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This law was first created in 2006. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 59<\/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":[{"id":73887,"section_number":"2.2-609","catch_line":"Copies of state publications furnished to Librarian of Virginia","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-609\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":55569,"section_number":"2.2-3700","catch_line":"Short title; policy","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3700\/"},{"id":74854,"section_number":"42.1-76","catch_line":"Legislative intent; title of chapter","order_by":null,"url":"\/42.1-76\/"}],"permalink":{"id":221241,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79644,"identifier":"42.1-92","token":"42.1\/8\/42.1-92","url":"\/42.1-92\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/42.1-92\/","token":"42.1\/8\/42.1-92","dublin_core":{"Title":"Short title; policy","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 42.1-92","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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B.<\/span> By enacting this chapter, the General Assembly recognizes that an informed citizenry is indispensable to the proper functioning of a democratic society. In order<\/span> to remain informed, citizens must know about the activities of their government and benefit from information developed at public expense. Through the administration of the State Publications<\/span> Depository Program, citizens will be ensured continued access to state publications<\/span>, regardless of geographical location in the Commonwealth. This chapter shall be enacted to ensure that The Library of Virginia, as the official repository of state publications<\/span> for the Commonwealth, is able to provide continued access to all state government publications<\/span>, regardless of physical form or characteristics, and to prescribe conditions for the collection and preservation of state publications<\/span> throughout the Commonwealth. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to alter or diminish the responsibilities of public bodies with respect to public records under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700<\/a> et seq.) or the Virginia Public Records Act (§ 42.1-76<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSHORT TITLE; POLICY (\u00a7 42.1-92)\n\nA. This chapter may be cited as the “State Publications Depository\nProgram.”\n\nB. By enacting this chapter, the General Assembly recognizes that an informed\ncitizenry is indispensable to the proper functioning of a democratic society. In\norder to remain informed, citizens must know about the activities of their\ngovernment and benefit from information developed at public expense. Through the\nadministration of the State Publications Depository Program, citizens will be\nensured continued access to state publications, regardless of geographical\nlocation in the Commonwealth. This chapter shall be enacted to ensure that The\nLibrary of Virginia, as the official repository of state publications for the\nCommonwealth, is able to provide continued access to all state government\npublications, regardless of physical form or characteristics, and to prescribe\nconditions for the collection and preservation of state publications throughout\nthe Commonwealth. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to alter or\ndiminish the responsibilities of public bodies with respect to public records\nunder the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.) or the\nVirginia Public Records Act (§ 42.1-76 et seq.).\n\nHISTORY: 2006, c. 59.","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}}