{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/63.2-102.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/63.2-102.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/63.2-102.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/63.2-102.html"}],"law_id":72691,"edition_id":1,"section_id":72691,"structure_id":16358,"section_number":"63.2-102","catch_line":"Allowing access to records and information for public assistance programs and child support enforcement; penalty","history":"Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 63-41, 63-68, 63-140, 63-140.15, 63-161, 63-204, 63-220; 1952, c. 287; 1962, c. 621; 1968, cc. 43, 466, 578, \u00a7\u00a7 63.1-34, 63.1-53, 63.1-126; 1970, c. 233; 1972, c. 718; 1974, c. 417; 1975, c. 311; 1984, c. 498; 1986, c. 594; 1988, c. 906; 1996, c. 455; 2001, c. 518; 2002, c. 747.","full_text":"A\n\nAll records, information and statistical registries of the Department and local boards and other information that pertain to public assistance and child support enforcement provided to or on behalf of any individual shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except to persons specified hereinafter and to the extent permitted by state and federal law and regulation. The local boards shall allow the Commissioner, at all times, to have access to the records of the local boards relating to the appropriation, expenditure and distribution of funds for, and other matters concerning, public assistance under this title.\n\t\t\tExcept as provided by state and federal law and regulation, no record, information or statistical registries concerning applicants for and recipients of public assistance and child support shall be made available except for purposes directly connected with the administration of such programs. Such purposes include establishing eligibility, determining the amount of the public assistance and child support, and providing social services for applicants and recipients. It shall be unlawful for any person to disclose, directly or indirectly, any such confidential information, and any person violating these provisions shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.B\n\nIf a request for a record or information concerning applicants for and recipients of public assistance or child support is made to the Department or a local department for a purpose not directly connected to the administration of such programs, the Commissioner or local director shall not provide the record or information unless permitted by state or federal law or regulation.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":261628,"text":"All records, information and statistical registries of the Department and local boards and other information that pertain to public assistance and child support enforcement provided to or on behalf of any individual shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except to persons specified hereinafter and to the extent permitted by state and federal law and regulation. The local boards shall allow the Commissioner, at all times, to have access to the records of the local boards relating to the appropriation, expenditure and distribution of funds for, and other matters concerning, public assistance under this title.\n\t\t\tExcept as provided by state and federal law and regulation, no record, information or statistical registries concerning applicants for and recipients of public assistance and child support shall be made available except for purposes directly connected with the administration of such programs. Such purposes include establishing eligibility, determining the amount of the public assistance and child support, and providing social services for applicants and recipients. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 13 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 1952, chapter 287; in 1962, chapter 621; in 1968, chapters 43, 466, and 578; in 1970, chapter 233; in 1972, chapter 718; in 1974, chapter 417; in 1975, chapter 311; in 1984, chapter 498; in 1986, chapter 594; in 1988, chapter 906; in 1996, chapter 455<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 518<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":69022,"section_number":"63.2-1503","catch_line":"Local departments to establish child-protective services; duties","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1503\/"},{"id":73140,"section_number":"63.2-1505","catch_line":"Investigations by local departments","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1505\/"},{"id":84089,"section_number":"63.2-1605","catch_line":"Protective services for adults by local departments","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1605\/"},{"id":83249,"section_number":"63.2-501.1","catch_line":"Application for public assistance; accurate contact information; authorized disclosures","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-501.1\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":270679,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72691,"identifier":"63.2-102","token":"63.2\/I\/1\/63.2-102","url":"\/63.2-102\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-102\/","token":"63.2\/I\/1\/63.2-102","dublin_core":{"Title":"Allowing access to records and information for public assistance programs and child support enforcement; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-102","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> All records, information and statistical registries of the Department<\/span> and local boards<\/span> and other information that pertain to public assistance<\/span> and child<\/span> support enforcement provided to or on behalf of any individual shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except to persons specified hereinafter and to the extent permitted by state and federal law<\/span> and regulation. The local boards<\/span> shall allow the Commissioner<\/span>, at all times, to have access to the records of the local boards<\/span> relating to the appropriation, expenditure and distribution of funds for, and other matters concerning, public assistance<\/span> under this title.\n\t\t\tExcept as provided by state and federal law<\/span> and regulation, no record, information or statistical registries concerning applicants for and recipients of public assistance<\/span> and child<\/span> support shall be made available except for purposes directly connected with the administration of such programs. Such purposes include establishing eligibility, determining the amount of the public assistance<\/span> and child<\/span> support, and providing social services<\/span> for applicants and recipients. It shall be unlawful for any person to disclose, directly or indirectly, any such confidential information, and any person violating these provisions shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If a request for a record or information concerning applicants for and recipients of public assistance<\/span> or child<\/span> support is made to the Department or a local department<\/span> for a purpose not directly connected to the administration of such programs, the Commissioner<\/span> or local director<\/span> shall not provide the record or information unless permitted by state or federal law<\/span> or regulation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nALLOWING ACCESS TO RECORDS AND INFORMATION FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND\nCHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT; PENALTY (\u00a7 63.2-102)\n\nA. All records, information and statistical registries of the Department and\nlocal boards and other information that pertain to public assistance and child\nsupport enforcement provided to or on behalf of any individual shall be\nconfidential and shall not be disclosed except to persons specified hereinafter\nand to the extent permitted by state and federal law and regulation. The local\nboards shall allow the Commissioner, at all times, to have access to the records\nof the local boards relating to the appropriation, expenditure and distribution\nof funds for, and other matters concerning, public assistance under this title.\n\t\t\tExcept as provided by state and federal law and regulation, no record,\ninformation or statistical registries concerning applicants for and recipients\nof public assistance and child support shall be made available except for\npurposes directly connected with the administration of such programs. Such\npurposes include establishing eligibility, determining the amount of the public\nassistance and child support, and providing social services for applicants and\nrecipients. It shall be unlawful for any person to disclose, directly or\nindirectly, any such confidential information, and any person violating these\nprovisions shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n\nB. If a request for a record or information concerning applicants for and\nrecipients of public assistance or child support is made to the Department or a\nlocal department for a purpose not directly connected to the administration of\nsuch programs, the Commissioner or local director shall not provide the record\nor information unless permitted by state or federal law or regulation.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 63-41, 63-68, 63-140, 63-140.15, 63-161, 63-204,\n63-220; 1952, c. 287; 1962, c. 621; 1968, cc. 43, 466, 578, \u00a7\u00a7 63.1-34,\n63.1-53, 63.1-126; 1970, c. 233; 1972, c. 718; 1974, c. 417; 1975, c. 311; 1984,\nc. 498; 1986, c. 594; 1988, c. 906; 1996, c. 455; 2001, c. 518; 2002, c. 747.","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}}