01828928_d_Abuse_and_Neglect__Main_Page_Central_Child_Abuse_Registries_Reports_Included
[State] VA [Central Registry Required] Yes [Level of Evidence] Preponderance [Expungement Rules] Unfounded are maintained for 1 year in SACWIS; not kept in registry. Date of report if no subsequent reports. Department may keep them for up to 2 more years if requested by subject. Records may be purged immediately if court orders that civil action has determined bad faith. Founded level 1 expunged 18 years past date of complaint, level 2 expunged 7 years after date of complaint and level 3, 3 years after complaint. Appeal goes to local department; can be filed with State if appeal is upheld at local level. Other provisions: hearing with State hearing officer or circuit court. Perpetrator notified of disposition decision. [Reports Included] 
Central Registry for founded. Unfounded are kept in separate data system accessible only to department and local departments.
Interim Report, Feasibility Study of a National Registry of Child Abuse and Neglect: Main Page
Reports Included