                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

JAILER TO GIVE NOTICE OF INTAKE OF CERTAIN PRISONERS (§ 53.1-116.1:01)

A. At the time of intake of any prisoner, for whom registration with the Sex
Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry is required pursuant to Chapter 9
(&#xA7; 9.1-900 et seq.) of Title 9.1, the sheriff, jail superintendent or other
jail administrator shall also obtain from that person all necessary registration
information, including fingerprints and photographs of a type and kind approved
by the Department of State Police. A person required to register shall register,
and submit to be photographed as part of the registration. The sheriff, jail
superintendent or other jail administrator shall forthwith forward the
registration information to the Department of State Police on the date of the
prisoner&#8217;s intake.

B. Whenever a person required to register has failed to comply with the
provisions of subsection A, the sheriff, jail superintendent or other jail
administrator shall promptly investigate or request the State Police promptly
investigate and, if there is probable cause to believe a violation has occurred,
obtain a warrant or assist in obtaining an indictment charging a violation of
&#xA7; 18.2-472.1 in the jurisdiction in which the person was discharged. The
sheriff, jail superintendent or other jail administrator shall notify the State
Police forthwith of such actions taken pursuant to this section.

HISTORY: 2006, cc. 857, 914.