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In addition, such information may be accessed if relevant to proceedings in any court, investigatory grand jury, or special grand jury that has been impaneled in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 13 (\u00a7 19.2-191 et seq.) of Title 19.2.\n\t\tThe Superintendent of State Police shall promulgate regulations, pursuant to the Administrative Process Act (\u00a7 2.2-4000 et seq.), for the implementation of this section. Regulations adopted under this section shall be deemed a customary police function for purposes of subdivision B 6 of \u00a7 2.2-4002.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":306512,"text":"The Department or other law-enforcement agency of the Commonwealth or any federal agency conducting a criminal investigation involving the manufacture of methamphetamine consistent with state or federal law may access data, records, and reports regarding the sale of ephedrine or related compounds. 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This law was first created in 2012. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 160<\/a> and 252<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":60278,"section_number":"19.2-191","catch_line":"Functions of a grand jury","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-191\/"},{"id":86911,"section_number":"2.2-4000","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4000\/"},{"id":69625,"section_number":"2.2-4002","catch_line":"Exemptions from chapter generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4002\/"}],"permalink":{"id":166765,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85562,"identifier":"18.2-265.12","token":"18.2\/7\/1.2\/18.2-265.12","url":"\/18.2-265.12\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-265.12\/","token":"18.2\/7\/1.2\/18.2-265.12","dublin_core":{"Title":"Authority to access data, records, and reports","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-265.12","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Department<\/span> or other law<\/span>-enforcement agency of the Commonwealth or any federal agency conducting a criminal investigation involving the manufacture of methamphetamine consistent with state or federal law<\/span> may access data, records, and reports regarding the sale of ephedrine or related compounds<\/span>. In addition, such information may be accessed if relevant to proceedings in any court<\/span>, investigatory grand jury<\/span>, or special grand jury<\/span> that has been impaneled in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 13 (\u00a7 19.2-191<\/a> et seq.) of Title 19.2.\n\t\tThe Superintendent of State Police shall promulgate regulations, pursuant to the Administrative Process Act (\u00a7 2.2-4000<\/a> et seq.), for the implementation of this section. Regulations adopted under this section shall be deemed a customary police function for purposes of subdivision B 6 of \u00a7 2.2-4002<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAUTHORITY TO ACCESS DATA, RECORDS, AND REPORTS (\u00a7 18.2-265.12)\n\nThe Department or other law-enforcement agency of the Commonwealth or any\nfederal agency conducting a criminal investigation involving the manufacture of\nmethamphetamine consistent with state or federal law may access data, records,\nand reports regarding the sale of ephedrine or related compounds. In addition,\nsuch information may be accessed if relevant to proceedings in any court,\ninvestigatory grand jury, or special grand jury that has been impaneled in\naccordance with the provisions of Chapter 13 (\u00a7 19.2-191 et seq.) of Title\n19.2.\n\t\tThe Superintendent of State Police shall promulgate regulations, pursuant to\nthe Administrative Process Act (\u00a7 2.2-4000 et seq.), for the implementation of\nthis section. Regulations adopted under this section shall be deemed a customary\npolice function for purposes of subdivision B 6 of \u00a7 2.2-4002.\n\nHISTORY: 2012, cc. 160, 252.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}