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The signed originals, which may be retained in an electronic medium in accordance with \u00a7 42.1-86.01, shall remain in the custody of the agency as public records subject to judicial notice by all courts and agencies; and they, or facsimiles thereof, together with the full record or file in every case shall be made available for public inspection or copying except (i) so far as the agency may withhold the same in whole or part for the purpose of protecting individuals mentioned from personal embarrassment, obloquy, or disclosures of a private nature including statements respecting the physical, mental, moral, or financial condition of such individuals or (ii) for trade secrets or, so far as protected by other laws, other commercial or industrial information imparted in confidence. 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This law was first created in 1975. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 503 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. Unfortunately, the 1975 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 797<\/a>; in 2022, chapter 247<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":75066,"section_number":"32.1-325.1","catch_line":"Appeals of agency determinations","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-325.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":57661,"section_number":"42.1-86.01","catch_line":"Records may be retained in electronic medium","order_by":null,"url":"\/42.1-86.01\/"}],"permalink":{"id":176873,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62092,"identifier":"2.2-4023","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/40\/3\/2.2-4023","url":"\/2.2-4023\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-4023\/","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/40\/3\/2.2-4023","dublin_core":{"Title":"Final orders","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-4023","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The terms of any final agency<\/span> case decision<\/span>, as signed by it, shall be served upon the named parties by mail unless service otherwise made is duly acknowledged by them in writing. The signed originals, which may be retained in an electronic medium in accordance with \u00a7 42.1-86.01<\/a>, shall remain in the custody<\/span> of the agency<\/span> as public records subject to judicial notice by all courts<\/span> and agencies; and they, or facsimiles thereof, together with the full record or file in every case shall be made available for public inspection or copying except (i) so far as the agency<\/span> may withhold the same in whole or part for the purpose of protecting individuals mentioned from personal embarrassment, obloquy, or disclosures of a private nature including statements respecting the physical, mental, moral, or financial condition of such individuals or (ii) for trade secrets or, so far as protected by other laws<\/span>, other commercial or industrial information imparted in confidence. Final orders<\/span> may be recorded, enforced, and satisfied as orders or decrees<\/span> of a circuit<\/span> court<\/span> upon certification of such orders by the agency<\/span> head or his designee.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFINAL ORDERS (\u00a7 2.2-4023)\n\nThe terms of any final agency case decision, as signed by it, shall be served\nupon the named parties by mail unless service otherwise made is duly\nacknowledged by them in writing. The signed originals, which may be retained in\nan electronic medium in accordance with \u00a7 42.1-86.01, shall remain in the\ncustody of the agency as public records subject to judicial notice by all courts\nand agencies; and they, or facsimiles thereof, together with the full record or\nfile in every case shall be made available for public inspection or copying\nexcept (i) so far as the agency may withhold the same in whole or part for the\npurpose of protecting individuals mentioned from personal embarrassment,\nobloquy, or disclosures of a private nature including statements respecting the\nphysical, mental, moral, or financial condition of such individuals or (ii) for\ntrade secrets or, so far as protected by other laws, other commercial or\nindustrial information imparted in confidence. Final orders may be recorded,\nenforced, and satisfied as orders or decrees of a circuit court upon\ncertification of such orders by the agency head or his designee.\n\nHISTORY: 1975, c. 503, \u00a7 9-6.14:14; 2001, c. 844; 2009, c. 797; 2022, c. 247.","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}}