{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-63.2-1719","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 63.2-1719","heading":"Barrier crime; construction","body":"For purposes of this chapter, in the case of child welfare agencies and foster and adoptive homes approved by child-placing agencies, convictions for any barrier crime as defined in § 19.2-392.02 shall include prior adult convictions and juvenile convictions or adjudications of delinquency based on a crime that would be a felony if committed by an adult within or outside the Commonwealth.1985, c. 360, § 63.1-198.1; 1986, cc. 300, 627; 1987, cc. 130, 131, 692, 693; 1992, c. 746; 1993, cc. 730, 742; 1996, c. 747; 1998, cc. 551, 581; 1999, c. 740; 2001, c. 778; 2002, c. 747; 2003, c. 467; 2012, c. 383; 2016, c. 580; 2017, c. 809.","path":["Title 63.2. WELFARE (SOCIAL SERVICES)","Subtitle IV. LICENSURE","Chapter 17. LICENSURE AND REGISTRATION PROCEDURES","Article 3. BACKGROUND CHECKS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/63.2-1719/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:18:09Z","sha256":"e936da4a022b08feb4f6b6f84c85af2530a28f9c570cdab987a6d74d9e31aa5c","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-63.2-1718","next":"us-va/va.-code-63.2-1720"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}