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The Department may also request and receive records and information necessary for the purpose of carrying out the provisions and programs of this chapter from agencies or political subdivisions of other states. 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This law was first created in 2012. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 803<\/a> and 835<\/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":false,"permalink":{"id":236703,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65990,"identifier":"51.5-121","token":"51.5\/14\/1\/51.5-121","url":"\/51.5-121\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.5-121\/","token":"51.5\/14\/1\/51.5-121","dublin_core":{"Title":"Authority of Department to request and receive information from other agencies; use of information so obtained","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.5-121","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Department<\/span> may request and shall receive from all departments<\/span>, boards, bureaus, or other agencies of the Commonwealth such records and information as is necessary for the purpose of carrying out the provisions and programs of this chapter, and the same are authorized to provide such information, provided that a written statement from the requesting party<\/span> stating the reason for seeking such record is submitted and filed with the record sought. The Department<\/span> may also request and receive records and information necessary for the purpose of carrying out the provisions and programs of this chapter from agencies or political subdivisions of other states. The Department<\/span> may make such information available to public officials and agencies of the Commonwealth, other states, political subdivisions of the Commonwealth, and political subdivisions of other states in accordance with state and federal law<\/span> when the request for information relates to administration of the various public assistance or social services programs.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAUTHORITY OF DEPARTMENT TO REQUEST AND RECEIVE INFORMATION FROM OTHER AGENCIES;\nUSE OF INFORMATION SO OBTAINED (\u00a7 51.5-121)\n\nThe Department may request and shall receive from all departments, boards,\nbureaus, or other agencies of the Commonwealth such records and information as\nis necessary for the purpose of carrying out the provisions and programs of this\nchapter, and the same are authorized to provide such information, provided that\na written statement from the requesting party stating the reason for seeking\nsuch record is submitted and filed with the record sought. The Department may\nalso request and receive records and information necessary for the purpose of\ncarrying out the provisions and programs of this chapter from agencies or\npolitical subdivisions of other states. The Department may make such information\navailable to public officials and agencies of the Commonwealth, other states,\npolitical subdivisions of the Commonwealth, and political subdivisions of other\nstates in accordance with state and federal law when the request for information\nrelates to administration of the various public assistance or social services\nprograms.\n\nHISTORY: 2012, cc. 803, 835.","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}}