                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

JAILER TO GIVE NOTICE OF RELEASE OF CERTAIN PRISONERS (§ 53.1-116.1)

A. Prior to the release or discharge 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 give notice to the prisoner 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 sheriff, jail
superintendent or other jail administrator. 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; inform the person of his duties
regarding reregistration and change of address; and inform the person of his
duty to register. 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 release.

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 to 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.

C. The sheriff, jail superintendent, or other jail administrator shall notify
the State Police immediately upon discovering the escape 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.

HISTORY: 1994, c. 362; 1997, c. 747; 2003, c. 584; 2006, cc. 857, 914; 2010, c.
858.