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This law was first created in 2023. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 526<\/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":262863,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68507,"identifier":"59.1-602","token":"59.1\/56\/59.1-602","url":"\/59.1-602\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-602\/","token":"59.1\/56\/59.1-602","dublin_core":{"Title":"Limitations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-602","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The provisions of this chapter shall not reduce a direct-to-consumer<\/span> genetic testing company<\/span>’s duties, obligations, requirements, or standards under any applicable state and federal laws<\/span> for the protection of privacy and security. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this chapter and any other provision of law<\/span>, the provisions of the law<\/span> that afford the greatest protection for the right of privacy for consumers<\/span> shall control. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect access to information made available to the public by the consumer<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLIMITATIONS (\u00a7 59.1-602)\n\nA. The provisions of this chapter shall not reduce a direct-to-consumer genetic\ntesting company’s duties, obligations, requirements, or standards under\nany applicable state and federal laws for the protection of privacy and\nsecurity.\n\nB. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this chapter and any\nother provision of law, the provisions of the law that afford the greatest\nprotection for the right of privacy for consumers shall control.\n\nC. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect access to information\nmade available to the public by the consumer.\n\nHISTORY: 2023, c. 526.","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}}