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Statutes > Virginia > Title-19-2 > Chapter-17 > 19-2-294-2§ 19.2-294.2. Procedure when aliens convicted of certain felonies; duties ofprobation and parole officer.
A. Whenever a person is (i) convicted in a circuit court of any felony and(ii) referred to a probation or parole officer for a report pursuant to §19.2-299, or for probation supervision, the probation or parole officer shallinquire as to the citizenship of such person. If upon inquiry it isdetermined that the person may be an alien based upon his failure to produceevidence of United States citizenship, the probation or parole officer shallreport this determination to the Central Criminal Records Exchange of theDepartment of State Police on forms provided by the Exchange.
B. The inquiry required by this section need not be made if it is apparentthat a report on alien status has previously been made to the CentralCriminal Records Exchange pursuant to this section.
C. It shall be the responsibility of the Central Criminal Records Exchange ofthe Department of State Police to review arrest reports submitted bylaw-enforcement agencies and reports of suspected alien-status inquiries madeby probation or parole officers, and to report within sixty days of finaldisposition to the Law Enforcement Support Center of the United StatesImmigration and Customs Enforcement the identity of all convicted offenderssuspected of being an alien.
(1985, c. 247; 1994, c. 579; 2008, cc. 180, 415.)
