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2002 SESSION
024176648Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 15.2-709.1 as follows:
§ 15.2-709.1. Applicant preemployment information in Arlington County.
[ Applicants for employment with ] Arlington County, having a local ordinance
adopted in accordance with § 19.2-389, shall [ be required require applicants
for employment with the county ] to submit to fingerprinting and to provide
personal descriptive information to be forwarded along with the applicant's fingerprints
through the Central Criminal Records Exchange and the Federal Bureau of
Investigation for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information
regarding such applicant. Such applicants shall, if required by ordinance, pay
the cost of the fingerprinting or criminal records check or both.
The Central Criminal Records Exchange, upon receipt of an applicant's record or
notification that no record exists, shall make a report to the county manager or his
designee. If an applicant is denied employment because of information appearing
in his criminal history record, the county shall [ provide a copy of the
information obtained from the Central Criminal Records Exchange to the
applicant notify the applicant that information obtained from the Central
Criminal Records Exchange contributed to such denial ] . The information shall
not be disseminated except as provided for in this section.