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• October 21, 2006 - Virginia Criminal Records

In 1996, State of Virginia legislation enacted by the Virginia General Assembly provided for the establishment of a state database containing public records including inmates, sex offenders, and criminal records. The database is referred to as the Central Criminal Records Exchange (CCRE) and it was originally located at 12th and Main Street, Richmond, Virginia. As a separate entity of state of government under the Office of the Attorney General, the CCRE is the sole repository for criminal records in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

The History

The beginnings of CCRE are comprised of the transfer of 75,000 fingerprint cards associated with criminal records from the Virginia Department of State Police. Additionally, a total of 80,000 inmate commitment fingerprint and criminal records were also transferred from the Department of Corrections. Thus, the baseline file of the CCRE is composed of 155,000 criminal records.

On January 1, 1968, law enforcement agencies and clerks of courts were required by state statute to submit arrest fingerprints and final dispositions to the CCRE in order....

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Most businesses today check criminal records as normal operating procedures. With both paid and free access, there's no reason why this high priced function of the past can't be incorporated into your existing hiring procedures, especially for small businesses.

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