{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-63.2-1513","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 63.2-1513","heading":"Knowingly making false reports; penalties","body":"A. Any person fourteen years of age or older who makes or causes to be made a report of child abuse or neglect pursuant to this chapter that he knows to be false shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Any person fourteen years of age or older who has been previously convicted under this subsection and who is subsequently convicted under this subsection shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony.B. The child-protective services records regarding the person who was alleged to have committed abuse or neglect that result from a report for which a conviction is obtained under this section shall be purged immediately by any custodian of such records upon presentation to the custodian of a certified copy of such conviction. After purging the records, the custodian shall notify the person in writing that such records have been purged.1996, cc. 813, 836, § 63.1-248.5:1.01; 1999, c. 828; 2002, c. 747.","path":["Title 63.2. WELFARE (SOCIAL SERVICES)","Subtitle III. SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAMS","Chapter 15. CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT","Article 2. COMPLAINTS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/63.2-1513/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:18:09Z","sha256":"a559177c464376eea4ea111b5b97a6d887a381c7bd0b014963b643a21c5c9cfb","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-63.2-1512","next":"us-va/va.-code-63.2-1514"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}