                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEPARTMENT TO GIVE NOTICE OF SEX OFFENDER AND CRIMES AGAINST MINORS REGISTRY
REQUIREMENTS TO CERTAIN PERSONS (§ 16.1-278.7:02)

A. Prior to the release or discharge of any persons 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 Department shall give
notice to the persons of his duty to register with the State Police. A person
required to register shall register, submit to be photographed as part of the
registration, and provide information regarding place of employment, if
available, to the Department. The Department 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; inform the person
of his duties regarding reregistration and change of address; and inform the
person of his duty to register. The Department of Juvenile Justice shall forward
the registration information to the Department of State Police on the date of
the person&#8217;s release or discharge.

B. Whenever a person required to register has failed to comply with the
provisions of subsection A, the Department 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 Department shall notify the State Police forthwith of
such actions taken pursuant to this section.

HISTORY: 2006, cc. 857, 914.