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This law was first created in 2016. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 318<\/a> and 703<\/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":[{"id":55569,"section_number":"2.2-3700","catch_line":"Short title; policy","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3700\/"},{"id":76769,"section_number":"59.1-559","catch_line":"Independent audit required; submission to Department","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-559\/"}],"permalink":{"id":262701,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65371,"identifier":"59.1-565","token":"59.1\/51\/59.1-565","url":"\/59.1-565\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-565\/","token":"59.1\/51\/59.1-565","dublin_core":{"Title":"Public inspection of information filed with Department; charges for production","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-565","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Except as provided in subsection B, registrations required to be filed under this chapter shall be open to the public for inspection at such time and under such conditions as the Department<\/span> may prescribe. A charge not exceeding $1 per page may be made for any copy of such documents as may be furnished to any person by the Department<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Reports, data, or documents submitted to the Department<\/span> pursuant to the audit requirements of § 59.1-559<\/a> and records submitted to the Department<\/span> as part of an application for registration or renewal that contain information about the character or financial responsibility of the operator<\/span> or its principal stockholders<\/span> shall be deemed confidential and shall be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPUBLIC INSPECTION OF INFORMATION FILED WITH DEPARTMENT; CHARGES FOR PRODUCTION\n(\u00a7 59.1-565)\n\nA. Except as provided in subsection B, registrations required to be filed under\nthis chapter shall be open to the public for inspection at such time and under\nsuch conditions as the Department may prescribe. A charge not exceeding $1 per\npage may be made for any copy of such documents as may be furnished to any\nperson by the Department.\n\nB. Reports, data, or documents submitted to the Department pursuant to the audit\nrequirements of § 59.1-559 and records submitted to the Department as part\nof an application for registration or renewal that contain information about the\ncharacter or financial responsibility of the operator or its principal\nstockholders shall be deemed confidential and shall be exempt from disclosure\nunder the Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.).\n\nHISTORY: 2016, cc. 318, 703.","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}}