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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 2001, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?011+ful+CHAP0844\">844<\/a>; in 2014, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?141+ful+CHAP0792\">792<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?141+ful+CHAP0804\">804<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":199471,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57396,"identifier":"30-117","token":"30\/13\/5\/30-117","url":"\/30-117\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/30-117\/","token":"30\/13\/5\/30-117","dublin_core":{"Title":"Confidentiality of proceedings","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 30-117","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>All proceedings during the investigation of any complaint by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Panel<\/span> shall be confidential. This rule of confidentiality shall apply to <span class=\"dictionary\">Panel<\/span> members and their staff, the Committee on <span class=\"dictionary\">Privileges<\/span> and Elections and its staff, and the Virginia <span class=\"dictionary\">Conflict of Interest<\/span> and Ethics Advisory <span class=\"dictionary\">Council<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONFIDENTIALITY OF PROCEEDINGS (\u00a7 30-117)\n\nAll proceedings during the investigation of any complaint by the Panel shall be\nconfidential. This rule of confidentiality shall apply to Panel members and\ntheir staff, the Committee on Privileges and Elections and its staff, and the\nVirginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council.\n\nHISTORY: 1987, Sp. 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