Code of Virginia § 63.2-1719. Barrier crime; construction.
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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 .