Virginia Code

Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-390.1 (2026)

Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; maintenance; access

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The Department of State Police shall keep and maintain a Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry, separate and apart from all other records maintained by it.

The Superintendent of State Police shall organize, equip, and staff, within the Department of State Police, the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry. The Superintendent shall appoint and designate personnel as he deems necessary to carry out all duties and assignments related to the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry as required by Chapter 9 (§ 9.1-900 et seq.) of Title 9.1.

1994, c. 362; 1996, cc. 418, 542, 880; 1997, cc. 670, 672, 747; 1998, cc. 785, 834; 2000, c. 250; 2003, c. 584; 2006, cc. 857, 914.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 10 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1996–2025 · leading case: Kitze v. Commonwealth, 475 S.E.2d 830 (Va. Ct. App. 1996).

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Kitze v. Commonwealth, 475 S.E.2d 830 (Va. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 4× “Code § 19.2-390.1(A). Every person convicted on or after July 1, 1994, of a sex crime such as rape is required to register with the Department of State Police within thirty days from release from confinement.”

Dickens v. Commonwealth, 663 S.E.2d 548 (Va. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 2× “The information contained in the affidavit simply summarizes the official registry of the Department of State Police, such registry being mandated by Code § 19.2-390.1. We find no meaningful distinction between the affidavit at issue here and the documents in Jasper and Michels.”

Harris v. Commonwealth, 673 S.E.2d 483 (Va. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 4× “Code § 19.2-390.1 requires the Department to keep and maintain a Sex Offender & Crimes Against Minors Registry, separate and apart from all other records maintained by it.”

A.A. v. New Jersey, 176 F. Supp. 2d 274 (D.N.J. 2001). “gov); Virginia, Va.Code Ann. § 19.2-390.1 (www.vsp.stofe.”

Graves v. State, 754 A.2d 493 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2000). “13, §§ 5401-5413 (1998); Va.Code Ann. § 19.2-390.1 (Michie 1999); Wash.”

Bernardo John Raigoza v. Commonwealth of Virginia (Va. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “Code § 19.2-390.1. See generally Harris v.”

Gregory Fuller v. Commonwealth of Virginia (Va. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “1-901(A) and -902 (requiring registration of all persons convicted of aggravated sexual battery); Code § 19.2-390.1 (requiring the VSP to “keep and maintain .”

Watson-Buisson v. Dotson (E.D. Va. 2025). · cites it 2× “* * + * The Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry is maintained by the Virginia State Police, Code § 19.2-390.1, to “assist the efforts of law-enforcement agencies and others to protect their communities and families from repeat sex offenders and to protect children…”

Doe v. Commonwealth, 74 Va. Cir. 75 (Fairfax Cir. Ct. 2007). · cites it 3× “By the time of Doe’s conviction in 2000, Va. Code § 19.2-390.1 (2000) required “the State Police.”

Miller v. Commonwealth, 88 Va. Cir. 177 (Fairfax Cir. Ct. 2014). “person convicted on or after July 1, 1997----The court shall remand the person to the custody of the local law-enforcement agency of the county or city for the purpose of obtaining the person’s fingerprints and photographs of a type and kind specified by the Department of State…”

— Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-390.1(A) — 1 case

Kitze v. Commonwealth, 475 S.E.2d 830 (Va. Ct. App. 1996). “Code § 19.2-390.1(A). Every person convicted on or after July 1, 1994, of a sex crime such as rape is required to register with the Department of State Police within thirty days from release from confinement.”

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