9.1-914 - Automatic notification of registration to certain entities; electronic notification to requesting persons.
§ 9.1-914. Automatic notification of registration to certain entities;electronic notification to requesting persons.
Any school, day-care service and child-minding service, and anystate-regulated or state-licensed child day center, child day program,children's residential facility, family day home, assisted living facility orfoster home as defined in § 63.2-100, nursing home or certified nursingfacility as defined in § 32.1-123, and any institution of higher educationmay request from the State Police and, upon compliance with the requirementstherefor established by the State Police, shall be eligible to receive fromthe State Police electronic notice of the registration or reregistration ofany sex offender and if such entities do not have the capability of receivingsuch electronic notice, the entity may register with the State Police toreceive written notification of sex offender registration or reregistration.Within three business days of receipt by the State Police of registration orreregistration, the State Police shall electronically or in writing notify anentity listed above that has requested such notification, has complied withthe requirements established by the State Police and is located in the sameor a contiguous zip code area as the address of the offender as shown on theregistration.
The Virginia Council for Private Education shall annually provide the StatePolice, in an electronic format approved by the State Police, with thelocation of every private school in the Commonwealth that is accreditedthrough one of the approved accrediting agencies of the Council, and anelectronic mail address for each school if available, for purposes ofreceiving notice under this section.
Any person may request from the State Police and, upon compliance with therequirements therefor established by the State Police, shall be eligible toreceive from the State Police electronic notice of the registration orreregistration of any sex offender. Within three business days of receipt bythe State Police of registration or reregistration, the State Police shallelectronically notify a person who has requested such notification, hascomplied with the requirements established by the State Police and is locatedin the same or a contiguous zip code area as the address of the offender asshown on the registration.
The State Police shall establish reasonable guidelines governing theautomatic dissemination of Registry information, which may include thepayment of a fee, whether a one-time fee or a regular assessment, to maintainthe electronic access. The fee, if any, shall defray the costs ofestablishing and maintaining the electronic notification system and notice bymail.
For the purposes of this section:
"Child-minding service" means provision of temporary custodial care orsupervisory services for the minor child of another;
"Day-care service" means provision of supplementary care and protectionduring a part of the day for the minor child of another; and
"School" means any public, religious or private educational institution,including any preschool, elementary school, secondary school, post-secondaryschool, trade or professional institution, or institution of higher education.
(2003, c. 584; 2005, c. 928; 2006, cc. 857, 914; 2007, cc. 119, 164.)