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Every person serving a sentence of confinement on or after July 1, 1994, for a conviction of an offense set forth in § 9.1-902 shall register, reregister, and verify his registration information as required by this chapter. Every person under community supervision as defined by § 53.1-1 or any similar form of supervision under the laws of the United States or any political subdivision thereof, on or after July 1, 1994, resulting from a conviction of an offense set forth in § 9.1-902 shall register, reregister, and verify his registration information as required by this chapter.B\n\nEvery person found not guilty by reason of insanity on or after July 1, 2007, of an offense set forth in § 9.1-902 shall register, reregister, and verify his registration information as required by this chapter. Every person in the custody of the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, or on conditional release on or after July 1, 2007, because of a finding of not guilty by reason of insanity of an offense set forth in § 9.1-902 shall register, reregister, and verify his registration information as required by this chapter.C\n\nUnless a specific effective date is otherwise provided, all provisions of the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry Act shall apply retroactively. This subsection is declaratory of existing law.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":227826,"text":"Every person convicted on or after July 1, 1994, including a juvenile tried and convicted in the circuit court pursuant to § 16.1-269.1, whether sentenced as an adult or juvenile, of an offense set forth in § 9.1-902 and every juvenile found delinquent of an offense for which registration is required under subsection C of § 9.1-902 shall register, reregister, and verify his registration information as required by this chapter. Every person serving a sentence of confinement on or after July 1, 1994, for a conviction of an offense set forth in § 9.1-902 shall register, reregister, and verify his registration information as required by this chapter. Every person under community supervision as defined by § 53.1-1 or any similar form of supervision under the laws of the United States or any political subdivision thereof, on or after July 1, 1994, resulting from a conviction of an offense set forth in § 9.1-902 shall register, reregister, and verify his registration information as required by this chapter.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":227827,"text":"Every person found not guilty by reason of insanity on or after July 1, 2007, of an offense set forth in § 9.1-902 shall register, reregister, and verify his registration information as required by this chapter. 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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 4 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 2005, chapter 586<\/a>; in 2007, chapters 718<\/a> and 744<\/a>; in 2009, chapters 813<\/a> and 840<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 829<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":63272,"section_number":"18.2-324.2","catch_line":"Use of unmanned aircraft system for certain purposes; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-324.2\/"},{"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":58930,"section_number":"32.1-127.1:03","catch_line":"Health records privacy","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-127.1_03\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":66829,"section_number":"16.1-269.1","catch_line":"Trial in circuit court; preliminary hearing; direct indictment; remand","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-269.1\/"},{"id":85635,"section_number":"53.1-1","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-1\/"},{"id":80819,"section_number":"9.1-902","catch_line":"Offenses requiring registration","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-902\/"}],"permalink":{"id":285497,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62462,"identifier":"9.1-901","token":"9.1\/9\/9.1-901","url":"\/9.1-901\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-901\/","token":"9.1\/9\/9.1-901","dublin_core":{"Title":"Persons for whom registration required","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-901","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Every person convicted on or after July 1, 1994, including a juvenile tried and convicted in the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> pursuant to § 16.1-269.1<\/a>, whether sentenced as an adult or juvenile, of an offense<\/span> set forth in § 9.1-902<\/a> and every juvenile found delinquent of an offense<\/span> for which registration is required under subsection C of § 9.1-902<\/a> shall register, reregister, and verify his registration information as required by this chapter. Every person serving a sentence of confinement on or after July 1, 1994, for a conviction<\/span> of an offense<\/span> set forth in § 9.1-902<\/a> shall register, reregister, and verify his registration information as required by this chapter. Every person under community supervision as defined by § 53.1-1<\/a> or any similar form of supervision under the laws<\/span> of the United States or any political subdivision thereof, on or after July 1, 1994, resulting from a conviction<\/span> of an offense<\/span> set forth in § 9.1-902<\/a> shall register, reregister, and verify his registration information as required by this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Every person found not guilty by reason of insanity<\/span> on or after July 1, 2007, of an offense<\/span> set forth in § 9.1-902<\/a> shall register, reregister, and verify his registration information as required by this chapter. Every person in the custody<\/span> of the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, or on conditional release on or after July 1, 2007, because of a finding<\/span> of not guilty by reason of insanity<\/span> of an offense<\/span> set forth in § 9.1-902<\/a> shall register, reregister, and verify his registration information as required by this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Unless a specific effective date is otherwise provided, all provisions of the Sex Offender and Crimes<\/span> Against Minors<\/span> Registry Act shall apply retroactively. This subsection is declaratory of existing law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPERSONS FOR WHOM REGISTRATION REQUIRED (\u00a7 9.1-901)\n\nA. Every person convicted on or after July 1, 1994, including a juvenile tried\nand convicted in the circuit court pursuant to § 16.1-269.1, whether\nsentenced as an adult or juvenile, of an offense set forth in § 9.1-902 and\nevery juvenile found delinquent of an offense for which registration is required\nunder subsection C of § 9.1-902 shall register, reregister, and verify his\nregistration information as required by this chapter. Every person serving a\nsentence of confinement on or after July 1, 1994, for a conviction of an offense\nset forth in § 9.1-902 shall register, reregister, and verify his\nregistration information as required by this chapter. Every person under\ncommunity supervision as defined by § 53.1-1 or any similar form of\nsupervision under the laws of the United States or any political subdivision\nthereof, on or after July 1, 1994, resulting from a conviction of an offense set\nforth in § 9.1-902 shall register, reregister, and verify his registration\ninformation as required by this chapter.\n\nB. Every person found not guilty by reason of insanity on or after July 1, 2007,\nof an offense set forth in § 9.1-902 shall register, reregister, and verify\nhis registration information as required by this chapter. Every person in the\ncustody of the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, or\non conditional release on or after July 1, 2007, because of a finding of not\nguilty by reason of insanity of an offense set forth in § 9.1-902 shall\nregister, reregister, and verify his registration information as required by\nthis chapter.\n\nC. Unless a specific effective date is otherwise provided, all provisions of the\nSex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry Act shall apply retroactively.\nThis subsection is declaratory of existing law.\n\nHISTORY: 2003, c. 584; 2005, c. 586; 2007, cc. 718, 744; 2009, cc. 813, 840;\n2020, 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}}