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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>80755</law_id><section_number>9.1-128</section_number><catch_line>(Effective July 1, 2026) Dissemination of criminal history record information; Board to adopt regulations and procedures</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>19.2-392.12</reference><reference>19.2-392.13</reference><reference>19.2-392.14</reference><reference>19.2-392.15</reference><reference>19.2-392.16</reference><reference>19.2-392.17</reference><reference>19.2-392.2</reference><reference>19.2-392.5</reference><reference>19.2-392.7</reference><reference>19.2-392.8</reference><reference>2.2-3706</reference><reference>2.2-3706.1</reference><reference>9.1-101</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="9.1">Commonwealth Public Safety</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="1">Department of Criminal Justice Services</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="3">Criminal Justice Information System</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> <span class="dictionary">Criminal history record information</span> shall be disseminated, whether directly or through an intermediary, only in accordance with &#xA7; <a class="law" title="(Effective July 1, 2026) Dissemination of criminal history record information" href="/19.2-389/">19.2-389</a>. <a id="paragraph-289451" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/9.1-128/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall adopt regulations and procedures for the interstate <span class="dictionary">dissemination</span> of <span class="dictionary">criminal history record information</span> by which criminal justice agencies of the Commonwealth shall ensure that the limitations on <span class="dictionary">dissemination</span> of <span class="dictionary">criminal history record information</span> set forth in &#xA7; <a class="law" title="(Effective July 1, 2026) Dissemination of criminal history record information" href="/19.2-389/">19.2-389</a> are accepted by recipients and will remain operative in the event of further <span class="dictionary">dissemination</span>. <a id="paragraph-289452" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/9.1-128/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall adopt regulations and procedures for the validation of an interstate recipient&#x2019;s right to obtain <span class="dictionary">criminal history record information</span> from criminal justice agencies of the Commonwealth. <a id="paragraph-289453" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/9.1-128/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall adopt regulations and procedures for the <span class="dictionary">dissemination</span> of <span class="dictionary">sealed</span> <span class="dictionary">criminal history record information</span>, including any (i) records relating to an <span class="dictionary">arrest</span>, charge, or <span class="dictionary">conviction</span> and (ii) ancillary matter ordered to be <span class="dictionary">sealed</span>, by which the criminal justice agencies of the Commonwealth and other persons, agencies, and employers can access such <span class="dictionary">sealed</span> records and shall ensure that access to and <span class="dictionary">dissemination</span> of such <span class="dictionary">sealed</span> records are made in accordance with the limitations on <span class="dictionary">dissemination</span> and use set forth in &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class="law" title="(Effective July 1, 2026) Dissemination of criminal history record information" href="/19.2-389/">19.2-389</a> and <a class="law" title="(Effective July 1, 2026) Disposition of records when an offense is sealed; permitted uses of sealed records" href="/19.2-392.13/">19.2-392.13</a>. <a id="paragraph-289454" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/9.1-128/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1981, c. 632, &#xA7;&#xA7; 9-187, 9-188; 2001, c. 844; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 524, 542; 2023, cc. 554, 555; 2025, cc. 634, 671.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
