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This law was first created in 1988. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 555 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 1988 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1991, chapter 127; in 2004, chapter 165<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 794<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":80126,"section_number":"6.2-1705","catch_line":"Coordination of licensing","order_by":null,"url":"\/6.2-1705\/"},{"id":59467,"section_number":"6.2-948","catch_line":"Privilege for self-assessment reports","order_by":null,"url":"\/6.2-948\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":66050,"section_number":"12.1-19","catch_line":"Duties of clerk; records; copies; personal identifiable information; records related to the administrative activities of the Commission; unauthorized filings","order_by":null,"url":"\/12.1-19\/"}],"permalink":{"id":263263,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71836,"identifier":"6.2-101","token":"6.2\/I\/1\/2\/6.2-101","url":"\/6.2-101\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/6.2-101\/","token":"6.2\/I\/1\/2\/6.2-101","dublin_core":{"Title":"Confidentiality of information","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 6.2-101","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Except as otherwise provided in this title or § 12.1-19<\/a>, the following shall not be disclosed by the Commission<\/span> or any of its employees: (i) a report of examination of any person<\/span> subject to this title, including any contents thereof; (ii) any information furnished to or obtained by the Bureau<\/span>, the disclosure of which, in the opinion<\/span> of the Commissioner<\/span>, could endanger the safety and soundness of a bank, savings institution, or credit union; or (iii) any personal financial information furnished to, or obtained by the Bureau<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any reports and information described in subsection A may be provided to: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Members and employees of the Commission<\/span> in the performance of their duties; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> In the case of an entity<\/span>, directors and officers thereof and such other persons<\/span> as may be authorized by resolution of the entity<\/span>’s board of directors; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Such governmental officers, instrumentalities, or agencies as the Commissioner<\/span> may determine, in his discretion, to be proper recipients of such reports or information; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Any persons<\/span> pursuant to lawful process and, if necessary to protect the confidentiality of the reports and information, an appropriate protective order<\/span> issued by or under the authority of any appropriate court<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Other persons<\/span> pursuant to grand jury<\/span> subpoenas<\/span>; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Any other persons<\/span> with the consent of the person<\/span> to whom the report or information pertains. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION (\u00a7 6.2-101)\n\nA. Except as otherwise provided in this title or § 12.1-19, the following\nshall not be disclosed by the Commission or any of its employees: (i) a report\nof examination of any person subject to this title, including any contents\nthereof; (ii) any information furnished to or obtained by the Bureau, the\ndisclosure of which, in the opinion of the Commissioner, could endanger the\nsafety and soundness of a bank, savings institution, or credit union; or (iii)\nany personal financial information furnished to, or obtained by the Bureau.\n\nB. Any reports and information described in subsection A may be provided to:\n\n 1. Members and employees of the Commission in the performance of their duties;\n\n 2. In the case of an entity, directors and officers thereof and such other\n persons as may be authorized by resolution of the entity’s board of\n directors;\n\n 3. Such governmental officers, instrumentalities, or agencies as the\n Commissioner may determine, in his discretion, to be proper recipients of such\n reports or information;\n\n 4. Any persons pursuant to lawful process and, if necessary to protect the\n confidentiality of the reports and information, an appropriate protective\n order issued by or under the authority of any appropriate court;\n\n 5. Other persons pursuant to grand jury subpoenas; or\n\n 6. Any other persons with the consent of the person to whom the report or\n information pertains.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 555, \u00a7 6.1-1.1; 1991, c. 127; 2004, c. 165; 2010, c. 794.","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}}