                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ENTRY OF INFORMATION INTO THE VIRGINIA CRIMINAL INFORMATION NETWORK (§
18.2-308.07)

A. An order issuing a concealed handgun permit pursuant to &#xA7; 18.2-308.04,
or the copy of the permit application certified by the clerk as a de facto
permit pursuant to &#xA7; 18.2-308.05, shall be provided to the State Police and
the law-enforcement agencies of the county or city by the clerk of the court.
The State Police shall enter the permittee&#8217;s name and description in the
Virginia Criminal Information Network so that the permit&#8217;s existence and
current status will be made known to law-enforcement personnel accessing the
Network for investigative purposes.

B. The Department of State Police shall enter the name and description of a
person issued a nonresident permit pursuant to &#xA7; 18.2-308.06 in the
Virginia Criminal Information Network so that the permit&#8217;s existence and
current status are known to law-enforcement personnel accessing the Network for
investigative purposes.

C. The State Police shall withhold from public disclosure permittee information
submitted to the State Police for purposes of entry into the Virginia Criminal
Information Network, except that such information shall not be withheld from any
law-enforcement agency, officer, or authorized agent thereof acting in the
performance of official law-enforcement duties when such information is related
to an ongoing criminal investigation or prosecution, nor shall such information
be withheld from an entity that has a valid contract with any local, state, or
federal law-enforcement agency for the purpose of performing official duties of
the law-enforcement agency when such information is related to an ongoing
criminal investigation or prosecution. However, nothing in this subsection shall
be construed to prohibit the release of (i) records by the State Police
concerning permits issued to nonresidents of the Commonwealth pursuant to &#xA7;
18.2-308.06 or (ii) statistical summaries, abstracts, or other records
containing information in an aggregate form that does not identify any
individual permittees.

HISTORY: 2013, c. 746; 2023, c. 279.