                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

SECURITY FREEZES AND ANNUAL CREDIT CHECKS FOR CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE (§
63.2-905.2)

A. Local departments shall request the placement of a security freeze pursuant
to the provisions of &#xA7; 59.1-444.3 on the credit report or record of any
child who is less than 16 years of age and has been in foster care for at least
six months in order to prevent cases of identity theft and misuse of personal
identifying information. The local department shall request removal of the
security freeze (i) upon the child&#8217;s removal from foster care, (ii) upon
the child&#8217;s request if the child is 16 years of age or older, or (iii)
upon a determination by the local department that removal of the security freeze
is in the best interest of the child.

B. Local departments shall conduct annual credit checks on all children 14 years
of age or older but less than 18 years of age who are in foster care to identify
cases of identity theft or misuse of personal identifying information of such
children. Local departments shall resolve, to the greatest extent possible,
cases of identity theft or misuse of personal identifying information of foster
care children identified pursuant to this section.

HISTORY: 2012, c. 432; 2016, c. 631; 2019, cc. 676, 677.