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Every violation of this section shall constitute a Class 1 misdemeanor.B\n\nIf a request for a record or information concerning applicants for and recipients of services provided in this chapter is made to the Department by a person who does not have a legitimate interest, the Superintendent shall not provide the record or information unless permitted by state or federal law or regulation.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":202828,"text":"The records, information, and statistical registries of the Department and of all child day programs and family day systems concerning services to or on behalf of individuals shall be confidential information, provided that the Superintendent, the Board, and their agents or designees shall have access to such records, information, and statistical registries, and that such records, information, and statistical registries may be disclosed to any person having a legitimate interest in accordance with state and federal law and regulation.\n\t\t\tIt shall be unlawful for any officer, agent, or employee of any child day program or family day system; for the Superintendent, the State Board, or their agents, designees, or employees; for any person who has held any such position; and for any other person to whom any such record or information is disclosed to disclose, directly or indirectly, any such confidential record or information, except as herein provided or pursuant to § 63.2-105. 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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 860<\/a> and 861<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":67203,"section_number":"63.2-105","catch_line":"Confidential records and information concerning social services; child-protective services and child-placing agencies","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-105\/"}],"permalink":{"id":182629,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55304,"identifier":"22.1-289.06","token":"22.1\/14.1\/1\/22.1-289.06","url":"\/22.1-289.06\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-289.06\/","token":"22.1\/14.1\/1\/22.1-289.06","dublin_core":{"Title":"Confidential records and information; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-289.06","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The records, information, and statistical registries of the Department<\/span> and of all child day programs<\/span> and family day systems<\/span> concerning services to or on behalf of individuals shall be confidential information, provided that the Superintendent<\/span>, the Board, and their agents or designees shall have access to such records, information, and statistical registries, and that such records, information, and statistical registries may be disclosed to any person having a legitimate interest in accordance with state and federal law<\/span> and regulation.\n\t\t\tIt shall be unlawful for any officer, agent, or employee of any child day program<\/span> or family day system<\/span>; for the Superintendent<\/span>, the State Board<\/span>, or their agents, designees, or employees; for any person who has held any such position; and for any other person to whom any such record or information is disclosed to disclose, directly or indirectly, any such confidential record or information, except as herein provided or pursuant to § 63.2-105<\/a>. Every violation of this section shall constitute a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If a request for a record or information concerning applicants for and recipients of services provided in this chapter is made to the Department<\/span> by a person who does not have a legitimate interest, the Superintendent<\/span> shall not provide the record or information unless permitted by state or federal law<\/span> or regulation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONFIDENTIAL RECORDS AND INFORMATION; PENALTY (\u00a7 22.1-289.06)\n\nA. The records, information, and statistical registries of the Department and of\nall child day programs and family day systems concerning services to or on\nbehalf of individuals shall be confidential information, provided that the\nSuperintendent, the Board, and their agents or designees shall have access to\nsuch records, information, and statistical registries, and that such records,\ninformation, and statistical registries may be disclosed to any person having a\nlegitimate interest in accordance with state and federal law and regulation.\n\t\t\tIt shall be unlawful for any officer, agent, or employee of any child day\nprogram or family day system; for the Superintendent, the State Board, or their\nagents, designees, or employees; for any person who has held any such position;\nand for any other person to whom any such record or information is disclosed to\ndisclose, directly or indirectly, any such confidential record or information,\nexcept as herein provided or pursuant to § 63.2-105. Every violation of\nthis section shall constitute a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n\nB. If a request for a record or information concerning applicants for and\nrecipients of services provided in this chapter is made to the Department by a\nperson who does not have a legitimate interest, the Superintendent shall not\nprovide the record or information unless permitted by state or federal law or\nregulation.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, cc. 860, 861.","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}}