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Such reports shall be sealed upon receipt by the court and made available only by court order; except that such reports shall be available upon request to (i) any criminal justice agency, as defined in § 9.1-101, of this or any other state or of the United States; (ii) any agency where the accused is referred for assessment or treatment; or (iii) counsel for the person who is the subject of the report.B\n\nAny report on the progress of an accused under the supervision or custody of a pretrial services agency and any information relative to the identity of or inferring personal characteristics of an accused, including demographic information, diagnostic summaries, records of office visits, medical, substance abuse, psychiatric or psychological records or information, substance abuse screening, assessment and testing information, and other sensitive information not explicitly classified as criminal history record information, is exempt from the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.). 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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 769<\/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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2007, chapter 133<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":55569,"section_number":"2.2-3700","catch_line":"Short title; policy","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3700\/"},{"id":73488,"section_number":"9.1-101","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-101\/"}],"permalink":{"id":171381,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59593,"identifier":"19.2-152.4:2","token":"19.2\/9\/5\/19.2-152.4_2","url":"\/19.2-152.4_2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-152.4_2\/","token":"19.2\/9\/5\/19.2-152.4_2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Confidentiality of records of and reports on adult persons under investigation by or in the custody or supervision of a local pretrial services agency","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-152.4:2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any pretrial investigation report prepared by a local pretrial services<\/span> officer is confidential and is exempt from the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700<\/a> et seq.). Such reports shall be filed as a part of the case record. Such reports shall be sealed<\/span> upon receipt by the court and made available only by court order<\/span>; except that such reports shall be available upon request to (i) any criminal justice agency, as defined in § 9.1-101<\/a>, of this or any other state or of the United States; (ii) any agency where the accused<\/span> is referred for assessment or treatment; or (iii) counsel<\/span> for the person<\/span> who is the subject of the report. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any report on the progress of an accused<\/span> under the supervision or custody<\/span> of a pretrial services<\/span> agency and any information relative to the identity of or inferring personal characteristics of an accused<\/span>, including demographic information, diagnostic summaries, records of office visits, medical, substance abuse, psychiatric or psychological records or information, substance abuse screening, assessment and testing information, and other sensitive information not explicitly classified as criminal history<\/span> record information, is exempt from the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700<\/a> et seq.). However, such information may be disseminated to criminal justice agencies as defined in § 9.1-101<\/a> in the discretion of the custodian of these records. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS OF AND REPORTS ON ADULT PERSONS UNDER INVESTIGATION\nBY OR IN THE CUSTODY OR SUPERVISION OF A LOCAL PRETRIAL SERVICES AGENCY (\u00a7\n19.2-152.4:2)\n\nA. Any pretrial investigation report prepared by a local pretrial services\nofficer is confidential and is exempt from the Virginia Freedom of Information\nAct (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.). Such reports shall be filed as a part of the case\nrecord. Such reports shall be sealed upon receipt by the court and made\navailable only by court order; except that such reports shall be available upon\nrequest to (i) any criminal justice agency, as defined in § 9.1-101, of\nthis or any other state or of the United States; (ii) any agency where the\naccused is referred for assessment or treatment; or (iii) counsel for the person\nwho is the subject of the report.\n\nB. Any report on the progress of an accused under the supervision or custody of\na pretrial services agency and any information relative to the identity of or\ninferring personal characteristics of an accused, including demographic\ninformation, diagnostic summaries, records of office visits, medical, substance\nabuse, psychiatric or psychological records or information, substance abuse\nscreening, assessment and testing information, and other sensitive information\nnot explicitly classified as criminal history record information, is exempt from\nthe Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.). However, such\ninformation may be disseminated to criminal justice agencies as defined in\n§ 9.1-101 in the discretion of the custodian of these records.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 769; 2007, c. 133.","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}}