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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 860<\/a> and 861<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":351821,"section_number":"19.2-389","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Dissemination of criminal history record information","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-389\/"},{"id":354680,"section_number":"22.1-289.015","catch_line":"Voluntary registration of family day homes; inspections; investigation upon receipt of complaint; revocation or suspension of registration","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-289.015\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":351833,"section_number":"19.2-392.02","catch_line":"National criminal background checks by businesses and organizations regarding employees or volunteers providing care to children or the elderly or disabled","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-392.02\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1409759,"object_type":"law","relational_id":354701,"identifier":"22.1-289.034","token":"22.1\/14.1\/5\/22.1-289.034","url":"\/22.1-289.034\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-289.034\/","token":"22.1\/14.1\/5\/22.1-289.034","dublin_core":{"Title":"Barrier crime; construction","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-289.034","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

For purposes of this chapter, convictions<\/span> for any barrier crime<\/span> as defined in \u00a7 19.2-392.02<\/a> shall include prior adult convictions<\/span> and juvenile convictions<\/span> or adjudications of delinquency based on a crime<\/span> that would be a felony<\/span> if committed by an adult within or outside the Commonwealth.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBARRIER CRIME; CONSTRUCTION (\u00a7 22.1-289.034)\n\nFor purposes of this chapter, convictions for any barrier crime as defined in \u00a7\n19.2-392.02 shall include prior adult convictions and juvenile convictions or\nadjudications of delinquency based on a crime that would be a felony if\ncommitted by an adult within or outside the Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, cc. 860, 861.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}