Va. Code § 15.2-1128
Applicants for employment as paramedics or emergency medical technicians making application to the personnel office of the City of Norfolk shall be required to submit to fingerprinting and to provide personal descriptive information to be forwarded along with the applicant's fingerprints through the Central Criminal Records Exchange and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information regarding such applicant; however, such applicants may be required, if required by local ordinance, to pay the cost of the fingerprinting or criminal records check or both.
The Central Criminal Records Exchange, upon receipt of an applicant's record or notification that no record exists, shall make a report to the City of Norfolk. If an applicant is denied employment because of information appearing in his criminal history record, the City of Norfolk shall provide a copy of the information obtained from the Central Criminal Records Exchange to the applicant. The information shall not be disseminated except as provided in this section.
Va. Code § 15.2-1128