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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 8. Education
Agency 20. State Board of Education
Chapter 821. General Procedures for the Licensure of Child Day Programs and Family Day Systems and Background Checks
2/5/2026

8VAC20-821-190. Out-of-state background checks.

A. If any individual required to get a background check has lived in another state in the past five years and the results of the request for any component of the background check maintained by that state has not been returned, the person responsible for obtaining the background check shall obtain the following before the background check may be considered complete:

1. Documentation from the state on or after the date of the request if the state to which the request was made refuses to provide background check information due to the state's procedures for processing; or

2. Documentation showing that the person responsible for obtaining the background check contacted the state in writing to obtain the results of the background check at least 45 days after the first request.

B. Any documentation obtained pursuant to this section shall be maintained as part of the background check record.

Statutory Authority

§§ 22.1-16 and 22.1-289.046 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 42, Issue 8, eff. February 1, 2026.

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