                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

KNOWINGLY MAKING FALSE REPORTS; PENALTIES (§ 63.2-1513)

A. Any person fourteen years of age or older who makes or causes to be made a
report of child abuse or neglect pursuant to this chapter that he knows to be
false shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Any person fourteen years of age
or older who has been previously convicted under this subsection and who is
subsequently convicted under this subsection shall be guilty of a Class 6
felony.

B. The child-protective services records regarding the person who was alleged to
have committed abuse or neglect that result from a report for which a conviction
is obtained under this section shall be purged immediately by any custodian of
such records upon presentation to the custodian of a certified copy of such
conviction. After purging the records, the custodian shall notify the person in
writing that such records have been purged.

HISTORY: 1996, cc. 813, 836, § 63.1-248.5:1.01; 1999, c. 828; 2002, c. 747.