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This law was first created in 2003. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 584<\/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. 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The purpose of the Sex Offender and Crimes<\/span> Against Minors<\/span> Registry (Registry) shall be to assist the efforts of law<\/span>-enforcement agencies and others to protect their communities and families from repeat offenders and to protect children from becoming victims of criminal offenders by helping to prevent such individuals from being allowed to work directly with children.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPURPOSE OF THE SEX OFFENDER AND CRIMES AGAINST MINORS REGISTRY (\u00a7 9.1-900)\n\nThe purpose of the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry (Registry)\nshall be to assist the efforts of law-enforcement agencies and others to protect\ntheir communities and families from repeat offenders and to protect children\nfrom becoming victims of criminal offenders by helping to prevent such\nindividuals from being allowed to work directly with children.\n\nHISTORY: 2003, c. 584; 2020, c. 829.","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}}