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I, c. 258.","full_text":"A\n\nThe Secretary of Commerce and Trade in consultation with the Secretary of Administration, shall review and approve or disapprove, upon the recommendation of the Identity Management Standards Advisory Council pursuant to § 2.2-437, guidance documents that adopt (i) nationally recognized technical and data standards regarding the verification and authentication of identity in digital and online transactions; (ii) the minimum specifications and standards that should be included in an identity trust framework, as defined in § 59.1-550, so as to warrant liability protection pursuant to the Electronic Identity Management Act (§ 59.1-550 et seq.); and (iii) any other related data standards or specifications concerning reliance by third parties on identity credentials, as defined in § 59.1-550.B\n\nFinal guidance documents approved pursuant to subsection A shall be posted on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall and published in the Virginia Register of Regulations as a general notice. The Secretary of Commerce and Trade shall send a copy of the final guidance documents to the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules established pursuant to § 30-73.1 at least 90 days prior to the effective date of such guidance documents. The Secretary of Commerce and Trade shall also annually file a list of available guidance documents developed pursuant to this chapter pursuant to § 2.2-4103.1 of the Virginia Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.) and shall send a copy of such list to the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":287206,"text":"The Secretary of Commerce and Trade in consultation with the Secretary of Administration, shall review and approve or disapprove, upon the recommendation of the Identity Management Standards Advisory Council pursuant to § 2.2-437, guidance documents that adopt (i) nationally recognized technical and data standards regarding the verification and authentication of identity in digital and online transactions; (ii) the minimum specifications and standards that should be included in an identity trust framework, as defined in § 59.1-550, so as to warrant liability protection pursuant to the Electronic Identity Management Act (§ 59.1-550 et seq.); and (iii) any other related data standards or specifications concerning reliance by third parties on identity credentials, as defined in § 59.1-550.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":287207,"text":"Final guidance documents approved pursuant to subsection A shall be posted on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall and published in the Virginia Register of Regulations as a general notice. The Secretary of Commerce and Trade shall send a copy of the final guidance documents to the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules established pursuant to § 30-73.1 at least 90 days prior to the effective date of such guidance documents. The Secretary of Commerce and Trade shall also annually file a list of available guidance documents developed pursuant to this chapter pursuant to § 2.2-4103.1 of the Virginia Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.) and shall send a copy of such list to the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":15882,"edition_id":1,"name":"Commonwealth Identity Management Standards","identifier":"4.3","label":"chapter","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13132,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 04:01:11","date_modified":"2026-06-26 04:01:11","permalink":{"id":172241,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15882,"identifier":"4.3","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/4.3","url":"\/2.2\/I\/A\/4.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13132,"edition_id":1,"name":"Office of the Governor","identifier":"A","label":"part","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12784,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:19","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:19","permalink":{"id":171457,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13132,"identifier":"A","token":"2.2\/I\/A","url":"\/2.2\/I\/A\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12784,"edition_id":1,"name":"Organization of State Government","identifier":"I","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12749,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":171455,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12784,"identifier":"I","token":"2.2\/I","url":"\/2.2\/I\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12749,"edition_id":1,"name":"Administration of Government","identifier":"2.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":171453,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12749,"identifier":"2.2","token":"2.2","url":"\/2.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":80231,"structure_id":15882,"section_number":"2.2-436","catch_line":"Approval of electronic identity standards","url":"\/2.2-436\/","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/4.3\/2.2-436","metadata":false},{"id":61445,"structure_id":15882,"section_number":"2.2-437","catch_line":"Identity Management Standards Advisory Council","url":"\/2.2-437\/","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/4.3\/2.2-437","metadata":false}],"next_section":{"id":61445,"structure_id":15882,"section_number":"2.2-437","catch_line":"Identity Management Standards Advisory Council","url":"\/2.2-437\/","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/4.3\/2.2-437","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/2.2-436\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 2015. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 482<\/a> and 483<\/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 2 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 2017, chapter 488<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 738<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":63282,"section_number":"47.1-2","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/47.1-2\/"},{"id":80291,"section_number":"59.1-550","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-550\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":86911,"section_number":"2.2-4000","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4000\/"},{"id":75163,"section_number":"2.2-4103.1","catch_line":"Guidance documents; duty to file with Registrar","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4103.1\/"},{"id":61445,"section_number":"2.2-437","catch_line":"Identity Management Standards Advisory Council","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-437\/"},{"id":63230,"section_number":"30-73.1","catch_line":"Joint Commission on Administrative Rules; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-73.1\/"},{"id":80291,"section_number":"59.1-550","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-550\/"}],"permalink":{"id":172243,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80231,"identifier":"2.2-436","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/4.3\/2.2-436","url":"\/2.2-436\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-436\/","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/4.3\/2.2-436","dublin_core":{"Title":"Approval of electronic identity standards","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-436","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Secretary of Commerce and Trade in consultation with the Secretary of Administration, shall review and approve or disapprove, upon the recommendation of the Identity Management Standards Advisory Council pursuant to § 2.2-437<\/a>, guidance documents that adopt (i) nationally recognized technical and data standards regarding the verification and authentication of identity in digital and online transactions; (ii) the minimum specifications and standards that should be included in an identity trust framework, as defined in § 59.1-550<\/a>, so as to warrant liability protection pursuant to the Electronic Identity Management Act (§ 59.1-550<\/a> et seq.); and (iii) any other related data standards or specifications concerning reliance by third parties on identity credentials, as defined in § 59.1-550<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Final guidance documents approved pursuant to subsection A shall be posted on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall and published in the Virginia Register of Regulations as a general notice. The Secretary of Commerce and Trade shall send a copy of the final guidance documents to the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules established pursuant to § 30-73.1<\/a> at least 90 days prior to the effective date of such guidance documents. The Secretary of Commerce and Trade shall also annually file a list of available guidance documents developed pursuant to this chapter pursuant to § 2.2-4103.1<\/a> of the Virginia Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000<\/a> et seq.) and shall send a copy of such list to the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPROVAL OF ELECTRONIC IDENTITY STANDARDS (\u00a7 2.2-436)\n\nA. The Secretary of Commerce and Trade in consultation with the Secretary of\nAdministration, shall review and approve or disapprove, upon the recommendation\nof the Identity Management Standards Advisory Council pursuant to §\n2.2-437, guidance documents that adopt (i) nationally recognized technical and\ndata standards regarding the verification and authentication of identity in\ndigital and online transactions; (ii) the minimum specifications and standards\nthat should be included in an identity trust framework, as defined in §\n59.1-550, so as to warrant liability protection pursuant to the Electronic\nIdentity Management Act (§ 59.1-550 et seq.); and (iii) any other related\ndata standards or specifications concerning reliance by third parties on\nidentity credentials, as defined in § 59.1-550.\n\nB. Final guidance documents approved pursuant to subsection A shall be posted on\nthe Virginia Regulatory Town Hall and published in the Virginia Register of\nRegulations as a general notice. The Secretary of Commerce and Trade shall send\na copy of the final guidance documents to the Joint Commission on Administrative\nRules established pursuant to § 30-73.1 at least 90 days prior to the\neffective date of such guidance documents. The Secretary of Commerce and Trade\nshall also annually file a list of available guidance documents developed\npursuant to this chapter pursuant to § 2.2-4103.1 of the Virginia\nAdministrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.) and shall send a copy of\nsuch list to the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules.\n\nHISTORY: 2015, cc. 482, 483; 2017, c. 488; 2020, c. 738; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c.\n258.","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}}