                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

(REPEALED EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026) INVESTIGATION OF APPLICATIONS. (§ 6.2-1904.1)

A. The Commissioner may make such investigations as he deems necessary to
determine if the applicant has complied with all applicable provisions of law
and regulations adopted thereunder.

B. For the purpose of investigating individuals who are members, senior
officers, directors, and principals of an applicant, such individuals shall
comply with one or both of the following, as applicable:

   1. In the case of members, senior officers, directors, and principals who have
   resided in the United States at any time within the previous 10 years, such
   individuals shall consent to a national and state criminal history records
   check and submit to fingerprinting. Each member, senior officer, director, and
   principal shall pay for the cost of such fingerprinting and criminal records
   check. Such individuals shall cause their fingerprints, personal descriptive
   information, and records check fees to be submitted to either of the
   following, as prescribed by the Commissioner:
   				a. The Bureau, which shall forward these items to the Central Criminal
   Records Exchange. The Central Criminal Records Exchange shall (i) conduct a
   search of its own criminal history records and forward such individuals&#8217;
   fingerprints and personal descriptive information to the Federal Bureau of
   Investigation for the purpose of obtaining national criminal history record
   information regarding such individuals and (ii) forward the results of the
   state and national records search to the Commissioner or his designee, who
   shall be an employee of the Commission; or
   				b. The Registry, provided that it is capable of processing such criminal
   history records check.

   2. In the case of members, senior officers, directors, and principals who have
   resided outside of the United States at any time within the previous 10 years,
   such individuals shall cause an investigative background report to be
   submitted to the Commissioner. The report shall be prepared by an independent
   search firm that is acceptable to the Commissioner and be in the English
   language. Each member, senior officer, director, and principal shall pay for
   the cost of such report, and the report shall be sent directly by the search
   firm to the Commissioner or his designee, who shall be an employee of the
   Commission.

C. If any member, senior officer, director, or principal of an applicant fails
to cause his fingerprints, personal descriptive information, records check fees,
or investigative background report to be submitted in accordance with subsection
B, the application for licensure shall be denied.

HISTORY: 2014, c. 454; 2019, c. 634; 2025, c. 214.