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Within three business days of receipt by the State Police of registration, reregistration, or verification of registration information, the State Police shall electronically or in writing notify an entity listed above that has requested such notification, has complied with the requirements established by the State Police and is located in the same or a contiguous zip code area as the address of the offender as shown on the registration.\n\t\tThe Virginia Council for Private Education shall annually provide the State Police, in an electronic format approved by the State Police, with the location of every private school in the Commonwealth that is accredited through one of the approved accrediting agencies of the Council, and an electronic mail address for each school if available, for purposes of receiving notice under this section.\n\t\tAny person may request from the State Police and, upon compliance with the requirements therefor established by the State Police, shall be eligible to receive from the State Police electronic notice of the registration, reregistration, or verification of registration information of any offender. Within three business days of receipt by the State Police of registration, reregistration, or verification of registration information, the State Police shall electronically notify a person who has requested such notification, has complied with the requirements established by the State Police and is located in the same or a contiguous zip code area as the address of the offender as shown on the registration.\n\t\tThe State Police shall establish reasonable guidelines governing the automatic dissemination of Registry information, which may include the payment of a fee, whether a one-time fee or a regular assessment, to maintain the electronic access. The fee, if any, shall defray the costs of establishing and maintaining the electronic notification system and notice by mail.\n\t\tFor the purposes of this section:\n\t\t“Child-minding service” means provision of temporary custodial care or supervisory services for the minor child of another;\n\t\t“Day-care service” means provision of supplementary care and protection during a part of the day for the minor child of another; and\n\t\t“School” means any public, religious or private educational institution, including any preschool, elementary school, secondary school, post-secondary school, trade or professional institution, or institution of higher education.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":260504,"text":"Any school or day-care service and child-minding service; state-regulated or state-licensed child day center, child day program, or family day home as those terms are defined in \u00a7 22.1-289.02; assisted living facility, children’s residential facility, or foster home as those terms are defined in \u00a7 63.2-100; nursing home or certified nursing facility as those terms are defined in \u00a7 32.1-123; association of a common interest community as defined in \u00a7 54.1-2345; and institution of higher education may request from the State Police and, upon compliance with the requirements therefor established by the State Police, shall be eligible to receive from the State Police electronic notice of the registration, reregistration, or verification of registration information of any offender and if such entities do not have the capability of receiving such electronic notice, the entity may register with the State Police to receive written notification of offender registration, reregistration, or verification of registration information. Within three business days of receipt by the State Police of registration, reregistration, or verification of registration information, the State Police shall electronically or in writing notify an entity listed above that has requested such notification, has complied with the requirements established by the State Police and is located in the same or a contiguous zip code area as the address of the offender as shown on the registration.\n\t\tThe Virginia Council for Private Education shall annually provide the State Police, in an electronic format approved by the State Police, with the location of every private school in the Commonwealth that is accredited through one of the approved accrediting agencies of the Council, and an electronic mail address for each school if available, for purposes of receiving notice under this section.\n\t\tAny person may request from the State Police and, upon compliance with the requirements therefor established by the State Police, shall be eligible to receive from the State Police electronic notice of the registration, reregistration, or verification of registration information of any offender. Within three business days of receipt by the State Police of registration, reregistration, or verification of registration information, the State Police shall electronically notify a person who has requested such notification, has complied with the requirements established by the State Police and is located in the same or a contiguous zip code area as the address of the offender as shown on the registration.\n\t\tThe State Police shall establish reasonable guidelines governing the automatic dissemination of Registry information, which may include the payment of a fee, whether a one-time fee or a regular assessment, to maintain the electronic access. 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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 5 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 928<\/a>; in 2006, chapters 857<\/a> and 914<\/a>; in 2007, chapters 119<\/a> and 164<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 424<\/a>; in 2020, chapters 829<\/a>, 860<\/a>, and 861<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":54343,"section_number":"22.1-79","catch_line":"Powers and duties","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-79\/"},{"id":85883,"section_number":"32.1-127","catch_line":"(Effective January 1, 2026) Regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-127\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":83341,"section_number":"22.1-289.02","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-289.02\/"},{"id":80727,"section_number":"32.1-123","catch_line":"(Effective January 1, 2026) Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-123\/"},{"id":55467,"section_number":"54.1-2345","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2345\/"},{"id":72379,"section_number":"63.2-100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-100\/"}],"permalink":{"id":285553,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72317,"identifier":"9.1-914","token":"9.1\/9\/9.1-914","url":"\/9.1-914\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-914\/","token":"9.1\/9\/9.1-914","dublin_core":{"Title":"Automatic notification of registration to certain entities; electronic notification to requesting persons","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-914","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any school<\/span> or day-care service<\/span> and child-minding service<\/span>; state-regulated or state-licensed child day center, child day program, or family day home as those terms are defined in \u00a7 22.1-289.02<\/a>; assisted living facility, children’s residential facility, or foster home as those terms are defined in \u00a7 63.2-100<\/a>; nursing home or certified nursing facility as those terms are defined in \u00a7 32.1-123<\/a>; association of a common interest community as defined in \u00a7 54.1-2345<\/a>; and institution of higher education may request from the State Police and, upon compliance with the requirements therefor established by the State Police, shall be eligible to receive from the State Police electronic notice of the registration, reregistration, or verification of registration information of any offender and if such entities do not have the capability of receiving such electronic notice, the entity may register with the State Police to receive written notification of offender registration, reregistration, or verification of registration information. Within three business days of receipt by the State Police of registration, reregistration, or verification of registration information, the State Police shall electronically or in writing notify an entity listed above that has requested such notification, has complied with the requirements established by the State Police and is located in the same or a contiguous zip code area as the address of the offender as shown on the registration.\n\t\tThe Virginia Council for Private Education shall annually provide the State Police, in an electronic format approved by the State Police, with the location of every private school<\/span> in the Commonwealth that is accredited through one of the approved accrediting agencies of the Council, and an electronic mail address for each school<\/span> if available, for purposes of receiving notice under this section.\n\t\tAny person may request from the State Police and, upon compliance with the requirements therefor established by the State Police, shall be eligible to receive from the State Police electronic notice of the registration, reregistration, or verification of registration information of any offender. Within three business days of receipt by the State Police of registration, reregistration, or verification of registration information, the State Police shall electronically notify a person who has requested such notification, has complied with the requirements established by the State Police and is located in the same or a contiguous zip code area as the address of the offender as shown on the registration.\n\t\tThe State Police shall establish reasonable guidelines governing the automatic dissemination of Registry information, which may include the payment of a fee, whether a one-time fee or a regular assessment, to maintain the electronic access. The fee, if any, shall defray the costs of establishing and maintaining the electronic notification system and notice by mail.\n\t\tFor the purposes of this section:\n\t\t“Child-minding service<\/span>” means provision of temporary custodial care or supervisory services for the minor<\/span> child of another;\n\t\t“Day-care service<\/span>” means provision of supplementary care and protection during a part of the day for the minor<\/span> child of another; and\n\t\t“School<\/span>” means any public, religious or private educational institution, including any preschool, elementary school<\/span>, secondary school<\/span>, post-secondary school<\/span>, trade or professional institution, or institution of higher education.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAUTOMATIC NOTIFICATION OF REGISTRATION TO CERTAIN ENTITIES; ELECTRONIC\nNOTIFICATION TO REQUESTING PERSONS (\u00a7 9.1-914)\n\nAny school or day-care service and child-minding service; state-regulated or\nstate-licensed child day center, child day program, or family day home as those\nterms are defined in \u00a7 22.1-289.02; assisted living facility, children’s\nresidential facility, or foster home as those terms are defined in \u00a7 63.2-100;\nnursing home or certified nursing facility as those terms are defined in \u00a7\n32.1-123; association of a common interest community as defined in \u00a7 54.1-2345;\nand institution of higher education may request from the State Police and, upon\ncompliance with the requirements therefor established by the State Police, shall\nbe eligible to receive from the State Police electronic notice of the\nregistration, reregistration, or verification of registration information of any\noffender and if such entities do not have the capability of receiving such\nelectronic notice, the entity may register with the State Police to receive\nwritten notification of offender registration, reregistration, or verification\nof registration information. Within three business days of receipt by the State\nPolice of registration, reregistration, or verification of registration\ninformation, the State Police shall electronically or in writing notify an\nentity listed above that has requested such notification, has complied with the\nrequirements established by the State Police and is located in the same or a\ncontiguous zip code area as the address of the offender as shown on the\nregistration.\n\t\tThe Virginia Council for Private Education shall annually provide the State\nPolice, in an electronic format approved by the State Police, with the location\nof every private school in the Commonwealth that is accredited through one of\nthe approved accrediting agencies of the Council, and an electronic mail address\nfor each school if available, for purposes of receiving notice under this\nsection.\n\t\tAny person may request from the State Police and, upon compliance with the\nrequirements therefor established by the State Police, shall be eligible to\nreceive from the State Police electronic notice of the registration,\nreregistration, or verification of registration information of any offender.\nWithin three business days of receipt by the State Police of registration,\nreregistration, or verification of registration information, the State Police\nshall electronically notify a person who has requested such notification, has\ncomplied with the requirements established by the State Police and is located in\nthe same or a contiguous zip code area as the address of the offender as shown\non the registration.\n\t\tThe State Police shall establish reasonable guidelines governing the automatic\ndissemination of Registry information, which may include the payment of a fee,\nwhether a one-time fee or a regular assessment, to maintain the electronic\naccess. The fee, if any, shall defray the costs of establishing and maintaining\nthe electronic notification system and notice by mail.\n\t\tFor the purposes of this section:\n\t\t“Child-minding service” means provision of temporary custodial\ncare or supervisory services for the minor child of another;\n\t\t“Day-care service” means provision of supplementary care and\nprotection during a part of the day for the minor child of another; and\n\t\t“School” means any public, religious or private educational\ninstitution, including any preschool, elementary school, secondary school,\npost-secondary school, trade or professional institution, or institution of\nhigher education.\n\nHISTORY: 2003, c. 584; 2005, c. 928; 2006, cc. 857, 914; 2007, cc. 119, 164;\n2016, c. 424; 2020, cc. 829, 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}}