                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEPARTMENT TO GIVE NOTICE OF THE RECEIPT OF CERTAIN PRISONERS (§ 53.1-23.2)

A. At the time of receipt 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 Department shall 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 Department shall forthwith forward the registration
information and photograph to the Department of State Police on the date of the
receipt of the prisoner.

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 received. The Department shall notify the State Police forthwith of
such actions taken pursuant to this section.

HISTORY: 2006, cc. 857, 914.