CPS - Central Registry Activity

Child Protective Services - Central Registry Activity

How this program helps people

The CPS central registry is a database that stores information on "founded" dispositions of child maltreatment. The time frame for retention of database information is established by the Virginia Administrative Code (22 VAC 40-700-30).

Registry searches are triggered upon request of a local DSS agency, upon receipt of a notarized signature of an individual whose name is being searched, or upon court order. The search determines whether an individual, who may work alone with children, is in the registry and whether their reason for inclusion in the registry precludes them working with children.

When a name is found, Central Registry must contact the local DSS to verify the information, and the local agency must verify and/or correct the information.

Data Notes

Data Sources

Division of Business Operations - Office of Background Investigations staff