Virginia § 19.2-390.01 - Use of Virginia crime code references required
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 19.2-390.01 — Use of Virginia crime code references required, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19.2-390.01. Use of Virginia crime code references required
If any criminal warrant, indictment, information, presentment, petition, summons, charging document issued by a magistrate, or dispositional document from a criminal trial, involves a jailable offense, it shall include the Virginia crime code references for the particular offense or offenses covered. When Virginia crime codes are provided on charging and dispositional documents, the Virginia crime codes shall be recorded and stored for adult offenders in the following: criminal history computer systems maintained by the State Police; court case management computer systems maintained by the Supreme Court of Virginia; probation and parole case management computer systems maintained by the Department of Corrections and the Virginia Parole Board; pretrial and community-based probation case management computer systems maintained by the Department of Criminal Justice Services; and jail management computer systems maintained by the State Compensation Board. The Department of Juvenile Justice shall record and store Virginia crime codes for particular offenses related to juveniles in case management computer systems.
Virginia crime codes shall only be used to facilitate administration and research and shall not have any legal standing as they relate to a particular offense or offenses.
The Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission shall develop, maintain, and modify the Virginia crime codes as may be deemed necessary.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Virginia § 19.2-390.01
What does Code of Virginia § 19.2-390.01 cover?
Section 19.2-390.01 ("Use of Virginia crime code references required") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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