Virginia criminal code — chapter
Chapter 23: Central Criminal Records Exchange
Chapter 23 of Title 19.2: Criminal Procedure, Code of Virginia. Statutory text on each section page is current through the legislative session it names.
Sections of Chapter 23
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-387 — Exchange to operate as a division of Department of State Police; authority of Superintendent of State Police
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-387.1 — Protective Order Registry; maintenance; access
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-387.3 — Substantial Risk Order Registry; maintenance; access; Substantial Risk Order Reporting System
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-388 — Duties and authority of Exchange
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-388.1 — Fingerprints submitted by Live Scan device
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-389 — Dissemination of criminal history record information
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-389.1 — Dissemination of juvenile record information
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-389.2 — Background checks of applicants of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-389.3 — (Repealed effective July 1, 2026) Marijuana possession; limits on dissemination of criminal history record information; prohibited practices by employers, educational institutions, and state and local governments; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-390 — Reports to be made by local law-enforcement officers, conservators of the peace, clerks of court, Secretary of the Commonwealth and Corrections officials to State Police; material submitted by other agencies
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-390.01 — Use of Virginia crime code references required
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-390.02 — Policies and procedures for law enforcement to conduct in-person and photo lineups
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-390.03 — Development and dissemination of model policy on fingerprinting and reports to the Central Criminal Records Exchange
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-390.04 — Custodial interrogations; recording
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-390.1 — Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; maintenance; access
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-390.2 — Repealed
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-390.3 — Child Pornography Registry; maintenance; access; required information
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-391 — Records to be made available to Exchange by state officials and agencies; duplication of records
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-392 — Fingerprints and photographs by police authorities
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-392.01 — Judges may require taking of fingerprints and photographs in certain misdemeanor cases
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-392.02 — National criminal background checks by businesses and organizations regarding employees or volunteers providing care to children or the elderly or disabled
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