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In addition, at the request of the victim to the Court of Appeals of Virginia or the Supreme Court of Virginia hearing, on or after July 1, 2007, the case of a crime involving any sexual assault or sexual abuse, no appellate decision shall contain the first or last name of the victim.\n\t\tNothing herein shall limit the right to examine witnesses in a court of law or otherwise affect the conduct of any criminal proceeding.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":290960,"text":"Upon request of any witness in a criminal prosecution under \u00a7 18.2-46.2, 18.2-46.3, or 18.2-248 or of any violent felony as defined by subsection C of \u00a7 17.1-805, or any crime victim, neither a law-enforcement agency, the attorney for the Commonwealth, the counsel for a defendant, a court nor the Department of Corrections, nor any employee of any of them, may disclose, except among themselves, the residential address, any telephone number, email address, or place of employment of the witness or victim or a member of the witness’ or victim’s family, except to the extent that disclosure is (i) of the site of the crime, (ii) required by law or Rules of the Supreme Court, (iii) necessary for law-enforcement purposes or preparation for court proceedings, or (iv) permitted by the court for good cause.\n\t\tExcept with the written consent of the victim of any crime involving any sexual assault, sexual abuse, or family abuse or the victim’s next of kin if the victim is a minor and the victim’s death results from any crime, a law-enforcement agency may not disclose to the public information that directly or indirectly identifies the victim of such crime except to the extent that disclosure is (a) of the site of the crime, (b) required by law, (c) necessary for law-enforcement purposes, or (d) permitted by the court for good cause. 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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 845<\/a> and 931<\/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. It has been modified 6 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2002, chapters 810<\/a> and 818<\/a>; in 2005, chapters 764<\/a> and 813<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 503<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 744<\/a>; in 2017, chapter 500<\/a>; in 2018, chapters 47<\/a> and 83<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":56192,"section_number":"19.2-11.01","catch_line":"Crime victim and witness rights","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-11.01\/"},{"id":70616,"section_number":"19.2-267","catch_line":"Provisions applicable to witnesses in criminal as well as civil cases; obligation to attend; summons","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-267\/"},{"id":76628,"section_number":"2.2-3706","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Disclosure of law-enforcement and criminal records; limitations","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3706\/"},{"id":59049,"section_number":"52-34.16","catch_line":"Cold case searchable database established","order_by":null,"url":"\/52-34.16\/"},{"id":76802,"section_number":"54.1-2970.1","catch_line":"Individual incapable of making informed decision; procedure for physical evidence recovery kit examination; consent by minors","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2970.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":80246,"section_number":"17.1-805","catch_line":"Adoption of initial discretionary sentencing guideline midpoints","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-805\/"},{"id":68693,"section_number":"18.2-248","catch_line":"Manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute a controlled substance or an imitation controlled substance prohibited; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-248\/"},{"id":60069,"section_number":"18.2-46.2","catch_line":"Prohibited criminal street gang participation; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-46.2\/"},{"id":70242,"section_number":"18.2-46.3","catch_line":"Recruitment of persons for criminal street gang; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-46.3\/"}],"permalink":{"id":168259,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81173,"identifier":"19.2-11.2","token":"19.2\/1.1\/19.2-11.2","url":"\/19.2-11.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-11.2\/","token":"19.2\/1.1\/19.2-11.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Crime victim’s right to nondisclosure of certain information; exceptions; testimonial privilege","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-11.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Upon request of any witness<\/span> in a criminal prosecution<\/span> under \u00a7 18.2-46.2<\/a>, 18.2-46.3<\/a>, or 18.2-248<\/a> or of any violent felony<\/span> as defined by subsection C of \u00a7 17.1-805<\/a>, or any crime<\/span> victim, neither a law<\/span>-enforcement agency, the attorney for the Commonwealth, the counsel<\/span> for a defendant<\/span>, a court<\/span> nor the Department of Corrections, nor any employee of any of them, may disclose, except among themselves, the residential address, any telephone number, email address, or place of employment of the witness<\/span> or victim or a member of the witness<\/span>’ or victim’s family, except to the extent that disclosure is (i) of the site of the crime<\/span>, (ii) required by law<\/span> or Rules of the Supreme Court<\/span>, (iii) necessary for law<\/span>-enforcement purposes or preparation for court<\/span> proceedings, or (iv) permitted by the court<\/span> for good cause.\n\t\tExcept with the written consent of the victim of any crime<\/span> involving any sexual assault<\/span>, sexual abuse, or family abuse or the victim’s next of kin if the victim is a minor<\/span> and the victim’s death results from any crime<\/span>, a law<\/span>-enforcement agency may not disclose to the public information that directly or indirectly identifies the victim of such crime<\/span> except to the extent that disclosure is (a) of the site of the crime<\/span>, (b) required by law<\/span>, (c) necessary for law<\/span>-enforcement purposes, or (d) permitted by the court<\/span> for good cause. In addition, at the request of the victim to the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span> of Virginia or the Supreme Court<\/span> of Virginia hearing<\/span>, on or after July 1, 2007, the case of a crime<\/span> involving any sexual assault<\/span> or sexual abuse, no appellate<\/span> decision shall contain the first or last name of the victim.\n\t\tNothing herein shall limit the right to examine witnesses in a court<\/span> of law<\/span> or otherwise affect the conduct of any criminal proceeding.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCRIME VICTIM’S RIGHT TO NONDISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION; EXCEPTIONS;\nTESTIMONIAL PRIVILEGE (\u00a7 19.2-11.2)\n\nUpon request of any witness in a criminal prosecution under \u00a7 18.2-46.2,\n18.2-46.3, or 18.2-248 or of any violent felony as defined by subsection C of \u00a7\n17.1-805, or any crime victim, neither a law-enforcement agency, the attorney\nfor the Commonwealth, the counsel for a defendant, a court nor the Department of\nCorrections, nor any employee of any of them, may disclose, except among\nthemselves, the residential address, any telephone number, email address, or\nplace of employment of the witness or victim or a member of the witness’\nor victim’s family, except to the extent that disclosure is (i) of the\nsite of the crime, (ii) required by law or Rules of the Supreme Court, (iii)\nnecessary for law-enforcement purposes or preparation for court proceedings, or\n(iv) permitted by the court for good cause.\n\t\tExcept with the written consent of the victim of any crime involving any\nsexual assault, sexual abuse, or family abuse or the victim’s next of kin\nif the victim is a minor and the victim’s death results from any crime, a\nlaw-enforcement agency may not disclose to the public information that directly\nor indirectly identifies the victim of such crime except to the extent that\ndisclosure is (a) of the site of the crime, (b) required by law, (c) necessary\nfor law-enforcement purposes, or (d) permitted by the court for good cause. In\naddition, at the request of the victim to the Court of Appeals of Virginia or\nthe Supreme Court of Virginia hearing, on or after July 1, 2007, the case of a\ncrime involving any sexual assault or sexual abuse, no appellate decision shall\ncontain the first or last name of the victim.\n\t\tNothing herein shall limit the right to examine witnesses in a court of law or\notherwise affect the conduct of any criminal proceeding.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, cc. 845, 931; 2002, cc. 810, 818; 2005, cc. 764, 813; 2007, c.\n503; 2014, c. 744; 2017, c. 500; 2018, cc. 47, 83.","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}}