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The local board may also obtain such a criminal records search on all adult household members residing in the home of the individual with whom the adult is to be placed. The local board shall not hire for compensated employment any persons who have been convicted of any offense set forth in clause (i) of the definition of barrier crime in § 19.2-392.02. If approval as an agency approved provider is denied because of information obtained through a Central Criminal Records Exchange search, the local board, upon request, shall provide a copy of the information obtained to the individual who is the subject of the search. Further dissemination of the criminal history record information is prohibited.B\n\nIn emergency circumstances, each local board may obtain from a criminal justice agency the criminal history record information from the Central Criminal Records Exchange for the criminal records search authorized by this section. The provision of home-based services shall be immediately terminated or the adult shall be removed from the home immediately, if any adult resident has been convicted of any offense set forth in clause (i) of the definition of barrier crime in § 19.2-392.02.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":224951,"text":"Each local board shall obtain, in accordance with regulations adopted by the Board, criminal history record information from the Central Criminal Records Exchange of any individual the local board is considering approving as a provider of home-based services pursuant to § 63.2-1600 or adult foster care pursuant to § 63.2-1601. The local board may also obtain such a criminal records search on all adult household members residing in the home of the individual with whom the adult is to be placed. The local board shall not hire for compensated employment any persons who have been convicted of any offense set forth in clause (i) of the definition of barrier crime in § 19.2-392.02. 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This law was first created in 2007. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 572<\/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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2017, chapter 809<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":81089,"section_number":"19.2-389","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Dissemination of criminal history record information","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-389\/"}],"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":62375,"section_number":"63.2-1600","catch_line":"Home-based services","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1600\/"},{"id":82105,"section_number":"63.2-1601","catch_line":"Authority to provide adult foster care services","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1601\/"}],"permalink":{"id":271897,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61614,"identifier":"63.2-1601.1","token":"63.2\/III\/16\/1\/63.2-1601.1","url":"\/63.2-1601.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-1601.1\/","token":"63.2\/III\/16\/1\/63.2-1601.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Criminal history check for agency approved providers of services to adults","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-1601.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Each local board<\/span> shall obtain, in accordance with regulations adopted by the Board, criminal history record information from the Central Criminal Records Exchange of any individual the local board<\/span> is considering approving as a provider of home-based services pursuant to § 63.2-1600<\/a> or adult foster care<\/span> pursuant to § 63.2-1601<\/a>. The local board<\/span> may also obtain such a criminal records search on all adult household members residing in the home of the individual with whom the adult is to be placed. The local board<\/span> shall not hire for compensated employment any persons who have been convicted of any offense<\/span> set forth in clause (i) of the definition of barrier crime<\/span> in § 19.2-392.02<\/a>. If approval as an agency approved provider is denied because of information obtained through a Central Criminal Records Exchange search, the local board<\/span>, upon request, shall provide a copy of the information obtained to the individual who is the subject of the search. Further dissemination of the criminal history record information is prohibited. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In emergency circumstances, each local board<\/span> may obtain from a criminal justice agency the criminal history record information from the Central Criminal Records Exchange for the criminal records search authorized by this section. The provision of home-based services shall be immediately terminated or the adult shall be removed from the home immediately, if any adult resident has been convicted of any offense<\/span> set forth in clause (i) of the definition of barrier crime<\/span> in § 19.2-392.02<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCRIMINAL HISTORY CHECK FOR AGENCY APPROVED PROVIDERS OF SERVICES TO ADULTS (\u00a7\n63.2-1601.1)\n\nA. Each local board shall obtain, in accordance with regulations adopted by the\nBoard, criminal history record information from the Central Criminal Records\nExchange of any individual the local board is considering approving as a\nprovider of home-based services pursuant to § 63.2-1600 or adult foster\ncare pursuant to § 63.2-1601. The local board may also obtain such a\ncriminal records search on all adult household members residing in the home of\nthe individual with whom the adult is to be placed. The local board shall not\nhire for compensated employment any persons who have been convicted of any\noffense set forth in clause (i) of the definition of barrier crime in §\n19.2-392.02. If approval as an agency approved provider is denied because of\ninformation obtained through a Central Criminal Records Exchange search, the\nlocal board, upon request, shall provide a copy of the information obtained to\nthe individual who is the subject of the search. Further dissemination of the\ncriminal history record information is prohibited.\n\nB. In emergency circumstances, each local board may obtain from a criminal\njustice agency the criminal history record information from the Central Criminal\nRecords Exchange for the criminal records search authorized by this section. The\nprovision of home-based services shall be immediately terminated or the adult\nshall be removed from the home immediately, if any adult resident has been\nconvicted of any offense set forth in clause (i) of the definition of barrier\ncrime in § 19.2-392.02.\n\nHISTORY: 2007, c. 572; 2017, c. 809.","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}}