                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

(EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026) DISSEMINATION OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION;
BOARD TO ADOPT REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES (§ 9.1-128)

A. Criminal history record information shall be disseminated, whether directly
or through an intermediary, only in accordance with &#xA7; 19.2-389.

B. The Board shall adopt regulations and procedures for the interstate
dissemination of criminal history record information by which criminal justice
agencies of the Commonwealth shall ensure that the limitations on dissemination
of criminal history record information set forth in &#xA7; 19.2-389 are accepted
by recipients and will remain operative in the event of further dissemination.

C. The Board shall adopt regulations and procedures for the validation of an
interstate recipient&#8217;s right to obtain criminal history record information
from criminal justice agencies of the Commonwealth.

D. The Board shall adopt regulations and procedures for the dissemination of
sealed criminal history record information, including any (i) records relating
to an arrest, charge, or conviction and (ii) ancillary matter ordered to be
sealed, by which the criminal justice agencies of the Commonwealth and other
persons, agencies, and employers can access such sealed records and shall ensure
that access to and dissemination of such sealed records are made in accordance
with the limitations on dissemination and use set forth in &#xA7;&#xA7; 19.2-389
and 19.2-392.13.

HISTORY: 1981, c. 632, §§ 9-187, 9-188; 2001, c. 844; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc.
524, 542; 2023, cc. 554, 555; 2025, cc. 634, 671.