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The registry, including the Public
Notification Database, is based on the Virginia General Assembly's
decision to facilitate access to publicly-available information
about persons convicted of specified violent and sexual offenses.
The Virginia State Police has not considered or assessed the
specific risk of re-offense with regard to any individual prior to
his or her inclusion within this registry, and has made no
determination that any individual included in the registry is
currently dangerous. The main purpose of providing this data on the
internet is to make the information more easily available and
accessible, not to warn about any specific
individual.
Adult individuals found within the
registry are included solely by virtue of their conviction record
and applicable state law. Effective July 1, 2005, juveniles over the
age of 13 at the time of offense, who are tried as a juvenile and
are adjudicated delinquent, are also included within the registry if
the trial Court determined that the circumstances of the offense
require offender registration and ordered the juvenile to register
pursuant to 9.1-902(C) of the Code of Virginia. Effective July 1,
2006, this website will contain information on all sex offenders required
to be registered in the Commonwealth, both classifications of offenders,
the violent sexual offender and the sexual offender.
If you believe the information contained on
this site is inaccurate or incomplete, please contact the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors
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