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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1977, chapter 506; in 1982, chapter 636; in 1989, chapter 733; in 2019, chapter 774<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":68463,"section_number":"16.1-226","catch_line":"Short title","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-226\/"}],"permalink":{"id":276933,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70178,"identifier":"66-25","token":"66\/2\/66-25","url":"\/66-25\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/66-25\/","token":"66\/2\/66-25","dublin_core":{"Title":"Collection of information concerning religious preferences by correctional facilities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 66-25","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Notwithstanding any provision of law<\/span> to the contrary, any correctional facility established pursuant to this chapter or Chapter 11 (§ 16.1-226<\/a> et seq.) of Title 16.1 may collect and disseminate information concerning the religious preferences and affiliations of persons committed to its custody<\/span>. No person shall be required to indicate his religious preference or affiliation, and no dissemination of the information shall be made except to categories of persons designated by the person who has given his consent to such dissemination. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No consent given pursuant to this section shall be construed to allow any correctional facility established pursuant to this chapter or Chapter 11 (§ 16.1-226<\/a> et seq.) of Title 16.1 to disseminate to federal government authorities information concerning the religious preferences and affiliations of persons committed to its custody<\/span> for the purpose of compiling a list, registry, or database of individuals based on religious affiliation, national origin, or ethnicity, unless such dissemination is specifically required by state or federal law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOLLECTION OF INFORMATION CONCERNING RELIGIOUS PREFERENCES BY CORRECTIONAL\nFACILITIES (\u00a7 66-25)\n\nA. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any correctional\nfacility established pursuant to this chapter or Chapter 11 (§ 16.1-226 et\nseq.) of Title 16.1 may collect and disseminate information concerning the\nreligious preferences and affiliations of persons committed to its custody. No\nperson shall be required to indicate his religious preference or affiliation,\nand no dissemination of the information shall be made except to categories of\npersons designated by the person who has given his consent to such\ndissemination.\n\nB. No consent given pursuant to this section shall be construed to allow any\ncorrectional facility established pursuant to this chapter or Chapter 11 (§\n16.1-226 et seq.) of Title 16.1 to disseminate to federal government authorities\ninformation concerning the religious preferences and affiliations of persons\ncommitted to its custody for the purpose of compiling a list, registry, or\ndatabase of individuals based on religious affiliation, national origin, or\nethnicity, unless such dissemination is specifically required by state or\nfederal law.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 53-19.15:1; 1977, c. 506; 1982, c. 636, \u00a7 53.1-250;\n1989, c. 733; 2019, c. 774.","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}}