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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 11 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 1966, chapter 702; in 1975, chapter 260; in 1977, chapter 186; in 1978, chapters 219 and 540; in 1982, chapter 150; in 1993, chapter 455; in 1994, chapters 261<\/a> and 370<\/a>; in 1995, chapter 10<\/a>; in 1996, chapter 996<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 633<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":193963,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62650,"identifier":"3.2-103","token":"3.2\/I\/1\/1\/3.2-103","url":"\/3.2-103\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-103\/","token":"3.2\/I\/1\/1\/3.2-103","dublin_core":{"Title":"Records to be held in confidence","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-103","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commissioner<\/span> shall hold the following records of the Department<\/span> in confidence unless otherwise directed by the Governor or the Board<\/span>:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Schedules<\/span> of work for regulatory inspection; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Trade secrets and commercial or financial information supplied by individuals or business entities to the Department<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Reports of criminal violations made to the Department<\/span> by persons outside the Department<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Records of active investigations until the investigations are closed; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Financial records of applicants for assistance from the Virginia Farm Loan Revolving Account except those records that are otherwise a matter of public record; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Tax returns required by the agricultural commodity boards<\/span> established pursuant to this title to the extent necessary to protect the privacy of individual taxpayers. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRECORDS TO BE HELD IN CONFIDENCE (\u00a7 3.2-103)\n\nThe Commissioner shall hold the following records of the Department in\nconfidence unless otherwise directed by the Governor or the Board:\n\n1. Schedules of work for regulatory inspection;\n\n2. Trade secrets and commercial or financial information supplied by individuals\nor business entities to the Department;\n\n3. Reports of criminal violations made to the Department by persons outside the\nDepartment;\n\n4. Records of active investigations until the investigations are closed;\n\n5. Financial records of applicants for assistance from the Virginia Farm Loan\nRevolving Account except those records that are otherwise a matter of public\nrecord; and\n\n6. Tax returns required by the agricultural commodity boards established\npursuant to this title to the extent necessary to protect the privacy of\nindividual taxpayers.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 3-13; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7 3.1-14; 1975, c. 260; 1977, c.\n186; 1978, cc. 219, 540; 1982, c. 150; 1993, c. 455; 1994, cc. 261, 370; 1995,\nc. 10; 1996, c. 996; 2005, c. 633; 2008, c. 860.","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}}