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If a child’s name currently appears on the registry without consultation with and permission of the parents or guardians for a founded case of abuse and neglect that does not name the parents or guardians of the child as the abuser or neglector, such parents or guardians may have the child’s name removed by written request to the Department. The information contained in the central registry shall not be open to inspection by the public. However, appropriate disclosure may be made in accordance with Board regulations.\n\t\tThe Department shall respond to requests for a search of the central registry made by (i) local departments, (ii) local school boards, and (iii) governing boards or administrators of private schools accredited pursuant to \u00a7 22.1-19 regarding applicants for employment, pursuant to \u00a7 22.1-296.4, in cases where there is no match within the central registry within 10 business days of receipt of such requests. In cases where there is a match within the central registry regarding applicants for employment, the Department shall respond to requests made by local departments, local school boards, and governing boards or administrators within 30 business days of receipt of such requests. The request and response may be sent electronically or by first-class mail or facsimile transmission.\n\t\tThe Department shall disclose information in the central registry to the Chairmen of the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice for the purpose of determining if any person being considered for election to any judgeship has been the subject of any founded complaint of child abuse or neglect.\n\t\tAny central registry check of a person who has applied to be a volunteer with a (a) Virginia affiliate of Big Brothers\/Big Sisters of America, (b) Virginia affiliate of Compeer, (c) Virginia affiliate of Childhelp USA, (d) volunteer fire company or volunteer emergency medical services agency, or (e) court-appointed special advocate program pursuant to \u00a7 9.1-153 shall be conducted at no charge.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":243129,"text":"The central registry shall contain such information as shall be prescribed by Board regulation; however, when the founded case of abuse or neglect does not name the parents or guardians of the child as the abuser or neglector, and the abuse or neglect occurred in a licensed or unlicensed child day center as defined in \u00a7 22.1-289.02; a licensed, registered, or approved family day home as defined in \u00a7 22.1-289.02; a private or public school; or a children’s residential facility, the child’s name shall not be entered on the registry without consultation with and permission of the parents or guardians. If a child’s name currently appears on the registry without consultation with and permission of the parents or guardians for a founded case of abuse and neglect that does not name the parents or guardians of the child as the abuser or neglector, such parents or guardians may have the child’s name removed by written request to the Department. The information contained in the central registry shall not be open to inspection by the public. However, appropriate disclosure may be made in accordance with Board regulations.\n\t\tThe Department shall respond to requests for a search of the central registry made by (i) local departments, (ii) local school boards, and (iii) governing boards or administrators of private schools accredited pursuant to \u00a7 22.1-19 regarding applicants for employment, pursuant to \u00a7 22.1-296.4, in cases where there is no match within the central registry within 10 business days of receipt of such requests. In cases where there is a match within the central registry regarding applicants for employment, the Department shall respond to requests made by local departments, local school boards, and governing boards or administrators within 30 business days of receipt of such requests. The request and response may be sent electronically or by first-class mail or facsimile transmission.\n\t\tThe Department shall disclose information in the central registry to the Chairmen of the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice for the purpose of determining if any person being considered for election to any judgeship has been the subject of any founded complaint of child abuse or neglect.\n\t\tAny central registry check of a person who has applied to be a volunteer with a (a) Virginia affiliate of Big Brothers\/Big Sisters of America, (b) Virginia affiliate of Compeer, (c) Virginia affiliate of Childhelp USA, (d) volunteer fire company or volunteer emergency medical services agency, or (e) court-appointed special advocate program pursuant to \u00a7 9.1-153 shall be conducted at no charge.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":16343,"edition_id":1,"name":"Records","identifier":"3","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13898,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 04:14:41","date_modified":"2026-06-26 04:14:41","permalink":{"id":271775,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":16343,"identifier":"3","token":"63.2\/III\/15\/3","url":"\/63.2\/III\/15\/3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13898,"edition_id":1,"name":"Child Abuse and Neglect","identifier":"15","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13897,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:14","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:14","permalink":{"id":271709,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13898,"identifier":"15","token":"63.2\/III\/15","url":"\/63.2\/III\/15\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13897,"edition_id":1,"name":"Social Services Programs","identifier":"III","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12789,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:14","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:14","permalink":{"id":271331,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13897,"identifier":"III","token":"63.2\/III","url":"\/63.2\/III\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12789,"edition_id":1,"name":"Welfare (Social Services)","identifier":"63.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":270661,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12789,"identifier":"63.2","token":"63.2","url":"\/63.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":69881,"structure_id":16343,"section_number":"63.2-1514","catch_line":"Retention of records in all reports; procedures regarding unfounded reports alleged to be made in bad faith or with malicious intent","url":"\/63.2-1514\/","token":"63.2\/III\/15\/3\/63.2-1514","metadata":false},{"id":67092,"structure_id":16343,"section_number":"63.2-1515","catch_line":"Central registry; disclosure of information","url":"\/63.2-1515\/","token":"63.2\/III\/15\/3\/63.2-1515","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":69881,"structure_id":16343,"section_number":"63.2-1514","catch_line":"Retention of records in all reports; procedures regarding unfounded reports alleged to be made in bad faith or with malicious intent","url":"\/63.2-1514\/","token":"63.2\/III\/15\/3\/63.2-1514","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/63.2-1515\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 1975. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 341 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 1975 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 10 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 1993, chapters 48, 348, and 955; in 1994, chapters 700<\/a> and 830<\/a>; in 2000, chapters 95<\/a>, 734<\/a>, and 805<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 321<\/a>; in 2002, chapters 371<\/a> and 747<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 74<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 502<\/a> and 503<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 454<\/a>; in 2018, chapter 578<\/a>; in 2020, chapters 300<\/a>, 860<\/a>, and 861<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":75903,"section_number":"16.1-69.9","catch_line":"Judges in office continued; terms of judges; how elected or appointed","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-69.9\/"},{"id":81797,"section_number":"16.1-69.9:1","catch_line":"Appointment, terms, etc., of substitute judges","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-69.9_1\/"},{"id":68869,"section_number":"16.1-69.9:2","catch_line":"Vacancies in office of judges; terms of successor judges; appointment while General Assembly not in session","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-69.9_2\/"},{"id":82678,"section_number":"16.1-69.9:4","catch_line":"Same; 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The central registry shall contain such information as shall be prescribed by Board<\/span> regulation; however, when the founded case of abuse or neglect does not name the parents or guardians of the child<\/span> as the abuser or neglector, and the abuse or neglect occurred in a licensed or unlicensed child<\/span> day center as defined in \u00a7 22.1-289.02<\/a>; a licensed, registered, or approved family day home as defined in \u00a7 22.1-289.02<\/a>; a private or public school; or a children’s residential facility, the child<\/span>’s name shall not be entered on the registry without consultation with and permission of the parents or guardians. If a child<\/span>’s name currently appears on the registry without consultation with and permission of the parents or guardians for a founded case of abuse and neglect that does not name the parents or guardians of the child<\/span> as the abuser or neglector, such parents or guardians may have the child<\/span>’s name removed by written request to the Department<\/span>. The information contained in the central registry shall not be open to inspection by the public. However, appropriate disclosure may be made in accordance with Board<\/span> regulations.\n\t\tThe Department<\/span> shall respond to requests for a search of the central registry made by (i) local departments<\/span>, (ii) local school boards<\/span>, and (iii) governing boards<\/span> or administrators of private schools accredited pursuant to \u00a7 22.1-19<\/a> regarding applicants for employment, pursuant to \u00a7 22.1-296.4<\/a>, in cases where there is no match within the central registry within 10 business days of receipt of such requests. In cases where there is a match within the central registry regarding applicants for employment, the Department<\/span> shall respond to requests made by local departments<\/span>, local school boards<\/span>, and governing boards<\/span> or administrators within 30 business days of receipt of such requests. The request and response may be sent electronically or by first-class mail or facsimile transmission.\n\t\tThe Department<\/span> shall disclose information in the central registry to the Chairmen of the House and Senate Committees for Courts<\/span> of Justice for the purpose of determining if any person being considered for election to any judgeship<\/span> has been the subject of any founded complaint of child<\/span> abuse or neglect.\n\t\tAny central registry check of a person who has applied to be a volunteer with a (a) Virginia affiliate of Big Brothers\/Big Sisters of America, (b) Virginia affiliate of Compeer, (c) Virginia affiliate of Childhelp USA, (d) volunteer fire company or volunteer emergency medical services agency, or (e) court<\/span>-appointed special advocate program pursuant to \u00a7 9.1-153<\/a> shall be conducted at no charge.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCENTRAL REGISTRY; DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION (\u00a7 63.2-1515)\n\nThe central registry shall contain such information as shall be prescribed by\nBoard regulation; however, when the founded case of abuse or neglect does not\nname the parents or guardians of the child as the abuser or neglector, and the\nabuse or neglect occurred in a licensed or unlicensed child day center as\ndefined in \u00a7 22.1-289.02; a licensed, registered, or approved family day home\nas defined in \u00a7 22.1-289.02; a private or public school; or a children’s\nresidential facility, the child’s name shall not be entered on the\nregistry without consultation with and permission of the parents or guardians.\nIf a child’s name currently appears on the registry without consultation\nwith and permission of the parents or guardians for a founded case of abuse and\nneglect that does not name the parents or guardians of the child as the abuser\nor neglector, such parents or guardians may have the child’s name removed\nby written request to the Department. The information contained in the central\nregistry shall not be open to inspection by the public. However, appropriate\ndisclosure may be made in accordance with Board regulations.\n\t\tThe Department shall respond to requests for a search of the central registry\nmade by (i) local departments, (ii) local school boards, and (iii) governing\nboards or administrators of private schools accredited pursuant to \u00a7 22.1-19\nregarding applicants for employment, pursuant to \u00a7 22.1-296.4, in cases where\nthere is no match within the central registry within 10 business days of receipt\nof such requests. In cases where there is a match within the central registry\nregarding applicants for employment, the Department shall respond to requests\nmade by local departments, local school boards, and governing boards or\nadministrators within 30 business days of receipt of such requests. The request\nand response may be sent electronically or by first-class mail or facsimile\ntransmission.\n\t\tThe Department shall disclose information in the central registry to the\nChairmen of the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice for the\npurpose of determining if any person being considered for election to any\njudgeship has been the subject of any founded complaint of child abuse or\nneglect.\n\t\tAny central registry check of a person who has applied to be a volunteer with\na (a) Virginia affiliate of Big Brothers\/Big Sisters of America, (b) Virginia\naffiliate of Compeer, (c) Virginia affiliate of Childhelp USA, (d) volunteer\nfire company or volunteer emergency medical services agency, or (e)\ncourt-appointed special advocate program pursuant to \u00a7 9.1-153 shall be\nconducted at no charge.\n\nHISTORY: 1975, c. 341, \u00a7 63.1-248.8; 1993, cc. 48, 348, 955; 1994, cc. 700,\n830; 2000, cc. 95, 734, 805; 2001, c. 321; 2002, cc. 371, 747; 2004, c. 74;\n2015, cc. 502, 503; 2016, c. 454; 2018, c. 578; 2020, cc. 300, 860, 861.","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}}