Use of registry information or information from the Supplement to the Registry established pursuant to § 9.1-923 for purposes not authorized by this chapter is prohibited, the unlawful use of the information contained in or derived from the Registry or Supplement for purposes of intimidating or harassing another is prohibited, and a willful violation of this chapter is a Class 1 misdemeanor. For purposes of this section, absent other aggravating circumstances, the mere republication or reasonable distribution of material contained on or derived from the publicly available Internet offender database shall not be deemed intimidation or harassment.
2003, c. 584; 2006, cc. 857, 914; 2015, cc. 594, 603; 2020, c. 829.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 9.1 - Commonwealth Public Safety
Chapter 9 - Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry Act
§ 9.1-900. Purpose of the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry
§ 9.1-901. Persons for whom registration required
§ 9.1-902. Offenses requiring registration
§ 9.1-903. Registration and reregistration procedures
§ 9.1-904. Periodic verification
§ 9.1-905. New residents and nonresident offenders; registration required
§ 9.1-906. Enrollment or employment at institution of higher education; information required
§ 9.1-906.1. Emergency shelters; notification; registration
§ 9.1-907. Procedures upon a failure to register, reregister, or verify registration information
§ 9.1-908. Duration of registration requirement
§ 9.1-909. Relief from registration, reregistration, or verification
§ 9.1-910. Removal of name and information from Registry
§ 9.1-911. Registry maintenance
§ 9.1-912. Registry access and dissemination; fees
§ 9.1-913. Public dissemination by means of the Internet
§ 9.1-916. Requests for Registry data by Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission; confidentiality
§ 9.1-917. Limitation on liability
§ 9.1-918. Misuse of registry or supplement information; penalty
§ 9.1-919. Notice of penalty on forms and documents
§ 9.1-920. Liberal construction
§ 9.1-923. Supplement to the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry established