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Thereafter, the Commission may open the report for public inspection so long as no court of competent jurisdiction has stayed its publication.B\n\nNothing contained in this Code shall prevent or be construed as prohibiting the Commission from disclosing the content of an examination report, preliminary examination report or results, or any matter relating thereto, at any time to (i) a regulatory official of any state or country; (ii) the NAIC, its affiliate or its subsidiary; or (iii) a law-enforcement authority of any state or country, so long as such agency, authority or office receiving the report or matters relating thereto agrees in writing to hold it confidential and in a manner consistent with this article. 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This law was first created in 1992. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 588 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 1992 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2001, chapter 519<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":84628,"section_number":"38.2-1320.5","catch_line":"Confidentiality of ancillary information","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1320.5\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":65907,"section_number":"38.2-1320.2","catch_line":"Filing of report on examination","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1320.2\/"},{"id":65066,"section_number":"38.2-1320.3","catch_line":"Examination reports; orders and procedures","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1320.3\/"}],"permalink":{"id":211593,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85364,"identifier":"38.2-1320.4","token":"38.2\/13\/4\/38.2-1320.4","url":"\/38.2-1320.4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-1320.4\/","token":"38.2\/13\/4\/38.2-1320.4","dublin_core":{"Title":"Publication and use of examination reports","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-1320.4","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Upon the filing of the examination report under subdivision 1 of § 38.2-1320.2<\/a>, the Commission<\/span> shall continue to hold the content of the examination report as private and confidential information for a period of ten days except to the extent provided in § 38.2-1320.3<\/a>. Thereafter, the Commission<\/span> may open the report for public inspection so long as no court<\/span> of competent jurisdiction<\/span> has stayed its publication. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Nothing contained in this Code shall prevent or be construed as prohibiting the Commission<\/span> from disclosing the content of an examination report, preliminary examination report or results, or any matter relating thereto, at any time to (i) a regulatory official of any state<\/span> or country; (ii) the NAIC, its affiliate or its subsidiary; or (iii) a law<\/span>-enforcement authority of any state<\/span> or country, so long as such agency, authority or office receiving the report or matters relating thereto agrees in writing to hold it confidential and in a manner consistent with this article. Any such disclosure by the Commission<\/span> shall not constitute a waiver<\/span> of confidentiality of any such reports or any matter relating thereto. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> In the event the Commission<\/span> determines that regulatory action is appropriate as a result of any examination, it may initiate any proceedings or actions as provided by law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPUBLICATION AND USE OF EXAMINATION REPORTS (\u00a7 38.2-1320.4)\n\nA. Upon the filing of the examination report under subdivision 1 of §\n38.2-1320.2, the Commission shall continue to hold the content of the\nexamination report as private and confidential information for a period of ten\ndays except to the extent provided in § 38.2-1320.3. Thereafter, the\nCommission may open the report for public inspection so long as no court of\ncompetent jurisdiction has stayed its publication.\n\nB. Nothing contained in this Code shall prevent or be construed as prohibiting\nthe Commission from disclosing the content of an examination report, preliminary\nexamination report or results, or any matter relating thereto, at any time to\n(i) a regulatory official of any state or country; (ii) the NAIC, its affiliate\nor its subsidiary; or (iii) a law-enforcement authority of any state or country,\nso long as such agency, authority or office receiving the report or matters\nrelating thereto agrees in writing to hold it confidential and in a manner\nconsistent with this article. Any such disclosure by the Commission shall not\nconstitute a waiver of confidentiality of any such reports or any matter\nrelating thereto.\n\nC. In the event the Commission determines that regulatory action is appropriate\nas a result of any examination, it may initiate any proceedings or actions as\nprovided by law.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 588; 2001, c. 519.","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}}