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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 7 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 631<\/a>; in 2006, chapters 857<\/a> and 914<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 718<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 877<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 858<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 677<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 829<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":83215,"section_number":"18.2-67.2:1","catch_line":"Repealed","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-67.2_1\/"},{"id":55224,"section_number":"37.2-900","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-900\/"},{"id":56177,"section_number":"9.1-910","catch_line":"Removal of name and information from Registry","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-910\/"}],"permalink":{"id":285529,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62941,"identifier":"9.1-908","token":"9.1\/9\/9.1-908","url":"\/9.1-908\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-908\/","token":"9.1\/9\/9.1-908","dublin_core":{"Title":"Duration of registration requirement","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-908","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any person required to register, reregister, or verify his registration information shall be required to register until the duty to register, reregister, or verify his registration information is terminated by a court order<\/span> as set forth in \u00a7 9.1-910<\/a>, except that any person who has been convicted of (i) any Tier III offense<\/span>, (ii) murder<\/span> or (iii) former \u00a7 18.2-67.2:1<\/a> shall have a continuing duty to reregister or verify his registration information for life.\n\t\tAny period of confinement in a federal, state, or local correctional facility, hospital, or any other institution or facility during the otherwise applicable period shall toll the registration or verification period and the duty to reregister or verify his registration information shall be extended. Persons confined in a federal, state, or local correctional facility shall not be required to reregister or verify his registration information until released from custody<\/span>. Persons civilly committed pursuant to Chapter 9 (\u00a7 37.2-900<\/a> et seq.) of Title 37.2 shall not be required to reregister or verify his registration information until released from custody<\/span>. Persons confined in a federal, state, or local correctional facility or civilly committed pursuant to Chapter 9 (\u00a7 37.2-900<\/a> et seq.) of Title 37.2 shall notify the Registry within three days following any change of name.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDURATION OF REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT (\u00a7 9.1-908)\n\nAny person required to register, reregister, or verify his registration\ninformation shall be required to register until the duty to register,\nreregister, or verify his registration information is terminated by a court\norder as set forth in \u00a7 9.1-910, except that any person who has been convicted\nof (i) any Tier III offense, (ii) murder or (iii) former \u00a7 18.2-67.2:1 shall\nhave a continuing duty to reregister or verify his registration information for\nlife.\n\t\tAny period of confinement in a federal, state, or local correctional facility,\nhospital, or any other institution or facility during the otherwise applicable\nperiod shall toll the registration or verification period and the duty to\nreregister or verify his registration information shall be extended. Persons\nconfined in a federal, state, or local correctional facility shall not be\nrequired to reregister or verify his registration information until released\nfrom custody. Persons civilly committed pursuant to Chapter 9 (\u00a7 37.2-900 et\nseq.) of Title 37.2 shall not be required to reregister or verify his\nregistration information until released from custody. Persons confined in a\nfederal, state, or local correctional facility or civilly committed pursuant to\nChapter 9 (\u00a7 37.2-900 et seq.) of Title 37.2 shall notify the Registry within\nthree days following any change of name.\n\nHISTORY: 2003, c. 584; 2005, c. 631; 2006, cc. 857, 914; 2007, c. 718; 2008, c.\n877; 2010, c. 858; 2014, c. 677; 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}}