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Budget Amendments - HB1600 (Conference Report)

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Transmission of Sex Offender Information (language only)

Item 419 #1c

Item 419 #1c

Public Safety
State Police, Department of

Language
Page 456, after line 52, insert:
"I.  The Superintendent of State Police is authorized to and shall establish a policy and reasonable fee to contract for the bulk transmission of public information from the Virginia Sex Offender Registry.  Any fees collected shall be deposited in a special account to be used to offset the costs of administering the Registry.  The State Superintendent of State Police shall charge no fee for the transfer of any information from the Virginia Sex Offender Registry to the Statewide Automated Victim Notification (SAVIN) system."


Explanation
(This amendment authorizes the Superintendent of State Police to develop a policy and fee for the transmission of public information about the Virginia Sex Offender Registry. Any fees collected by the Department of State Police will be used to defray the costs of maintaining the Sex Offender Registry. An exception to this policy is created for the Statewide Automated Victim Information System.)