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Information pertaining to actions taken on behalf of recipients of child support services may be disclosed to the recipient and other parties pursuant to Board regulations. The Board shall adopt regulations regarding the release of information to parties involved in administrative proceedings pursuant to Chapter 19 (\u00a7 63.2-1900 et seq.) of this title, taking into account the health and safety of the parties to whom the information is related, and such releases of information shall be permitted, notwithstanding the provisions of the Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act (\u00a7 2.2-3800 et seq.). Information may also be disclosed to authorized persons, in accordance with 42 U.S.C. \u00a7 663, in cases of unlawful taking or restraint of a child.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":246996,"text":"Any records established pursuant to the provisions of \u00a7 63.2-1902 shall be available only for the enforcement of support of children and their caretakers and to the Attorney General, prosecuting attorneys, law-enforcement agencies, courts of competent jurisdiction and agencies in other states engaged in the enforcement of support of children and their caretakers. Information pertaining to actions taken on behalf of recipients of child support services may be disclosed to the recipient and other parties pursuant to Board regulations. The Board shall adopt regulations regarding the release of information to parties involved in administrative proceedings pursuant to Chapter 19 (\u00a7 63.2-1900 et seq.) of this title, taking into account the health and safety of the parties to whom the information is related, and such releases of information shall be permitted, notwithstanding the provisions of the Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act (\u00a7 2.2-3800 et seq.). 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This law was first created in 1988. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 906 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 6 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 1990, chapter 836; in 1991, chapters 545 and 588; in 1994, chapter 665<\/a>; in 1997, chapters 796<\/a> and 895<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 573<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":69409,"section_number":"2.2-3800","catch_line":"Short title; findings; principles of information practice","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3800\/"},{"id":54048,"section_number":"63.2-1900","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1900\/"},{"id":60563,"section_number":"63.2-1902","catch_line":"Central unit for information and administration; request and receipt of information from other entities and agencies; disclosure of such information","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1902\/"}],"permalink":{"id":270683,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68267,"identifier":"63.2-103","token":"63.2\/I\/1\/63.2-103","url":"\/63.2-103\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-103\/","token":"63.2\/I\/1\/63.2-103","dublin_core":{"Title":"Confidential records and information concerning child support enforcement","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-103","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any records established pursuant to the provisions of \u00a7 63.2-1902<\/a> shall be available only for the enforcement of support of children and their caretakers and to the Attorney General<\/span>, prosecuting attorneys, law<\/span>-enforcement agencies, courts<\/span> of competent jurisdiction<\/span> and agencies in other states engaged in the enforcement of support of children and their caretakers. Information pertaining to actions taken on behalf of recipients of child support services<\/span> may be disclosed to the recipient and other parties pursuant to Board<\/span> regulations. The Board<\/span> shall adopt regulations regarding the release of information to parties involved in administrative proceedings pursuant to Chapter 19 (\u00a7 63.2-1900<\/a> et seq.) of this title, taking into account the health and safety of the parties to whom the information is related, and such releases of information shall be permitted, notwithstanding the provisions of the Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act (\u00a7 2.2-3800<\/a> et seq.). Information may also be disclosed to authorized persons, in accordance with 42 U.S.C. \u00a7 663, in cases of unlawful taking or restraint of a child.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONFIDENTIAL RECORDS AND INFORMATION CONCERNING CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT (\u00a7\n63.2-103)\n\nAny records established pursuant to the provisions of \u00a7 63.2-1902 shall be\navailable only for the enforcement of support of children and their caretakers\nand to the Attorney General, prosecuting attorneys, law-enforcement agencies,\ncourts of competent jurisdiction and agencies in other states engaged in the\nenforcement of support of children and their caretakers. Information pertaining\nto actions taken on behalf of recipients of child support services may be\ndisclosed to the recipient and other parties pursuant to Board regulations. The\nBoard shall adopt regulations regarding the release of information to parties\ninvolved in administrative proceedings pursuant to Chapter 19 (\u00a7 63.2-1900 et\nseq.) of this title, taking into account the health and safety of the parties to\nwhom the information is related, and such releases of information shall be\npermitted, notwithstanding the provisions of the Government Data Collection and\nDissemination Practices Act (\u00a7 2.2-3800 et seq.). Information may also be\ndisclosed to authorized persons, in accordance with 42 U.S.C. \u00a7 663, in cases\nof unlawful taking or restraint of a child.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 906, \u00a7 63.1-274.6; 1990, c. 836; 1991, cc. 545, 588; 1994, c.\n665; 1997, cc. 796, 895; 2001, c. 573; 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}}