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Last Updated on Tuesday, 26 February 2008 10:39 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 26 February 2008 10:39
The GOP AG wants the database out of public domain
The Senate Courts of Justice Committee voted 9-7, along party lines, to carry House Bill 982 over until next year after disagreement about how far the measure should go.
The bill’s sponsor, Del. Dave Nutter, R-Christiansburg, intended the bill to write into state law what is currently in practice anyway.
Attorney General Bob McDonnell advised state police in April to stop distributing the database after a Roanoke Times editorial writer wrote a column encouraging readers to check the list and included a link to the database, obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.