Virginia law requires the Department of State Police to develop a standardized model policy for fingerprint collection and reporting criminal history information to the Central Criminal Records Exchange. This policy must then be shared with all law enforcement agencies in the state to ensure consistency and compliance. The goal is to streamline and improve the accuracy of criminal record reporting across Virginia.
The purpose is to standardize the collection of fingerprints and reporting of criminal history information to ensure accuracy and consistency across law enforcement agencies.
All law enforcement agencies within Virginia are required to adhere to the model policy developed and disseminated by the Department of State Police.
The Department of State Police develops the policy and then disseminates it to all law enforcement agencies across Virginia.
While the law mandates the development and dissemination of the policy, updates or revisions would typically be made as needed by the Department of State Police to reflect best practices or legal changes.