                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEPARTMENT TO GIVE NOTICE OF SEX OFFENDER AND CRIMES AGAINST MINORS REGISTRY
REQUIREMENTS TO CERTAIN PERSONS (§ 37.2-921)

A. Prior to the release or discharge of any committed respondent 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 committed respondent 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
shall forward the registration information to the Department of State Police on
the date of the committed respondent&#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 released or discharged. The Department shall notify the State Police
forthwith of such actions taken pursuant to this section.

C. The Department shall notify the State Police immediately upon discovering the
escape of any committed respondent 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.

HISTORY: 2010, c. 858.