Upon receipt of a notice of a felony conviction sent by a United States attorney pursuant to the National Voter Registration Act (52 U.S.C. § 20501 et seq.), the Department shall notify the appropriate general registrar of the conviction.

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Terms Used In Virginia Code 24.2-409.1

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Department: means the state agency headed by the Commissioner of Elections. See Virginia Code 24.2-101
  • General registrar: means the person appointed by the electoral board of a county or city pursuant to § Virginia Code 24.2-101
  • United States: includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-255

1996, cc. 72, 73; 2015, c. 740.