{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/2.2-3705.7.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/2.2-3705.7.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/2.2-3705.7.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/2.2-3705.7.html"}],"law_id":79544,"edition_id":1,"section_id":79544,"structure_id":12976,"section_number":"2.2-3705.7","catch_line":"Exclusions to application of chapter; records of specific public bodies and certain other limited exclusions","history":"1999, cc. 485, 518, 703, 726, 793, 849, 852, 867, 868, 881, \u00a7 2.1-342.01; 2000, cc. 66, 237, 382, 400, 430, 583, 589, 592, 594, 618, 632, 657, 720, 932, 933, 947, 1006, 1064; 2001, cc. 288, 518, 844, \u00a7 2.2-3705; 2002, cc. 87, 155, 242, 393, 478, 481, 499, 522, 571, 572, 633, 655, 715, 798, 830; 2003, cc. 274, 307, 327, 332, 358, 704, 801, 884, 891, 893, 897, 968; 2004, cc. 426, 690, 832; 2005, cc. 165, 508; 2007, cc. 406, 652, 660, 737, 739; 2008, cc. 16, 739; 2009, cc. 223, 827, 845; 2010, c. 300; 2011, cc. 827, 867; 2012, c. 726; 2013, cc. 199, 481, 554, 574; 2014, cc. 225, 808; 2015, cc. 38, 137, 549, 730; 2016, cc. 550, 620, 716, 729; 2017, cc. 587, 642, 778, 804, 824; 2018, cc. 58, 141; 2019, cc. 163, 170, 247, 300, 358, 729, 775; 2020, cc. 70, 587, 1164, 1169, 1218, 1227, 1246, 1256; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 344, 345; 2024, cc. 217, 366; 2025, cc. 76, 90, 108.","full_text":"The following information contained in a public record is excluded from the mandatory disclosure provisions of this chapter but may be disclosed by the custodian in his discretion, except where such disclosure is prohibited by law. Redaction of information excluded under this section from a public record shall be conducted in accordance with \u00a7 2.2-3704.01.\n\n1\n\nState income, business, and estate tax returns, personal property tax returns, and confidential records held pursuant to § 58.1-3.2\n\nWorking papers and correspondence of the Office of the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, or the Attorney General; the members of the General Assembly, the Division of Legislative Services, or the Clerks of the House of Delegates or the Senate of Virginia; the mayor or chief executive officer of any political subdivision of the Commonwealth; or the president or other chief executive officer of any public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth. However, no information that is otherwise open to inspection under this chapter shall be deemed excluded by virtue of the fact that it has been attached to or incorporated within any working paper or correspondence. Further, information publicly available or not otherwise subject to an exclusion under this chapter or other provision of law that has been aggregated, combined, or changed in format without substantive analysis or revision shall not be deemed working papers. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to authorize the withholding of any resumes or applications submitted by persons who are appointed by the Governor pursuant to § 2.2-106 or 2.2-107.\n\t\t\tAs used in this subdivision:\n\t\t\t“Members of the General Assembly” means each member of the Senate of Virginia and the House of Delegates and their legislative aides when working on behalf of such member.\n\t\t\t“Office of the Governor” means the Governor; the Governor’s chief of staff, counsel, director of policy, and Cabinet Secretaries; the Assistant to the Governor for Intergovernmental Affairs; and those individuals to whom the Governor has delegated his authority pursuant to § 2.2-104. “Working papers” means those records prepared by or for a public official identified in this subdivision for his personal or deliberative use.\n\t\t\t“Working papers” means those records prepared by or for a public official identified in this subdivision for his personal or deliberative use.3\n\nInformation contained in library records that can be used to identify (i) both (a) any library patron who has borrowed or accessed material or resources from a library and (b) the material or resources such patron borrowed or accessed or (ii) any library patron under 18 years of age. For the purposes of clause (ii), access shall not be denied to the parent, including a noncustodial parent, or guardian of such library patron.4\n\nContract cost estimates prepared for the confidential use of the Department of Transportation in awarding contracts for construction or the purchase of goods or services, and records and automated systems prepared for the Department’s Bid Analysis and Monitoring Program.5\n\nLists of registered owners of bonds issued by a political subdivision of the Commonwealth, whether the lists are maintained by the political subdivision itself or by a single fiduciary designated by the political subdivision.6\n\nInformation furnished by a member of the General Assembly to a meeting of a standing committee, special committee, or subcommittee of his house established solely for the purpose of reviewing members’ annual disclosure statements and supporting materials filed under § 30-110 or of formulating advisory opinions to members on standards of conduct, or both.7\n\nCustomer account information of a public utility affiliated with a political subdivision of the Commonwealth, including the customer’s name and service address, but excluding the amount of utility service provided and the amount of money charged or paid for such utility service.8\n\nPersonal information, as defined in § 2.2-3801, (i) filed with the Virginia Housing Development Authority concerning individuals who have applied for or received loans or other housing assistance or who have applied for occupancy of or have occupied housing financed, owned or otherwise assisted by the Virginia Housing Development Authority; (ii) concerning persons participating in or persons on the waiting list for federally funded rent-assistance programs; (iii) filed with any local redevelopment and housing authority created pursuant to § 36-4 concerning persons participating in or persons on the waiting list for housing assistance programs funded by local governments or by any such authority; or (iv) filed with any local redevelopment and housing authority created pursuant to § 36-4 or any other local government agency concerning persons who have applied for occupancy or who have occupied affordable dwelling units established pursuant to § 15.2-2304 or 15.2-2305. However, access to one’s own information shall not be denied.9\n\nInformation regarding the siting of hazardous waste facilities, except as provided in § 10.1-1441, if disclosure of such information would have a detrimental effect upon the negotiating position of a governing body or on the establishment of the terms, conditions, and provisions of the siting agreement.10\n\nInformation on the site-specific location of rare, threatened, endangered, or otherwise imperiled plant and animal species, natural communities, caves, and significant historic and archaeological sites if, in the opinion of the public body that has the responsibility for such information, disclosure of the information would jeopardize the continued existence or the integrity of the resource. This exclusion shall not apply to requests from the owner of the land upon which the resource is located.11\n\nMemoranda, graphics, video or audio tapes, production models, data, and information of a proprietary nature produced by or for or collected by or for the Virginia Lottery relating to matters of a specific lottery game design, development, production, operation, ticket price, prize structure, manner of selecting the winning ticket, manner of payment of prizes to holders of winning tickets, frequency of drawings or selections of winning tickets, odds of winning, advertising, or marketing, where such information not been publicly released, published, copyrighted, or patented. Whether released, published, or copyrighted, all game-related information shall be subject to public disclosure under this chapter upon the first day of sales for the specific lottery game to which it pertains.12\n\nInformation held by the Virginia Retirement System, acting pursuant to § 51.1-124.30, or a local retirement system, acting pursuant to § 51.1-803, or by a local finance board or board of trustees of a trust established by one or more local public bodies to invest funds for post-retirement benefits other than pensions, acting pursuant to Article 8 (§ 15.2-1544 et seq.) of Chapter 15 of Title 15.2, or by the board of visitors of the University of Virginia, acting pursuant to § 23.1-2210, or by the board of visitors of The College of William and Mary in Virginia, acting pursuant to § 23.1-2803, or by the Commonwealth Savers Plan, acting pursuant to § 23.1-704, relating to the acquisition, holding, or disposition of a security or other ownership interest in an entity, where such security or ownership interest is not traded on a governmentally regulated securities exchange, if disclosure of such information would (i) reveal confidential analyses prepared for the board of visitors of the University of Virginia, prepared for the board of visitors of The College of William and Mary in Virginia, prepared by the retirement system, a local finance board or board of trustees, or the Commonwealth Savers Plan, or provided to the retirement system, a local finance board or board of trustees, or the Commonwealth Savers Plan under a promise of confidentiality of the future value of such ownership interest or the future financial performance of the entity and (ii) have an adverse effect on the value of the investment to be acquired, held, or disposed of by the retirement system, a local finance board or board of trustees, the board of visitors of the University of Virginia, the board of visitors of The College of William and Mary in Virginia, or the Commonwealth Savers Plan. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prevent the disclosure of information relating to the identity of any investment held, the amount invested, or the present value of such investment.13\n\nFinancial, medical, rehabilitative, and other personal information concerning applicants for or recipients of loan funds submitted to or maintained by the Assistive Technology Loan Fund Authority under Chapter 11 (§ 51.5-53 et seq.) of Title 51.5.14\n\nInformation held by the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority pertaining to any of the following: an individual’s qualifications for or continued membership on its medical or teaching staffs; proprietary information gathered by or in the possession of the Authority from third parties pursuant to a promise of confidentiality; contract cost estimates prepared for confidential use in awarding contracts for construction or the purchase of goods or services; information of a proprietary nature produced or collected by or for the Authority or members of its medical or teaching staffs; financial statements not publicly available that may be filed with the Authority from third parties; the identity, accounts, or account status of any customer of the Authority; consulting or other reports paid for by the Authority to assist the Authority in connection with its strategic planning and goals; the determination of marketing and operational strategies where disclosure of such strategies would be harmful to the competitive position of the Authority; and information of a proprietary nature produced or collected by or for employees of the Authority, other than the Authority’s financial or administrative records, in the conduct of or as a result of study or research on medical, scientific, technical, or scholarly issues, whether sponsored by the Authority alone or in conjunction with a governmental body or a private concern, when such information has not been publicly released, published, copyrighted, or patented. This exclusion shall also apply when such information is in the possession of Virginia Commonwealth University.15\n\nInformation held by the Department of Environmental Quality, the State Water Control Board, the State Air Pollution Control Board, or the Virginia Waste Management Board relating to (i) active federal environmental enforcement actions that are considered confidential under federal law and (ii) enforcement strategies, including proposed sanctions for enforcement actions. Upon request, such information shall be disclosed after a proposed sanction resulting from the investigation has been proposed to the director of the agency. This subdivision shall not be construed to prevent the disclosure of information related to inspection reports, notices of violation, and documents detailing the nature of any environmental contamination that may have occurred or similar documents.16\n\nInformation related to the operation of toll facilities that identifies an individual, vehicle, or travel itinerary, including vehicle identification data or vehicle enforcement system information; video or photographic images; Social Security or other identification numbers appearing on driver’s licenses; credit card or bank account data; home addresses; phone numbers; or records of the date or time of toll facility use.17\n\nInformation held by the Virginia Lottery pertaining to (i) the social security number, tax identification number, state sales tax number, home address and telephone number, personal and lottery banking account and transit numbers of a retailer, and financial information regarding the nonlottery operations of specific retail locations and (ii) individual lottery winners, except that a winner’s name, hometown, and amount won shall be disclosed. If the value of the prize won by the winner is $1 million or greater, the information described in clause (ii) shall not be disclosed unless the winner consents in writing to such disclosure.18\n\nInformation held by the Board for Branch Pilots relating to the chemical or drug testing of a person regulated by the Board, where such person has tested negative or has not been the subject of a disciplinary action by the Board for a positive test result.19\n\nInformation pertaining to the planning, scheduling, and performance of examinations of holder records pursuant to the Virginia Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act (§ 55.1-2500 et seq.) prepared by or for the State Treasurer or his agents or employees or persons employed to perform an audit or examination of holder records.20\n\nInformation held by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management or a local governing body relating to citizen emergency response teams established pursuant to an ordinance of a local governing body that reveal the name, address, including e-mail address, telephone or pager numbers, or operating schedule of an individual participant in the program.21\n\nInformation held by state or local park and recreation departments and local and regional park authorities or by the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement concerning identifiable individuals younger than 18 years of age. However, nothing in this subdivision shall operate to prevent the disclosure of information defined as directory information under regulations implementing the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g, unless the public body has undertaken the parental notification and opt-out requirements provided by such regulations. Access shall not be denied to the parent, including a noncustodial parent, or guardian of such person, unless the parent’s parental rights have been terminated or a court of competent jurisdiction has restricted or denied such access. For such information of persons who are emancipated, the right of access may be asserted by the subject thereof. Any parent or emancipated person who is the subject of the information may waive, in writing, the protections afforded by this subdivision. If the protections are so waived, the public body shall open such information for inspection and copying.22\n\nInformation submitted for inclusion in the Statewide Alert Network administered by the Department of Emergency Management that reveal names, physical addresses, email addresses, computer or internet protocol information, telephone numbers, pager numbers, other wireless or portable communications device information, or operating schedules of individuals or agencies, where the release of such information would compromise the security of the Statewide Alert Network or individuals participating in the Statewide Alert Network.23\n\nInformation held by the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission made confidential by § 17.1-913.24\n\nInformation held by the Virginia Retirement System acting pursuant to \u00a7 51.1-124.30, a local retirement system acting pursuant to \u00a7 51.1-803 (hereinafter collectively referred to as the retirement system), or the Commonwealth Savers Plan, acting pursuant to \u00a7 23.1-704 relating to:\n\t\t\ta. Internal deliberations of or decisions by the retirement system or the Commonwealth Savers Plan on the pursuit of particular investment strategies, or the selection or termination of investment managers, prior to the execution of such investment strategies or the selection or termination of such managers, if disclosure of such information would have an adverse impact on the financial interest of the retirement system or the Commonwealth Savers Plan; and\n\t\t\tb. Trade secrets provided by a private entity to the retirement system or the Commonwealth Savers Plan if disclosure of such records would have an adverse impact on the financial interest of the retirement system or the Commonwealth Savers Plan.\n\t\t\tFor the records specified in subdivision b to be excluded from the provisions of this chapter, the entity shall make a written request to the retirement system or the Commonwealth Savers Plan:1\n\nInvoking such exclusion prior to or upon submission of the data or other materials for which protection from disclosure is sought;2\n\nIdentifying with specificity the data or other materials for which protection is sought; and3\n\nStating the reasons why protection is necessary.\n\t\t\t\tThe retirement system or the Commonwealth Savers Plan shall determine whether the requested exclusion from disclosure meets the requirements set forth in subdivision b.\n\t\t\t\tNothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prevent the disclosure of the identity or amount of any investment held or the present value and performance of all asset classes and subclasses.25\n\nInformation held by the Department of Corrections made confidential by former § 53.1-233.26\n\nInformation maintained by the Department of the Treasury or participants in the Local Government Investment Pool (§ 2.2-4600 et seq.) and required to be provided by such participants to the Department to establish accounts in accordance with § 2.2-4602.27\n\nPersonal information, as defined in § 2.2-3801, contained in the Veterans Care Center Resident Trust Funds concerning residents or patients of the Department of Veterans Services Care Centers, except that access shall not be denied to the person who is the subject of the information.28\n\nInformation maintained in connection with fundraising activities by the Veterans Services Foundation pursuant to § 2.2-2716 that reveal the address, electronic mail address, facsimile or telephone number, social security number or other identification number appearing on a driver’s license or other document issued under Chapter 3 (§ 46.2-300 et seq.) of Title 46.2 or the comparable law of another jurisdiction, or credit card or bank account data of identifiable donors, except that access shall not be denied to the person who is the subject of the information. Nothing in this subdivision, however, shall be construed to prevent the disclosure of information relating to the amount, date, purpose, and terms of the pledge or donation or the identity of the donor, unless the donor has requested anonymity in connection with or as a condition of making a pledge or donation. The exclusion provided by this subdivision shall not apply to protect from disclosure (i) the identities of sponsors providing grants to or contracting with the foundation for the performance of services or other work or (ii) the terms and conditions of such grants or contracts.29\n\nInformation prepared for and utilized by the Commonwealth’s Attorneys’ Services Council in the training of state prosecutors or law-enforcement personnel, where such information is not otherwise available to the public and the disclosure of such information would reveal confidential strategies, methods, or procedures to be employed in law-enforcement activities or materials created for the investigation and prosecution of a criminal case.30\n\nInformation provided to the Department of Aviation by other entities of the Commonwealth in connection with the operation of aircraft where the information would not be subject to disclosure by the entity providing the information. The entity providing the information to the Department of Aviation shall identify the specific information to be protected and the applicable provision of this chapter that excludes the information from mandatory disclosure.31\n\nInformation created or maintained by or on the behalf of the judicial performance evaluation program related to an evaluation of any individual justice or judge made confidential by § 17.1-100.32\n\nInformation reflecting the substance of meetings in which (i) individual sexual assault cases are discussed by any sexual assault response team established pursuant to § 15.2-1627.4, (ii) individual child abuse or neglect cases or sex offenses involving a child are discussed by multidisciplinary child sexual abuse response teams established pursuant to § 15.2-1627.5, (iii) individual cases of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of adults as defined in § 63.2-1603 are discussed by multidisciplinary teams established pursuant to §§ 15.2-1627.5 and 63.2-1605, or (iv) individual human trafficking cases are discussed by any human trafficking response team established pursuant to § 15.2-1627.6. The findings of any such team may be disclosed or published in statistical or other aggregated form that does not disclose the identity of specific individuals.33\n\nInformation contained in the strategic plan, marketing plan, or operational plan prepared by the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority pursuant to § 2.2-2237.1 regarding target companies, specific allocation of resources and staff for marketing activities, and specific marketing activities that would reveal to the Commonwealth’s competitors for economic development projects the strategies intended to be deployed by the Commonwealth, thereby adversely affecting the financial interest of the Commonwealth. The executive summaries of the strategic plan, marketing plan, and operational plan shall not be redacted or withheld pursuant to this subdivision.34\n\nInformation discussed in a closed session of the Physical Therapy Compact Commission or the Executive Board or other committees of the Commission for purposes set forth in subsection E of § 54.1-3491.35\n\nInformation held by the Commonwealth of Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority (the Authority), an advisory committee of the Authority, or any other entity designated by the Authority, relating to (i) internal deliberations of or decisions by the Authority on the pursuit of particular investment strategies prior to the execution of such investment strategies and (ii) trade secrets, as defined in the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (§ 59.1-336 et seq.), provided by a private entity to the Authority, if such disclosure of records pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) would have an adverse impact on the financial interest of the Authority or a private entity.36\n\nPersonal information provided to or obtained by the Virginia Lottery in connection with the voluntary exclusion program administered pursuant to § 58.1-4015.1.37\n\nPersonal information provided to or obtained by the Virginia Lottery concerning the identity of any person reporting prohibited conduct pursuant to § 58.1-4043.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":285018,"text":"The following information contained in a public record is excluded from the mandatory disclosure provisions of this chapter but may be disclosed by the custodian in his discretion, except where such disclosure is prohibited by law. Redaction of information excluded under this section from a public record shall be conducted in accordance with \u00a7 2.2-3704.01.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":"1"},"1":{"id":285019,"text":"State income, business, and estate tax returns, personal property tax returns, and confidential records held pursuant to § 58.1-3.","type":"section","prefixes":["1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"1","prefix_anchor":"1","level":1,"prior_prefix":"","next_prefix":"2"},"2":{"id":285020,"text":"Working papers and correspondence of the Office of the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, or the Attorney General; the members of the General Assembly, the Division of Legislative Services, or the Clerks of the House of Delegates or the Senate of Virginia; the mayor or chief executive officer of any political subdivision of the Commonwealth; or the president or other chief executive officer of any public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth. However, no information that is otherwise open to inspection under this chapter shall be deemed excluded by virtue of the fact that it has been attached to or incorporated within any working paper or correspondence. Further, information publicly available or not otherwise subject to an exclusion under this chapter or other provision of law that has been aggregated, combined, or changed in format without substantive analysis or revision shall not be deemed working papers. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to authorize the withholding of any resumes or applications submitted by persons who are appointed by the Governor pursuant to § 2.2-106 or 2.2-107.\n\t\t\tAs used in this subdivision:\n\t\t\t“Members of the General Assembly” means each member of the Senate of Virginia and the House of Delegates and their legislative aides when working on behalf of such member.\n\t\t\t“Office of the Governor” means the Governor; the Governor’s chief of staff, counsel, director of policy, and Cabinet Secretaries; the Assistant to the Governor for Intergovernmental Affairs; and those individuals to whom the Governor has delegated his authority pursuant to § 2.2-104. “Working papers” means those records prepared by or for a public official identified in this subdivision for his personal or deliberative use.\n\t\t\t“Working papers” means those records prepared by or for a public official identified in this subdivision for his personal or deliberative use.","type":"section","prefixes":["2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"2","prefix_anchor":"2","level":1,"prior_prefix":"1","next_prefix":"3"},"3":{"id":285021,"text":"Information contained in library records that can be used to identify (i) both (a) any library patron who has borrowed or accessed material or resources from a library and (b) the material or resources such patron borrowed or accessed or (ii) any library patron under 18 years of age. For the purposes of clause (ii), access shall not be denied to the parent, including a noncustodial parent, or guardian of such library patron.","type":"section","prefixes":["3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"3","prefix_anchor":"3","level":1,"prior_prefix":"2","next_prefix":"4"},"4":{"id":285022,"text":"Contract cost estimates prepared for the confidential use of the Department of Transportation in awarding contracts for construction or the purchase of goods or services, and records and automated systems prepared for the Department’s Bid Analysis and Monitoring Program.","type":"section","prefixes":["4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"4","prefix_anchor":"4","level":1,"prior_prefix":"3","next_prefix":"5"},"5":{"id":285023,"text":"Lists of registered owners of bonds issued by a political subdivision of the Commonwealth, whether the lists are maintained by the political subdivision itself or by a single fiduciary designated by the political subdivision.","type":"section","prefixes":["5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"5","prefix_anchor":"5","level":1,"prior_prefix":"4","next_prefix":"6"},"6":{"id":285024,"text":"Information furnished by a member of the General Assembly to a meeting of a standing committee, special committee, or subcommittee of his house established solely for the purpose of reviewing members’ annual disclosure statements and supporting materials filed under § 30-110 or of formulating advisory opinions to members on standards of conduct, or both.","type":"section","prefixes":["6"],"prefix":"6","entire_prefix":"6","prefix_anchor":"6","level":1,"prior_prefix":"5","next_prefix":"7"},"7":{"id":285025,"text":"Customer account information of a public utility affiliated with a political subdivision of the Commonwealth, including the customer’s name and service address, but excluding the amount of utility service provided and the amount of money charged or paid for such utility service.","type":"section","prefixes":["7"],"prefix":"7","entire_prefix":"7","prefix_anchor":"7","level":1,"prior_prefix":"6","next_prefix":"8"},"8":{"id":285026,"text":"Personal information, as defined in § 2.2-3801, (i) filed with the Virginia Housing Development Authority concerning individuals who have applied for or received loans or other housing assistance or who have applied for occupancy of or have occupied housing financed, owned or otherwise assisted by the Virginia Housing Development Authority; (ii) concerning persons participating in or persons on the waiting list for federally funded rent-assistance programs; (iii) filed with any local redevelopment and housing authority created pursuant to § 36-4 concerning persons participating in or persons on the waiting list for housing assistance programs funded by local governments or by any such authority; or (iv) filed with any local redevelopment and housing authority created pursuant to § 36-4 or any other local government agency concerning persons who have applied for occupancy or who have occupied affordable dwelling units established pursuant to § 15.2-2304 or 15.2-2305. However, access to one’s own information shall not be denied.","type":"section","prefixes":["8"],"prefix":"8","entire_prefix":"8","prefix_anchor":"8","level":1,"prior_prefix":"7","next_prefix":"9"},"9":{"id":285027,"text":"Information regarding the siting of hazardous waste facilities, except as provided in § 10.1-1441, if disclosure of such information would have a detrimental effect upon the negotiating position of a governing body or on the establishment of the terms, conditions, and provisions of the siting agreement.","type":"section","prefixes":["9"],"prefix":"9","entire_prefix":"9","prefix_anchor":"9","level":1,"prior_prefix":"8","next_prefix":"10"},"10":{"id":285028,"text":"Information on the site-specific location of rare, threatened, endangered, or otherwise imperiled plant and animal species, natural communities, caves, and significant historic and archaeological sites if, in the opinion of the public body that has the responsibility for such information, disclosure of the information would jeopardize the continued existence or the integrity of the resource. This exclusion shall not apply to requests from the owner of the land upon which the resource is located.","type":"section","prefixes":["10"],"prefix":"10","entire_prefix":"10","prefix_anchor":"10","level":1,"prior_prefix":"9","next_prefix":"11"},"11":{"id":285029,"text":"Memoranda, graphics, video or audio tapes, production models, data, and information of a proprietary nature produced by or for or collected by or for the Virginia Lottery relating to matters of a specific lottery game design, development, production, operation, ticket price, prize structure, manner of selecting the winning ticket, manner of payment of prizes to holders of winning tickets, frequency of drawings or selections of winning tickets, odds of winning, advertising, or marketing, where such information not been publicly released, published, copyrighted, or patented. Whether released, published, or copyrighted, all game-related information shall be subject to public disclosure under this chapter upon the first day of sales for the specific lottery game to which it pertains.","type":"section","prefixes":["11"],"prefix":"11","entire_prefix":"11","prefix_anchor":"11","level":1,"prior_prefix":"10","next_prefix":"12"},"12":{"id":285030,"text":"Information held by the Virginia Retirement System, acting pursuant to § 51.1-124.30, or a local retirement system, acting pursuant to § 51.1-803, or by a local finance board or board of trustees of a trust established by one or more local public bodies to invest funds for post-retirement benefits other than pensions, acting pursuant to Article 8 (§ 15.2-1544 et seq.) of Chapter 15 of Title 15.2, or by the board of visitors of the University of Virginia, acting pursuant to § 23.1-2210, or by the board of visitors of The College of William and Mary in Virginia, acting pursuant to § 23.1-2803, or by the Commonwealth Savers Plan, acting pursuant to § 23.1-704, relating to the acquisition, holding, or disposition of a security or other ownership interest in an entity, where such security or ownership interest is not traded on a governmentally regulated securities exchange, if disclosure of such information would (i) reveal confidential analyses prepared for the board of visitors of the University of Virginia, prepared for the board of visitors of The College of William and Mary in Virginia, prepared by the retirement system, a local finance board or board of trustees, or the Commonwealth Savers Plan, or provided to the retirement system, a local finance board or board of trustees, or the Commonwealth Savers Plan under a promise of confidentiality of the future value of such ownership interest or the future financial performance of the entity and (ii) have an adverse effect on the value of the investment to be acquired, held, or disposed of by the retirement system, a local finance board or board of trustees, the board of visitors of the University of Virginia, the board of visitors of The College of William and Mary in Virginia, or the Commonwealth Savers Plan. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prevent the disclosure of information relating to the identity of any investment held, the amount invested, or the present value of such investment.","type":"section","prefixes":["12"],"prefix":"12","entire_prefix":"12","prefix_anchor":"12","level":1,"prior_prefix":"11","next_prefix":"13"},"13":{"id":285031,"text":"Financial, medical, rehabilitative, and other personal information concerning applicants for or recipients of loan funds submitted to or maintained by the Assistive Technology Loan Fund Authority under Chapter 11 (§ 51.5-53 et seq.) of Title 51.5.","type":"section","prefixes":["13"],"prefix":"13","entire_prefix":"13","prefix_anchor":"13","level":1,"prior_prefix":"12","next_prefix":"14"},"14":{"id":285032,"text":"Information held by the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority pertaining to any of the following: an individual’s qualifications for or continued membership on its medical or teaching staffs; proprietary information gathered by or in the possession of the Authority from third parties pursuant to a promise of confidentiality; contract cost estimates prepared for confidential use in awarding contracts for construction or the purchase of goods or services; information of a proprietary nature produced or collected by or for the Authority or members of its medical or teaching staffs; financial statements not publicly available that may be filed with the Authority from third parties; the identity, accounts, or account status of any customer of the Authority; consulting or other reports paid for by the Authority to assist the Authority in connection with its strategic planning and goals; the determination of marketing and operational strategies where disclosure of such strategies would be harmful to the competitive position of the Authority; and information of a proprietary nature produced or collected by or for employees of the Authority, other than the Authority’s financial or administrative records, in the conduct of or as a result of study or research on medical, scientific, technical, or scholarly issues, whether sponsored by the Authority alone or in conjunction with a governmental body or a private concern, when such information has not been publicly released, published, copyrighted, or patented. This exclusion shall also apply when such information is in the possession of Virginia Commonwealth University.","type":"section","prefixes":["14"],"prefix":"14","entire_prefix":"14","prefix_anchor":"14","level":1,"prior_prefix":"13","next_prefix":"15"},"15":{"id":285033,"text":"Information held by the Department of Environmental Quality, the State Water Control Board, the State Air Pollution Control Board, or the Virginia Waste Management Board relating to (i) active federal environmental enforcement actions that are considered confidential under federal law and (ii) enforcement strategies, including proposed sanctions for enforcement actions. Upon request, such information shall be disclosed after a proposed sanction resulting from the investigation has been proposed to the director of the agency. 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This law was first created in 1999. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 485<\/a>, 518<\/a>, 703<\/a>, 726<\/a>, 793<\/a>, 849<\/a>, 852<\/a>, 867<\/a>, 868<\/a>, and 881<\/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 22 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 2000, chapters 66<\/a>, 237<\/a>, 382<\/a>, 400<\/a>, 430<\/a>, 583<\/a>, 589<\/a>, 592<\/a>, 594<\/a>, 618<\/a>, 632<\/a>, 657<\/a>, 720<\/a>, 932<\/a>, 933<\/a>, 947<\/a>, 1006<\/a>, and 1064<\/a>; in 2001, chapters 288<\/a>, 518<\/a>, and 844<\/a>; in 2002, chapters 87<\/a>, 155<\/a>, 242<\/a>, 393<\/a>, 478<\/a>, 481<\/a>, 499<\/a>, 522<\/a>, 571<\/a>, 572<\/a>, 633<\/a>, 655<\/a>, 715<\/a>, 798<\/a>, and 830<\/a>; in 2003, chapters 274<\/a>, 307<\/a>, 327<\/a>, 332<\/a>, 358<\/a>, 704<\/a>, 801<\/a>, 884<\/a>, 891<\/a>, 893<\/a>, 897<\/a>, and 968<\/a>; in 2004, chapters 426<\/a>, 690<\/a>, and 832<\/a>; in 2005, chapters 165<\/a> and 508<\/a>; in 2007, chapters 406<\/a>, 652<\/a>, 660<\/a>, 737<\/a>, and 739<\/a>; in 2008, chapters 16<\/a> and 739<\/a>; in 2009, chapters 223<\/a>, 827<\/a>, and 845<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 300<\/a>; in 2011, chapters 827<\/a> and 867<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 726<\/a>; in 2013, chapters 199<\/a>, 481<\/a>, 554<\/a>, and 574<\/a>; in 2014, chapters 225<\/a> and 808<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 38<\/a>, 137<\/a>, 549<\/a>, and 730<\/a>; in 2016, chapters 550<\/a>, 620<\/a>, 716<\/a>, and 729<\/a>; in 2017, chapters 587<\/a>, 642<\/a>, 778<\/a>, 804<\/a>, and 824<\/a>; in 2018, chapters 58<\/a> and 141<\/a>; in 2019, chapters 163<\/a>, 170<\/a>, 247<\/a>, 300<\/a>, 358<\/a>, 729<\/a>, and 775<\/a>; in 2020, chapters 70<\/a>, 587<\/a>, 1164<\/a>, 1169<\/a>, 1218<\/a>, 1227<\/a>, 1246<\/a>, and 1256<\/a>; in 2024, chapters 217<\/a> and 366<\/a>; in 2025, chapters 76<\/a>, 90<\/a>, and 108<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":74337,"section_number":"15.2-978","catch_line":"Registration by locality of cemeteries, graveyards, or other places of burial on private property","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-978\/"},{"id":62411,"section_number":"2.2-3701","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3701\/"},{"id":72789,"section_number":"2.2-3711","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Closed meetings authorized for certain limited purposes","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3711\/"},{"id":73159,"section_number":"2.2-3714","catch_line":"Violations and penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3714\/"},{"id":76552,"section_number":"23.1-2425","catch_line":"Confidential and public information","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-2425\/"},{"id":69961,"section_number":"53.1-231","catch_line":"Investigation of cases for executive clemency by Parole Board","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-231\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":74593,"section_number":"10.1-1441","catch_line":"Application for certification of site approval","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1441\/"},{"id":66857,"section_number":"15.2-1544","catch_line":"Counties, cities, towns, school divisions, and certain political subdivisions may establish local trusts or equivalent arrangements to fund postemployment benefits other than pensions","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1544\/"},{"id":58304,"section_number":"15.2-1627.4","catch_line":"(Effective September 1, 2022) Coordination of multidisciplinary response to sexual assault","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1627.4\/"},{"id":79732,"section_number":"15.2-1627.5","catch_line":"Coordination of multidisciplinary response to child sexual abuse and the abuse, neglect, and exploitation of adults","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1627.5\/"},{"id":76931,"section_number":"15.2-1627.6","catch_line":"Coordination of multidisciplinary response to human trafficking","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1627.6\/"},{"id":63382,"section_number":"15.2-2304","catch_line":"Affordable dwelling unit ordinances in certain localities","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2304\/"},{"id":66597,"section_number":"15.2-2305","catch_line":"Affordable dwelling unit ordinances","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2305\/"},{"id":85605,"section_number":"2.2-104","catch_line":"Delegation of powers","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-104\/"},{"id":76294,"section_number":"2.2-106","catch_line":"Appointment of agency heads; 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The following information contained in a public record is excluded from the mandatory disclosure provisions of this chapter but may be disclosed by the custodian in his discretion, except where such disclosure is prohibited by law<\/span>. Redaction of information excluded under this section from a public record shall be conducted in accordance with \u00a7 2.2-3704.01<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> State income, business, and estate tax returns, personal property tax returns, and confidential records held pursuant to § 58.1-3<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Working papers<\/span> and correspondence of the Office of the Governor<\/span>, the Lieutenant Governor, or the Attorney General<\/span>; the members of the General Assembly<\/span>, the Division of Legislative Services, or the Clerks of the House of Delegates or the Senate of Virginia; the mayor or chief executive officer of any political subdivision of the Commonwealth; or the president or other chief executive officer of any public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth. However, no information that is otherwise open to inspection under this chapter shall be deemed excluded by virtue of the fact<\/span> that it has been attached to or incorporated within any working paper or correspondence. Further, information publicly available or not otherwise subject to an exclusion under this chapter or other provision of law<\/span> that has been aggregated, combined, or changed in format without substantive analysis or revision shall not be deemed working papers<\/span>. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to authorize the withholding of any resumes or applications submitted by persons who are appointed by the Governor pursuant to § 2.2-106<\/a> or 2.2-107<\/a>.\n\t\t\tAs used in this subdivision:\n\t\t\t“Members of the General Assembly<\/span>” means each member of the Senate of Virginia and the House of Delegates and their legislative aides when working on behalf of such member.\n\t\t\t“Office of the Governor<\/span>” means the Governor; the Governor’s chief of staff, counsel<\/span>, director of policy, and Cabinet Secretaries; the Assistant to the Governor for Intergovernmental Affairs; and those individuals to whom the Governor has delegated his authority pursuant to § 2.2-104<\/a>. “Working papers<\/span>” means those records prepared by or for a public official identified in this subdivision for his personal or deliberative use.\n\t\t\t“Working papers<\/span>” means those records prepared by or for a public official identified in this subdivision for his personal or deliberative use. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Information contained in library records that can be used to identify (i) both (a) any library patron who has borrowed or accessed material<\/span> or resources from a library and (b) the material<\/span> or resources such patron borrowed or accessed or (ii) any library patron under 18 years of age. For the purposes of clause (ii), access shall not be denied to the parent, including a noncustodial parent, or guardian of such library patron. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Contract<\/span> cost estimates prepared for the confidential use of the Department of Transportation in awarding contracts<\/span> for construction or the purchase of goods or services, and records and automated systems prepared for the Department’s Bid Analysis and Monitoring Program. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Lists of registered owners of bonds<\/span> issued by a political subdivision of the Commonwealth, whether the lists are maintained by the political subdivision itself or by a single fiduciary designated by the political subdivision. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Information furnished by a member of the General Assembly to a meeting<\/span> of a standing committee, special committee, or subcommittee of his house established solely for the purpose of reviewing members’ annual disclosure statements<\/span> and supporting materials<\/span> filed under § 30-110<\/a> or of formulating advisory opinions<\/span> to members on standards of conduct, or both. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Customer account information of a public utility affiliated with a political subdivision of the Commonwealth, including the customer’s name and service address, but excluding the amount of utility service provided and the amount of money charged or paid for such utility service. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> Personal information, as defined in § 2.2-3801<\/a>, (i) filed with the Virginia Housing Development Authority concerning individuals who have applied for or received loans or other housing assistance or who have applied for occupancy of or have occupied housing financed, owned or otherwise assisted by the Virginia Housing Development Authority; (ii) concerning persons participating in or persons on the waiting list for federally funded rent-assistance programs; (iii) filed with any local redevelopment and housing authority created pursuant to § 36-4<\/a> concerning persons participating in or persons on the waiting list for housing assistance programs funded by local governments or by any such authority; or (iv) filed with any local redevelopment and housing authority created pursuant to § 36-4<\/a> or any other local government agency concerning persons who have applied for occupancy or who have occupied affordable dwelling units established pursuant to § 15.2-2304<\/a> or 15.2-2305<\/a>. However, access to one’s own information shall not be denied. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

9.<\/span> Information regarding the siting of hazardous waste facilities, except as provided in § 10.1-1441<\/a>, if disclosure of such information would have a detrimental effect upon the negotiating position of a governing body or on the establishment of the terms, conditions, and provisions of the siting agreement. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

10.<\/span> Information on the site-specific location of rare, threatened, endangered, or otherwise imperiled plant and animal species, natural communities, caves, and significant historic and archaeological sites if, in the opinion<\/span> of the public body<\/span> that has the responsibility for such information, disclosure of the information would jeopardize the continued existence or the integrity of the resource. This exclusion shall not apply to requests from the owner of the land upon which the resource is located. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

11.<\/span> Memoranda, graphics, video or audio tapes, production models, data, and information of a proprietary nature produced by or for or collected by or for the Virginia Lottery relating to matters of a specific lottery game design, development, production, operation, ticket price, prize structure, manner of selecting the winning ticket, manner of payment of prizes to holders of winning tickets, frequency of drawings or selections of winning tickets, odds of winning, advertising, or marketing, where such information not been publicly released, published, copyrighted, or patented. Whether released, published, or copyrighted, all game-related information shall be subject to public disclosure under this chapter upon the first day of sales for the specific lottery game to which it pertains. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

12.<\/span> Information held by the Virginia Retirement System, acting pursuant to § 51.1-124.30<\/a>, or a local retirement system, acting pursuant to § 51.1-803<\/a>, or by a local finance board or board of trustees of a trust established by one or more local public bodies<\/span> to invest funds for post-retirement benefits other than pensions, acting pursuant to Article 8 (§ 15.2-1544<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 15 of Title 15.2, or by the board of visitors of the University of Virginia, acting pursuant to § 23.1-2210<\/a>, or by the board of visitors of The College of William and Mary in Virginia, acting pursuant to § 23.1-2803<\/a>, or by the Commonwealth Savers Plan, acting pursuant to § 23.1-704<\/a>, relating to the acquisition, holding, or disposition<\/span> of a security or other ownership interest in an entity, where such security or ownership interest is not traded on a governmentally regulated securities exchange, if disclosure of such information would (i) reveal confidential analyses prepared for the board of visitors of the University of Virginia, prepared for the board of visitors of The College of William and Mary in Virginia, prepared by the retirement system, a local finance board or board of trustees, or the Commonwealth Savers Plan, or provided to the retirement system, a local finance board or board of trustees, or the Commonwealth Savers Plan under a promise of confidentiality of the future value of such ownership interest or the future financial performance of the entity and (ii) have an adverse effect on the value of the investment to be acquired, held, or disposed of by the retirement system, a local finance board or board of trustees, the board of visitors of the University of Virginia, the board of visitors of The College of William and Mary in Virginia, or the Commonwealth Savers Plan. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prevent the disclosure of information relating to the identity of any investment held, the amount invested, or the present value of such investment. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

13.<\/span> Financial, medical, rehabilitative, and other personal information concerning applicants for or recipients of loan funds submitted to or maintained by the Assistive Technology Loan Fund Authority under Chapter 11 (§ 51.5-53<\/a> et seq.) of Title 51.5. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

14.<\/span> Information held by the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority pertaining to any of the following: an individual’s qualifications for or continued membership on its medical or teaching staffs; proprietary information gathered by or in the possession<\/span> of the Authority from third parties pursuant to a promise of confidentiality; contract<\/span> cost estimates prepared for confidential use in awarding contracts<\/span> for construction or the purchase of goods or services; information of a proprietary nature produced or collected by or for the Authority or members of its medical or teaching staffs; financial statements not publicly available that may be filed with the Authority from third parties; the identity, accounts, or account status of any customer of the Authority; consulting or other reports paid for by the Authority to assist the Authority in connection with its strategic planning and goals; the determination of marketing and operational strategies where disclosure of such strategies would be harmful to the competitive position of the Authority; and information of a proprietary nature produced or collected by or for employees of the Authority, other than the Authority’s financial or administrative records, in the conduct of or as a result of study or research on medical, scientific, technical, or scholarly issues<\/span>, whether sponsored by the Authority alone or in conjunction with a governmental body or a private concern, when such information has not been publicly released, published, copyrighted, or patented. This exclusion shall also apply when such information is in the possession<\/span> of Virginia Commonwealth University. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

15.<\/span> Information held by the Department of Environmental Quality, the State Water Control Board, the State Air Pollution Control Board, or the Virginia Waste Management Board relating to (i) active federal environmental enforcement actions that are considered confidential under federal law<\/span> and (ii) enforcement strategies, including proposed sanctions<\/span> for enforcement actions. Upon request, such information shall be disclosed after a proposed sanction<\/span> resulting from the investigation has been proposed to the director of the agency. This subdivision shall not be construed to prevent the disclosure of information related to inspection reports, notices of violation, and documents detailing the nature of any environmental contamination that may have occurred or similar documents. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

16.<\/span> Information related to the operation of toll facilities that identifies an individual, vehicle, or travel itinerary, including vehicle identification data or vehicle enforcement system information; video or photographic images; Social Security or other identification numbers appearing on driver’s licenses; credit card or bank account data; home addresses; phone numbers; or records of the date or time of toll facility use. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

17.<\/span> Information held by the Virginia Lottery pertaining to (i) the social security number, tax identification number, state sales tax number, home address and telephone number, personal and lottery banking account and transit numbers of a retailer, and financial information regarding the nonlottery operations of specific retail locations and (ii) individual lottery winners, except that a winner’s name, hometown, and amount won shall be disclosed. If the value of the prize won by the winner is $1 million or greater, the information described in clause (ii) shall not be disclosed unless the winner consents in writing to such disclosure. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

18.<\/span> Information held by the Board for Branch Pilots relating to the chemical or drug testing of a person regulated by the Board, where such person has tested negative or has not been the subject of a disciplinary action by the Board for a positive test result. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

19.<\/span> Information pertaining to the planning, scheduling, and performance of examinations of holder records pursuant to the Virginia Disposition<\/span> of Unclaimed Property Act (§ 55.1-2500<\/a> et seq.) prepared by or for the State Treasurer or his agents or employees or persons employed to perform an audit or examination of holder records. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

20.<\/span> Information held by the Virginia Department of Emergency<\/span> Management or a local governing body relating to citizen emergency<\/span> response teams established pursuant to an ordinance<\/span> of a local governing body that reveal the name, address, including e-mail address, telephone or pager numbers, or operating schedule of an individual participant in the program. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

21.<\/span> Information held by state or local park and recreation departments and local and regional park authorities or by the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement concerning identifiable individuals younger than 18 years of age. However, nothing in this subdivision shall operate to prevent the disclosure of information defined as directory information under regulations implementing the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g, unless the public body<\/span> has undertaken the parental notification and opt-out requirements provided by such regulations. Access shall not be denied to the parent, including a noncustodial parent, or guardian of such person, unless the parent’s parental rights have been terminated or a court<\/span> of competent jurisdiction<\/span> has restricted or denied such access. For such information of persons who are emancipated, the right of access may be asserted by the subject thereof. Any parent or emancipated person who is the subject of the information may waive<\/span>, in writing, the protections afforded by this subdivision. If the protections are so waived, the public body<\/span> shall open such information for inspection and copying. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

22.<\/span> Information submitted for inclusion in the Statewide Alert Network administered by the Department of Emergency<\/span> Management that reveal names, physical addresses, email addresses, computer or internet protocol information, telephone numbers, pager numbers, other wireless or portable communications device information, or operating schedules<\/span> of individuals or agencies, where the release of such information would compromise the security of the Statewide Alert Network or individuals participating in the Statewide Alert Network. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

23.<\/span> Information held by the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission made confidential by § 17.1-913<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

24.<\/span> Information held by the Virginia Retirement System acting pursuant to \u00a7 51.1-124.30<\/a>, a local retirement system acting pursuant to \u00a7 51.1-803<\/a> (hereinafter collectively referred to as the retirement system), or the Commonwealth Savers Plan, acting pursuant to \u00a7 23.1-704<\/a> relating to:\n\t\t\ta. Internal deliberations<\/span> of or decisions by the retirement system or the Commonwealth Savers Plan on the pursuit of particular investment strategies, or the selection or termination of investment managers, prior to the execution of such investment strategies or the selection or termination of such managers, if disclosure of such information would have an adverse impact on the financial interest of the retirement system or the Commonwealth Savers Plan; and\n\t\t\tb. Trade secrets<\/span> provided by a private entity to the retirement system or the Commonwealth Savers Plan if disclosure of such records would have an adverse impact on the financial interest of the retirement system or the Commonwealth Savers Plan.\n\t\t\tFor the records specified in subdivision b to be excluded from the provisions of this chapter, the entity shall make a written request to the retirement system or the Commonwealth Savers Plan: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Invoking such exclusion prior to or upon submission of the data or other materials<\/span> for which protection from disclosure is sought; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Identifying with specificity the data or other materials<\/span> for which protection is sought; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Stating the reasons why protection is necessary.\n\t\t\t\tThe retirement system or the Commonwealth Savers Plan shall determine whether the requested exclusion from disclosure meets the requirements set forth in subdivision b.\n\t\t\t\tNothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prevent the disclosure of the identity or amount of any investment held or the present value and performance of all asset classes and subclasses. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

25.<\/span> Information held by the Department of Corrections made confidential by former § 53.1-233. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

26.<\/span> Information maintained by the Department of the Treasury or participants in the Local Government Investment Pool (§ 2.2-4600<\/a> et seq.) and required to be provided by such participants to the Department to establish accounts in accordance with § 2.2-4602<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

27.<\/span> Personal information, as defined in § 2.2-3801<\/a>, contained in the Veterans Care Center Resident Trust Funds concerning residents or patients of the Department of Veterans Services Care Centers, except that access shall not be denied to the person who is the subject of the information. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

28.<\/span> Information maintained in connection with fundraising activities by the Veterans Services Foundation pursuant to § 2.2-2716<\/a> that reveal the address, electronic mail address, facsimile or telephone number, social security number or other identification number appearing on a driver’s license or other document issued under Chapter 3 (§ 46.2-300<\/a> et seq.) of Title 46.2 or the comparable law<\/span> of another jurisdiction<\/span>, or credit card or bank account data of identifiable donors, except that access shall not be denied to the person who is the subject of the information. Nothing in this subdivision, however, shall be construed to prevent the disclosure of information relating to the amount, date, purpose, and terms of the pledge or donation or the identity of the donor, unless the donor has requested anonymity in connection with or as a condition of making a pledge or donation. The exclusion provided by this subdivision shall not apply to protect from disclosure (i) the identities of sponsors providing grants to or contracting with the foundation for the performance of services or other work or (ii) the terms and conditions of such grants or contracts<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

29.<\/span> Information prepared for and utilized by the Commonwealth’s Attorneys’ Services Council in the training of state prosecutors or law<\/span>-enforcement personnel, where such information is not otherwise available to the public and the disclosure of such information would reveal confidential strategies, methods, or procedures to be employed in law<\/span>-enforcement activities or materials<\/span> created for the investigation and prosecution<\/span> of a criminal case. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

30.<\/span> Information provided to the Department of Aviation by other entities of the Commonwealth in connection with the operation of aircraft where the information would not be subject to disclosure by the entity providing the information. The entity providing the information to the Department of Aviation shall identify the specific information to be protected and the applicable provision of this chapter that excludes the information from mandatory disclosure. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

31.<\/span> Information created or maintained by or on the behalf of the judicial performance evaluation program related to an evaluation of any individual justice or judge<\/span> made confidential by § 17.1-100<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

32.<\/span> Information reflecting the substance of meetings<\/span><\/span> in which (i) individual sexual assault<\/span> cases are discussed by any sexual assault<\/span> response team established pursuant to § 15.2-1627.4<\/a>, (ii) individual child abuse or neglect cases or sex offenses<\/span> involving a child are discussed by multidisciplinary child sexual abuse response teams established pursuant to § 15.2-1627.5<\/a>, (iii) individual cases of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of adults as defined in § 63.2-1603<\/a> are discussed by multidisciplinary teams established pursuant to §§ 15.2-1627.5<\/a> and 63.2-1605<\/a>, or (iv) individual human trafficking cases are discussed by any human trafficking response team established pursuant to § 15.2-1627.6<\/a>. The findings<\/span> of any such team may be disclosed or published in statistical or other aggregated form that does not disclose the identity of specific individuals. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

33.<\/span> Information contained in the strategic plan, marketing plan, or operational plan prepared by the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority pursuant to § 2.2-2237.1<\/a> regarding target companies, specific allocation of resources and staff for marketing activities, and specific marketing activities that would reveal to the Commonwealth’s competitors for economic development projects the strategies intended to be deployed by the Commonwealth, thereby adversely affecting the financial interest of the Commonwealth. The executive summaries of the strategic plan, marketing plan, and operational plan shall not be redacted or withheld pursuant to this subdivision. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

34.<\/span> Information discussed in a closed session of the Physical Therapy Compact Commission or the Executive Board or other committees of the Commission for purposes set forth in subsection E of § 54.1-3491<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

35.<\/span> Information held by the Commonwealth of Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority (the Authority), an advisory committee of the Authority, or any other entity designated by the Authority, relating to (i) internal deliberations<\/span> of or decisions by the Authority on the pursuit of particular investment strategies prior to the execution of such investment strategies and (ii) trade secrets<\/span>, as defined in the Uniform Trade Secrets<\/span> Act (§ 59.1-336<\/a> et seq.), provided by a private entity to the Authority, if such disclosure of records pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) would have an adverse impact on the financial interest of the Authority or a private entity. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

36.<\/span> Personal information provided to or obtained by the Virginia Lottery in connection with the voluntary exclusion program administered pursuant to § 58.1-4015.1<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

37.<\/span> Personal information provided to or obtained by the Virginia Lottery concerning the identity of any person reporting prohibited conduct pursuant to § 58.1-4043<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXCLUSIONS TO APPLICATION OF CHAPTER; RECORDS OF SPECIFIC PUBLIC BODIES AND\nCERTAIN OTHER LIMITED EXCLUSIONS (\u00a7 2.2-3705.7)\n\nThe following information contained in a public record is excluded from the\nmandatory disclosure provisions of this chapter but may be disclosed by the\ncustodian in his discretion, except where such disclosure is prohibited by law.\nRedaction of information excluded under this section from a public record shall\nbe conducted in accordance with \u00a7 2.2-3704.01.\n\n1. State income, business, and estate tax returns, personal property tax\nreturns, and confidential records held pursuant to § 58.1-3.\n\n2. Working papers and correspondence of the Office of the Governor, the\nLieutenant Governor, or the Attorney General; the members of the General\nAssembly, the Division of Legislative Services, or the Clerks of the House of\nDelegates or the Senate of Virginia; the mayor or chief executive officer of any\npolitical subdivision of the Commonwealth; or the president or other chief\nexecutive officer of any public institution of higher education in the\nCommonwealth. However, no information that is otherwise open to inspection under\nthis chapter shall be deemed excluded by virtue of the fact that it has been\nattached to or incorporated within any working paper or correspondence. Further,\ninformation publicly available or not otherwise subject to an exclusion under\nthis chapter or other provision of law that has been aggregated, combined, or\nchanged in format without substantive analysis or revision shall not be deemed\nworking papers. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to authorize the\nwithholding of any resumes or applications submitted by persons who are\nappointed by the Governor pursuant to § 2.2-106 or 2.2-107.\n\t\t\tAs used in this subdivision:\n\t\t\t“Members of the General Assembly” means each member of the Senate\nof Virginia and the House of Delegates and their legislative aides when working\non behalf of such member.\n\t\t\t“Office of the Governor” means the Governor; the Governor’s\nchief of staff, counsel, director of policy, and Cabinet Secretaries; the\nAssistant to the Governor for Intergovernmental Affairs; and those individuals\nto whom the Governor has delegated his authority pursuant to § 2.2-104.\n“Working papers” means those records prepared by or for a public\nofficial identified in this subdivision for his personal or deliberative use.\n\t\t\t“Working papers” means those records prepared by or for a public\nofficial identified in this subdivision for his personal or deliberative use.\n\n3. Information contained in library records that can be used to identify (i)\nboth (a) any library patron who has borrowed or accessed material or resources\nfrom a library and (b) the material or resources such patron borrowed or\naccessed or (ii) any library patron under 18 years of age. For the purposes of\nclause (ii), access shall not be denied to the parent, including a noncustodial\nparent, or guardian of such library patron.\n\n4. Contract cost estimates prepared for the confidential use of the Department\nof Transportation in awarding contracts for construction or the purchase of\ngoods or services, and records and automated systems prepared for the\nDepartment’s Bid Analysis and Monitoring Program.\n\n5. Lists of registered owners of bonds issued by a political subdivision of the\nCommonwealth, whether the lists are maintained by the political subdivision\nitself or by a single fiduciary designated by the political subdivision.\n\n6. Information furnished by a member of the General Assembly to a meeting of a\nstanding committee, special committee, or subcommittee of his house established\nsolely for the purpose of reviewing members’ annual disclosure statements\nand supporting materials filed under § 30-110 or of formulating advisory\nopinions to members on standards of conduct, or both.\n\n7. Customer account information of a public utility affiliated with a political\nsubdivision of the Commonwealth, including the customer’s name and service\naddress, but excluding the amount of utility service provided and the amount of\nmoney charged or paid for such utility service.\n\n8. Personal information, as defined in § 2.2-3801, (i) filed with the\nVirginia Housing Development Authority concerning individuals who have applied\nfor or received loans or other housing assistance or who have applied for\noccupancy of or have occupied housing financed, owned or otherwise assisted by\nthe Virginia Housing Development Authority; (ii) concerning persons\nparticipating in or persons on the waiting list for federally funded\nrent-assistance programs; (iii) filed with any local redevelopment and housing\nauthority created pursuant to § 36-4 concerning persons participating in or\npersons on the waiting list for housing assistance programs funded by local\ngovernments or by any such authority; or (iv) filed with any local redevelopment\nand housing authority created pursuant to § 36-4 or any other local\ngovernment agency concerning persons who have applied for occupancy or who have\noccupied affordable dwelling units established pursuant to § 15.2-2304 or\n15.2-2305. However, access to one’s own information shall not be denied.\n\n9. Information regarding the siting of hazardous waste facilities, except as\nprovided in § 10.1-1441, if disclosure of such information would have a\ndetrimental effect upon the negotiating position of a governing body or on the\nestablishment of the terms, conditions, and provisions of the siting agreement.\n\n10. Information on the site-specific location of rare, threatened, endangered,\nor otherwise imperiled plant and animal species, natural communities, caves, and\nsignificant historic and archaeological sites if, in the opinion of the public\nbody that has the responsibility for such information, disclosure of the\ninformation would jeopardize the continued existence or the integrity of the\nresource. This exclusion shall not apply to requests from the owner of the land\nupon which the resource is located.\n\n11. Memoranda, graphics, video or audio tapes, production models, data, and\ninformation of a proprietary nature produced by or for or collected by or for\nthe Virginia Lottery relating to matters of a specific lottery game design,\ndevelopment, production, operation, ticket price, prize structure, manner of\nselecting the winning ticket, manner of payment of prizes to holders of winning\ntickets, frequency of drawings or selections of winning tickets, odds of\nwinning, advertising, or marketing, where such information not been publicly\nreleased, published, copyrighted, or patented. Whether released, published, or\ncopyrighted, all game-related information shall be subject to public disclosure\nunder this chapter upon the first day of sales for the specific lottery game to\nwhich it pertains.\n\n12. Information held by the Virginia Retirement System, acting pursuant to\n§ 51.1-124.30, or a local retirement system, acting pursuant to §\n51.1-803, or by a local finance board or board of trustees of a trust\nestablished by one or more local public bodies to invest funds for\npost-retirement benefits other than pensions, acting pursuant to Article 8\n(§ 15.2-1544 et seq.) of Chapter 15 of Title 15.2, or by the board of\nvisitors of the University of Virginia, acting pursuant to § 23.1-2210, or\nby the board of visitors of The College of William and Mary in Virginia, acting\npursuant to § 23.1-2803, or by the Commonwealth Savers Plan, acting\npursuant to § 23.1-704, relating to the acquisition, holding, or\ndisposition of a security or other ownership interest in an entity, where such\nsecurity or ownership interest is not traded on a governmentally regulated\nsecurities exchange, if disclosure of such information would (i) reveal\nconfidential analyses prepared for the board of visitors of the University of\nVirginia, prepared for the board of visitors of The College of William and Mary\nin Virginia, prepared by the retirement system, a local finance board or board\nof trustees, or the Commonwealth Savers Plan, or provided to the retirement\nsystem, a local finance board or board of trustees, or the Commonwealth Savers\nPlan under a promise of confidentiality of the future value of such ownership\ninterest or the future financial performance of the entity and (ii) have an\nadverse effect on the value of the investment to be acquired, held, or disposed\nof by the retirement system, a local finance board or board of trustees, the\nboard of visitors of the University of Virginia, the board of visitors of The\nCollege of William and Mary in Virginia, or the Commonwealth Savers Plan.\nNothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prevent the disclosure of\ninformation relating to the identity of any investment held, the amount\ninvested, or the present value of such investment.\n\n13. Financial, medical, rehabilitative, and other personal information\nconcerning applicants for or recipients of loan funds submitted to or maintained\nby the Assistive Technology Loan Fund Authority under Chapter 11 (§ 51.5-53\net seq.) of Title 51.5.\n\n14. Information held by the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System\nAuthority pertaining to any of the following: an individual’s\nqualifications for or continued membership on its medical or teaching staffs;\nproprietary information gathered by or in the possession of the Authority from\nthird parties pursuant to a promise of confidentiality; contract cost estimates\nprepared for confidential use in awarding contracts for construction or the\npurchase of goods or services; information of a proprietary nature produced or\ncollected by or for the Authority or members of its medical or teaching staffs;\nfinancial statements not publicly available that may be filed with the Authority\nfrom third parties; the identity, accounts, or account status of any customer of\nthe Authority; consulting or other reports paid for by the Authority to assist\nthe Authority in connection with its strategic planning and goals; the\ndetermination of marketing and operational strategies where disclosure of such\nstrategies would be harmful to the competitive position of the Authority; and\ninformation of a proprietary nature produced or collected by or for employees of\nthe Authority, other than the Authority’s financial or administrative\nrecords, in the conduct of or as a result of study or research on medical,\nscientific, technical, or scholarly issues, whether sponsored by the Authority\nalone or in conjunction with a governmental body or a private concern, when such\ninformation has not been publicly released, published, copyrighted, or patented.\nThis exclusion shall also apply when such information is in the possession of\nVirginia Commonwealth University.\n\n15. Information held by the Department of Environmental Quality, the State Water\nControl Board, the State Air Pollution Control Board, or the Virginia Waste\nManagement Board relating to (i) active federal environmental enforcement\nactions that are considered confidential under federal law and (ii) enforcement\nstrategies, including proposed sanctions for enforcement actions. Upon request,\nsuch information shall be disclosed after a proposed sanction resulting from the\ninvestigation has been proposed to the director of the agency. This subdivision\nshall not be construed to prevent the disclosure of information related to\ninspection reports, notices of violation, and documents detailing the nature of\nany environmental contamination that may have occurred or similar documents.\n\n16. Information related to the operation of toll facilities that identifies an\nindividual, vehicle, or travel itinerary, including vehicle identification data\nor vehicle enforcement system information; video or photographic images; Social\nSecurity or other identification numbers appearing on driver’s licenses;\ncredit card or bank account data; home addresses; phone numbers; or records of\nthe date or time of toll facility use.\n\n17. Information held by the Virginia Lottery pertaining to (i) the social\nsecurity number, tax identification number, state sales tax number, home address\nand telephone number, personal and lottery banking account and transit numbers\nof a retailer, and financial information regarding the nonlottery operations of\nspecific retail locations and (ii) individual lottery winners, except that a\nwinner’s name, hometown, and amount won shall be disclosed. If the value\nof the prize won by the winner is $1 million or greater, the information\ndescribed in clause (ii) shall not be disclosed unless the winner consents in\nwriting to such disclosure.\n\n18. Information held by the Board for Branch Pilots relating to the chemical or\ndrug testing of a person regulated by the Board, where such person has tested\nnegative or has not been the subject of a disciplinary action by the Board for a\npositive test result.\n\n19. Information pertaining to the planning, scheduling, and performance of\nexaminations of holder records pursuant to the Virginia Disposition of Unclaimed\nProperty Act (§ 55.1-2500 et seq.) prepared by or for the State Treasurer\nor his agents or employees or persons employed to perform an audit or\nexamination of holder records.\n\n20. Information held by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management or a\nlocal governing body relating to citizen emergency response teams established\npursuant to an ordinance of a local governing body that reveal the name,\naddress, including e-mail address, telephone or pager numbers, or operating\nschedule of an individual participant in the program.\n\n21. Information held by state or local park and recreation departments and local\nand regional park authorities or by the Department of Workforce Development and\nAdvancement concerning identifiable individuals younger than 18 years of age.\nHowever, nothing in this subdivision shall operate to prevent the disclosure of\ninformation defined as directory information under regulations implementing the\nfederal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g,\nunless the public body has undertaken the parental notification and opt-out\nrequirements provided by such regulations. Access shall not be denied to the\nparent, including a noncustodial parent, or guardian of such person, unless the\nparent’s parental rights have been terminated or a court of competent\njurisdiction has restricted or denied such access. For such information of\npersons who are emancipated, the right of access may be asserted by the subject\nthereof. Any parent or emancipated person who is the subject of the information\nmay waive, in writing, the protections afforded by this subdivision. If the\nprotections are so waived, the public body shall open such information for\ninspection and copying.\n\n22. Information submitted for inclusion in the Statewide Alert Network\nadministered by the Department of Emergency Management that reveal names,\nphysical addresses, email addresses, computer or internet protocol information,\ntelephone numbers, pager numbers, other wireless or portable communications\ndevice information, or operating schedules of individuals or agencies, where the\nrelease of such information would compromise the security of the Statewide Alert\nNetwork or individuals participating in the Statewide Alert Network.\n\n23. Information held by the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission made\nconfidential by § 17.1-913.\n\n24. Information held by the Virginia Retirement System acting pursuant to \u00a7\n51.1-124.30, a local retirement system acting pursuant to \u00a7 51.1-803\n(hereinafter collectively referred to as the retirement system), or the\nCommonwealth Savers Plan, acting pursuant to \u00a7 23.1-704 relating to:\n\t\t\ta. Internal deliberations of or decisions by the retirement system or the\nCommonwealth Savers Plan on the pursuit of particular investment strategies, or\nthe selection or termination of investment managers, prior to the execution of\nsuch investment strategies or the selection or termination of such managers, if\ndisclosure of such information would have an adverse impact on the financial\ninterest of the retirement system or the Commonwealth Savers Plan; and\n\t\t\tb. Trade secrets provided by a private entity to the retirement system or the\nCommonwealth Savers Plan if disclosure of such records would have an adverse\nimpact on the financial interest of the retirement system or the Commonwealth\nSavers Plan.\n\t\t\tFor the records specified in subdivision b to be excluded from the provisions\nof this chapter, the entity shall make a written request to the retirement\nsystem or the Commonwealth Savers Plan:\n\n 1. Invoking such exclusion prior to or upon submission of the data or other\n materials for which protection from disclosure is sought;\n\n 2. Identifying with specificity the data or other materials for which\n protection is sought; and\n\n 3. Stating the reasons why protection is necessary.\n \t\t\t\tThe retirement system or the Commonwealth Savers Plan shall determine\n whether the requested exclusion from disclosure meets the requirements set\n forth in subdivision b.\n \t\t\t\tNothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prevent the disclosure\n of the identity or amount of any investment held or the present value and\n performance of all asset classes and subclasses.\n\n25. Information held by the Department of Corrections made confidential by\nformer § 53.1-233.\n\n26. Information maintained by the Department of the Treasury or participants in\nthe Local Government Investment Pool (§ 2.2-4600 et seq.) and required to\nbe provided by such participants to the Department to establish accounts in\naccordance with § 2.2-4602.\n\n27. Personal information, as defined in § 2.2-3801, contained in the\nVeterans Care Center Resident Trust Funds concerning residents or patients of\nthe Department of Veterans Services Care Centers, except that access shall not\nbe denied to the person who is the subject of the information.\n\n28. Information maintained in connection with fundraising activities by the\nVeterans Services Foundation pursuant to § 2.2-2716 that reveal the\naddress, electronic mail address, facsimile or telephone number, social security\nnumber or other identification number appearing on a driver’s license or\nother document issued under Chapter 3 (§ 46.2-300 et seq.) of Title 46.2 or\nthe comparable law of another jurisdiction, or credit card or bank account data\nof identifiable donors, except that access shall not be denied to the person who\nis the subject of the information. Nothing in this subdivision, however, shall\nbe construed to prevent the disclosure of information relating to the amount,\ndate, purpose, and terms of the pledge or donation or the identity of the donor,\nunless the donor has requested anonymity in connection with or as a condition of\nmaking a pledge or donation. The exclusion provided by this subdivision shall\nnot apply to protect from disclosure (i) the identities of sponsors providing\ngrants to or contracting with the foundation for the performance of services or\nother work or (ii) the terms and conditions of such grants or contracts.\n\n29. Information prepared for and utilized by the Commonwealth’s\nAttorneys’ Services Council in the training of state prosecutors or\nlaw-enforcement personnel, where such information is not otherwise available to\nthe public and the disclosure of such information would reveal confidential\nstrategies, methods, or procedures to be employed in law-enforcement activities\nor materials created for the investigation and prosecution of a criminal case.\n\n30. Information provided to the Department of Aviation by other entities of the\nCommonwealth in connection with the operation of aircraft where the information\nwould not be subject to disclosure by the entity providing the information. The\nentity providing the information to the Department of Aviation shall identify\nthe specific information to be protected and the applicable provision of this\nchapter that excludes the information from mandatory disclosure.\n\n31. Information created or maintained by or on the behalf of the judicial\nperformance evaluation program related to an evaluation of any individual\njustice or judge made confidential by § 17.1-100.\n\n32. Information reflecting the substance of meetings in which (i) individual\nsexual assault cases are discussed by any sexual assault response team\nestablished pursuant to § 15.2-1627.4, (ii) individual child abuse or\nneglect cases or sex offenses involving a child are discussed by\nmultidisciplinary child sexual abuse response teams established pursuant to\n§ 15.2-1627.5, (iii) individual cases of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of\nadults as defined in § 63.2-1603 are discussed by multidisciplinary teams\nestablished pursuant to §§ 15.2-1627.5 and 63.2-1605, or (iv)\nindividual human trafficking cases are discussed by any human trafficking\nresponse team established pursuant to § 15.2-1627.6. The findings of any\nsuch team may be disclosed or published in statistical or other aggregated form\nthat does not disclose the identity of specific individuals.\n\n33. Information contained in the strategic plan, marketing plan, or operational\nplan prepared by the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority\npursuant to § 2.2-2237.1 regarding target companies, specific allocation of\nresources and staff for marketing activities, and specific marketing activities\nthat would reveal to the Commonwealth’s competitors for economic\ndevelopment projects the strategies intended to be deployed by the Commonwealth,\nthereby adversely affecting the financial interest of the Commonwealth. The\nexecutive summaries of the strategic plan, marketing plan, and operational plan\nshall not be redacted or withheld pursuant to this subdivision.\n\n34. Information discussed in a closed session of the Physical Therapy Compact\nCommission or the Executive Board or other committees of the Commission for\npurposes set forth in subsection E of § 54.1-3491.\n\n35. Information held by the Commonwealth of Virginia Innovation Partnership\nAuthority (the Authority), an advisory committee of the Authority, or any other\nentity designated by the Authority, relating to (i) internal deliberations of or\ndecisions by the Authority on the pursuit of particular investment strategies\nprior to the execution of such investment strategies and (ii) trade secrets, as\ndefined in the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (§ 59.1-336 et seq.), provided by\na private entity to the Authority, if such disclosure of records pursuant to\nclause (i) or (ii) would have an adverse impact on the financial interest of the\nAuthority or a private entity.\n\n36. Personal information provided to or obtained by the Virginia Lottery in\nconnection with the voluntary exclusion program administered pursuant to §\n58.1-4015.1.\n\n37. Personal information provided to or obtained by the Virginia Lottery\nconcerning the identity of any person reporting prohibited conduct pursuant to\n§ 58.1-4043.\n\nHISTORY: 1999, cc. 485, 518, 703, 726, 793, 849, 852, 867, 868, 881, \u00a7\n2.1-342.01; 2000, cc. 66, 237, 382, 400, 430, 583, 589, 592, 594, 618, 632, 657,\n720, 932, 933, 947, 1006, 1064; 2001, cc. 288, 518, 844, \u00a7 2.2-3705; 2002, cc.\n87, 155, 242, 393, 478, 481, 499, 522, 571, 572, 633, 655, 715, 798, 830; 2003,\ncc. 274, 307, 327, 332, 358, 704, 801, 884, 891, 893, 897, 968; 2004, cc. 426,\n690, 832; 2005, cc. 165, 508; 2007, cc. 406, 652, 660, 737, 739; 2008, cc. 16,\n739; 2009, cc. 223, 827, 845; 2010, c. 300; 2011, cc. 827, 867; 2012, c. 726;\n2013, cc. 199, 481, 554, 574; 2014, cc. 225, 808; 2015, cc. 38, 137, 549, 730;\n2016, cc. 550, 620, 716, 729; 2017, cc. 587, 642, 778, 804, 824; 2018, cc. 58,\n141; 2019, cc. 163, 170, 247, 300, 358, 729, 775; 2020, cc. 70, 587, 1164, 1169,\n1218, 1227, 1246, 1256; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 344, 345; 2024, cc. 217, 366;\n2025, cc. 76, 90, 108.","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}}