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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":false,"permalink":{"id":166773,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65483,"identifier":"18.2-265.14","token":"18.2\/7\/1.2\/18.2-265.14","url":"\/18.2-265.14\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-265.14\/","token":"18.2\/7\/1.2\/18.2-265.14","dublin_core":{"Title":"Prohibition on disclosure of information by entity operating the system","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-265.14","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The entity operating the system<\/span> pursuant to the memorandum<\/span> of understanding with the Department<\/span> shall not use or disclose the information collected on behalf of the Department<\/span> from a pharmacy<\/span> or retail distributor<\/span> for any purpose other than (i) to ensure compliance with this article or the federal Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005, (ii) to comply with the United States government or a political subdivision thereof for law<\/span>-enforcement purposes pursuant to state or federal law<\/span>, or (iii) to facilitate a product recall necessary to protect public health and safety.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROHIBITION ON DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION BY ENTITY OPERATING THE SYSTEM (\u00a7\n18.2-265.14)\n\nThe entity operating the system pursuant to the memorandum of understanding with\nthe Department shall not use or disclose the information collected on behalf of\nthe Department from a pharmacy or retail distributor for any purpose other than\n(i) to ensure compliance with this article or the federal Combat Methamphetamine\nEpidemic Act of 2005, (ii) to comply with the United States government or a\npolitical subdivision thereof for law-enforcement purposes pursuant to state or\nfederal law, or (iii) to facilitate a product recall necessary to protect public\nhealth and safety.\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}}