span>, or express mailing with proof of delivery to the birth father’s last known address. Registration is timely if the signed registration form is received by the Department<\/span> within 10 days of personal service of the written notice or within 13 days of the certified or express mailing date of the written notice. The personal service or certified or express mailing may be completed either prior to or after the birth of the child<\/span>. When written notice is provided to a putative father before the birth of the child<\/span>, the putative father’s registration with the Virginia Birth Father Registry shall be untimely if received by the Department<\/span> more than 10 days after personal service of the written notice or more than 13 days after the certified or express mailing date of the written notice, whichever occurs first. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

G.<\/span> The child<\/span>-placing agency<\/span> or adoptive parent(s) shall give notice to a registrant who has timely registered of a placement of a child<\/span> by a local board<\/span> pursuant to § 63.2-900<\/a>, a proceeding for adoption, or a proceeding for termination of parental rights regarding a child<\/span>. Notice shall be given pursuant to the requirements of this chapter or § 16.1-277.01<\/a> for the appropriate adoption proceeding. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

H.<\/span> 1. The Department<\/span> shall prepare a form for registering with the agency that shall require (i) the registrant’s name, date of birth and social security number; (ii) the registrant’s driver’s license number and state of issuance; (iii) the registrant’s home address, telephone number, and employer; (iv) the name, date of birth, ethnicity, address, and telephone number of the putative mother, if known; (v) the state of conception; (vi) the place and date of birth of the child<\/span>, if known; (vii) the name and gender of the child<\/span>, if known; and (viii) the signature of the registrant. No form for registering with the Virginia Birth Father Registry shall be complete unless signed by the registrant and the signed registration form is received by the Department<\/span> in the manner prescribed by the Department<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The form shall also state that (i) timely registration entitles the registrant to notice of a proceeding for adoption of the child<\/span> or termination of the registrant’s parental rights, (ii) registration does not commence a proceeding to establish paternity, (iii) the information disclosed on the form may be used against the registrant to establish paternity, (iv) services to assist in establishing paternity are available to the registrant through the Department<\/span>, (v) the registrant should also register in another state if conception or birth of the child<\/span> occurred in another state, (vi) information on registries of other states may be available from the Department<\/span>, (vii) the form is signed under penalty<\/span> of perjury<\/span>, and (viii) procedures exist to rescind the registration of a claim of paternity. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> A registrant shall promptly notify the Virginia Birth Father Registry of any change in information, including change of address. The Department<\/span> shall incorporate all updated information received into its records but is not required to request or otherwise pursue current or updated information for incorporation in the registry. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREGISTRATION; NOTICE; FORM (\u00a7 63.2-1250)\n\nA. Any man who has engaged in sexual intercourse with a woman is deemed to be on\nlegal notice that a child may be conceived and that the man is entitled to all\nlegal rights and obligations resulting therefrom. Lack of knowledge of the\npregnancy does not excuse failure to timely register with the Virginia Birth\nFather Registry.\n\nB. A man who desires to be notified of a placement of a child by a local board\npursuant to § 63.2-900, a proceeding for adoption, or a proceeding for\ntermination of parental rights regarding a child that he may have fathered shall\nregister with the Virginia Birth Father Registry.\n\nC. Failure to timely register with the Virginia Birth Father Registry shall\nwaive all rights of a man who is not acknowledged to be, presumed to be, or\nadjudicated the father to withhold consent to an adoption proceeding unless the\nman was led to believe through the birth mother’s misrepresentation that\n(i) the pregnancy was terminated or the mother miscarried when in fact the baby\nwas born or (ii) the child died when in fact the child is alive. Upon discovery\nof the misrepresentation, the man shall register with the Virginia Birth Father\nRegistry within 10 days; however, registration with the Virginia Birth Father\nRegistry shall be untimely if 180 days have elapsed from the date the circuit\ncourt entered the final order of adoption.\n\nD. A man will not prejudice any rights by failing to register if:\n\n 1. A father-child relationship between the man and the child has been\n established pursuant to § 20-49.1, 20-49.8, or if the man is a presumed\n father as defined in § 63.2-1202; or\n\n 2. The man commences a proceeding to adjudicate his paternity before a\n petition to accept consent or waive adoption consent is filed in the juvenile\n and domestic relations district court, or before a petition for adoption or a\n petition for the termination of his parental rights is filed with the court.\n\nE. Registration is timely if it is received by the Department within 10 days of\nthe child’s birth unless the time specified in subsection C or F applies.\nRegistration is complete when the signed registration form is first received by\nthe Department. The signed registration form shall be submitted in the manner\nprescribed by the Department.\n\nF. In the event that the identity and whereabouts of the birth father are\nreasonably ascertainable, the child-placing agency or adoptive parents shall\ngive written notice to the birth father of the existence of an adoption plan and\nthe availability of registration with the Virginia Birth Father Registry. Such\nwritten notice shall be provided by personal service, certified mailing with\nproof of service, or express mailing with proof of delivery to the birth\nfather’s last known address. Registration is timely if the signed\nregistration form is received by the Department within 10 days of personal\nservice of the written notice or within 13 days of the certified or express\nmailing date of the written notice. The personal service or certified or express\nmailing may be completed either prior to or after the birth of the child. When\nwritten notice is provided to a putative father before the birth of the child,\nthe putative father’s registration with the Virginia Birth Father Registry\nshall be untimely if received by the Department more than 10 days after personal\nservice of the written notice or more than 13 days after the certified or\nexpress mailing date of the written notice, whichever occurs first.\n\nG. The child-placing agency or adoptive parent(s) shall give notice to a\nregistrant who has timely registered of a placement of a child by a local board\npursuant to § 63.2-900, a proceeding for adoption, or a proceeding for\ntermination of parental rights regarding a child. Notice shall be given pursuant\nto the requirements of this chapter or § 16.1-277.01 for the appropriate\nadoption proceeding.\n\nH. 1. The Department shall prepare a form for registering with the agency that\nshall require (i) the registrant’s name, date of birth and social security\nnumber; (ii) the registrant’s driver’s license number and state of\nissuance; (iii) the registrant’s home address, telephone number, and\nemployer; (iv) the name, date of birth, ethnicity, address, and telephone number\nof the putative mother, if known; (v) the state of conception; (vi) the place\nand date of birth of the child, if known; (vii) the name and gender of the\nchild, if known; and (viii) the signature of the registrant. No form for\nregistering with the Virginia Birth Father Registry shall be complete unless\nsigned by the registrant and the signed registration form is received by the\nDepartment in the manner prescribed by the Department.\n\n 2. The form shall also state that (i) timely registration entitles the\n registrant to notice of a proceeding for adoption of the child or termination\n of the registrant’s parental rights, (ii) registration does not commence\n a proceeding to establish paternity, (iii) the information disclosed on the\n form may be used against the registrant to establish paternity, (iv) services\n to assist in establishing paternity are available to the registrant through\n the Department, (v) the registrant should also register in another state if\n conception or birth of the child occurred in another state, (vi) information\n on registries of other states may be available from the Department, (vii) the\n form is signed under penalty of perjury, and (viii) procedures exist to\n rescind the registration of a claim of paternity.\n\n 3. A registrant shall promptly notify the Virginia Birth Father Registry of\n any change in information, including change of address. The Department shall\n incorporate all updated information received into its records but is not\n required to request or otherwise pursue current or updated information for\n incorporation in the registry.\n\nHISTORY: 2006, c. 825; 2009, c. 805; 2012, c. 424; 2015, c. 531; 2017, c. 200;\n2022, c. 377.","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}}