This chapter, being necessary for the welfare of the Commonwealth and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes hereof.
2003, c. 584; 2015, c. 709.
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