Knowingly making false reports; penalties
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Virginia Code › Title 63.2 › Subtitle III › Chapter 15 › Article 2 › Section 63.2-1513
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A. Any person fourteen years of age or older who makes or causes to be made a report of child abuse or neglect pursuant to this chapter that he knows to be false shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Any person fourteen years of age or older who has been previously convicted under this subsection and who is subsequently convicted under this subsection shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony.
B. The child-protective services records regarding the person who was alleged to have committed abuse or neglect that result from a report for which a conviction is obtained under this section shall be purged immediately by any custodian of such records upon presentation to the custodian of a certified copy of such conviction. After purging the records, the custodian shall notify the person in writing that such records have been purged.
1996, cc. 813 , 836 , § 63.1-248.5:1.01; 1999, c. 828 ; 2002, c. 747 .
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