Background Checks

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This is Article 3 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Background Checks.” It is part of Chapter 17 “Licensure and Registration Procedures”, which is part of Subtitle IV “Licensure”, which is part of Title 63.2 “Welfare (Social Services)”. It contains 10 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 10 sections.

§ 63.2-1719	Barrier crime; construction
§ 63.2-1720	Assisted living facilities and adult day centers; employment for compensation of persons or use of volunteers convicted of certain offenses prohibited; background check required; penalty
§ 63.2-1720.1	Repealed
§ 63.2-1721	Background check upon application for licensure as a child-placing agency, etc.; penalty
§ 63.2-1721.1	Repealed
§ 63.2-1722	Revocation or denial of renewal based on background checks; failure to obtain background check
§ 63.2-1723	Child welfare agencies; criminal conviction and waiver
§ 63.2-1724	Repealed
§ 63.2-1726	Background check required; children's residential facilities
§ 63.2-1727	Repealed