Bill Text: VA HB2746 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Central Criminal Records Exchange; background checks through Live Scan device.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-03-19 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0620) [HB2746 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2019-HB2746-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 2746 Offered January 17, 2019 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 19.2-388.1, relating to Central Criminal Records Exchange; background checks through Live Scan device. ---------- Patron-- Head ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 19.2-388.1 as follows:

§19.2-388.1. Fingerprints submitted by Live Scan device.

The Department of State Police (the Department) shall accept requests for background checks through the use of a Live Scan device certified by the Federal Bureau of Investigation by any agency or organization that (i) is authorized to receive criminal history record information pursuant to § 19.2-389 and (ii) utilizes a fingerprint background check as a condition of licensure, certification, employment, or volunteer service. The Department may charge a reasonable fee not to exceed the actual cost of accepting such requests.