2006 Code of Virginia § 53.1-160.1 - Department to give notice of Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry requirements to certai...

53.1-160.1. Department to give notice of Sex Offender and Crimes AgainstMinors Registry requirements to certain prisoners.

A. Prior to the release or discharge of any prisoner for whom registrationwith the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry is required pursuantto Chapter 9 ( 9.1-900 et seq.) of Title 9.1, the Department shall givenotice to the prisoner of his duty to register with the State Police. Aperson required to register shall register, submit to be photographed as partof the registration, and provide information regarding place of employment,if available, to the Department. The Department shall also obtain from thatperson all necessary registration information, including fingerprints andphotographs of a type and kind approved by the Department of State Police,inform the person of his duties regarding reregistration and change ofaddress, and inform the person of his duty to register. The Department shallforward the registration information to the Department of State Police on thedate of the prisoner's release or discharge.

B. Whenever a person required to register has failed to comply with theprovisions of subsection A, the Department shall promptly investigate orrequest the State Police promptly investigate and, if there is probable causeto believe a violation has occurred, obtain a warrant or assist in obtainingan indictment charging a violation of 18.2-472.1 in the jurisdiction inwhich the person was released or discharged. The Department shall notify theState Police forthwith of such actions taken pursuant to this section.

(1994, c. 362; 1997, c. 747; 2003, c. 584; 2006, cc. 857, 914.)