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This law was first created in 2003. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 981<\/a> and 1021<\/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 4 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 2009, chapter 826<\/a>; in 2010, chapters 136<\/a> and 145<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 296<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 738<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":58913,"section_number":"18.2-265.17","catch_line":"Exemption of information systems from provisions related to the Virginia Information Technologies Agency","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-265.17\/"},{"id":86792,"section_number":"19.2-390.04","catch_line":"Custodial interrogations; recording","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-390.04\/"},{"id":87153,"section_number":"2.2-5514","catch_line":"Prohibited products and services and required incident reporting","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-5514\/"},{"id":79632,"section_number":"23.1-1018","catch_line":"Covered institutions; operational authority; information technology","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-1018\/"},{"id":67105,"section_number":"23.1-2213","catch_line":"Medical center management; capital projects; leases of property; procurement","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-2213\/"},{"id":62366,"section_number":"23.1-3138","catch_line":"Procurement and information technology","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-3138\/"},{"id":84894,"section_number":"4.1-101.010","catch_line":"Exemption of Authority from personnel and procurement procedures; information systems; etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-101.010\/"},{"id":63513,"section_number":"4.1-617","catch_line":"Exemption of Authority from personnel and procurement procedures; information systems; etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-617\/"},{"id":54302,"section_number":"54.1-2526","catch_line":"Exemption of information systems from provisions related to the Virginia Information Technologies Agency","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2526\/"},{"id":54917,"section_number":"56-484.12","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-484.12\/"},{"id":78024,"section_number":"62.1-147.1:1","catch_line":"Exemption of Authority from certain technology procedures","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-147.1_1\/"},{"id":67842,"section_number":"9.1-921","catch_line":"Exemption of information systems from provisions related to the Virginia Information Technologies Agency","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-921\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":173435,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73383,"identifier":"2.2-2005","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/20.1\/1\/2.2-2005","url":"\/2.2-2005\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-2005\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/20.1\/1\/2.2-2005","dublin_core":{"Title":"Creation of Agency; appointment of Chief Information Officer","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-2005","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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B.<\/span> The Governor shall appoint a Chief Information Officer of the Commonwealth (the CIO) to oversee the operation of VITA. The CIO shall exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred or imposed upon him by law<\/span> and perform such other duties as may be required by the Governor and the Secretary<\/span> of Administration. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCREATION OF AGENCY; APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER (\u00a7 2.2-2005)\n\nA. There is hereby created the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA),\nwhich shall serve as the agency responsible for administration and enforcement\nof the provisions of this Chapter.\n\nB. The Governor shall appoint a Chief Information Officer of the Commonwealth\n(the CIO) to oversee the operation of VITA. The CIO shall exercise the powers\nand perform the duties conferred or imposed upon him by law and perform such\nother duties as may be required by the Governor and the Secretary of\nAdministration.\n\nHISTORY: 2003, cc. 981, 1021; 2009, c. 826; 2010, cc. 136, 145; 2016, c. 296;\n2020, c. 738.","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}}