                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

REGISTRY ACCESS AND DISSEMINATION; FEES (§ 9.1-912)

A. Except as provided in &#xA7; 9.1-913 and subsection B or C of this section,
Registry information shall be disseminated upon request made directly to the
State Police or to the State Police through a local law-enforcement agency. Such
information may be disclosed to any person requesting information on a specific
individual in accordance with subsection B. The State Police shall make Registry
information available, upon request, to criminal justice agencies including
local law-enforcement agencies through the Virginia Criminal Information Network
(VCIN). Registry information provided under this section shall be used for the
purposes of the administration of criminal justice, for the screening of current
or prospective employees or volunteers or otherwise for the protection of the
public in general and children in particular. The Superintendent of State Police
may by regulation establish a fee not to exceed $15 for responding to requests
for information from the Registry. Any fees collected shall be deposited in a
special account to be used to offset the costs of administering the Registry.

B. Information regarding a specific person shall be disseminated upon receipt of
an official request form that may be submitted directly to the State Police or
to the State Police through a local law-enforcement agency. The official request
form shall include a statement of the reason for the request; the name and
address of the person requesting the information; the name, address and, if
known, the social security number of the person about whom information is
sought; and such other information as the State Police may require to ensure
reliable identification.

C. Registry information regarding all registered offender&#8217;s electronic
mail address information, any instant message, chat or other Internet
communication name or identity information may be electronically transmitted by
the Department of State Police to a business or organization that offers
electronic communication or remote computing services for the purpose of
prescreening users or for comparison with information held by the requesting
business or organization. In order to obtain the information from the Department
of State Police, the requesting business or organization that offers electronic
communication or remote computing services shall agree to notify the Department
of State Police forthwith when a comparison indicates that any such registered
offender&#8217;s electronic mail address information, any instant message, chat
or other Internet communication name or identity information is being used on
their system. The requesting business or organization shall also agree that the
information will not be further disseminated.

HISTORY: 2003, c. 584; 2007, cc. 759, 823; 2020, c. 829.