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This law was first created in 2015. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 414<\/a> and 415<\/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":[{"id":73488,"section_number":"9.1-101","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-101\/"}],"permalink":{"id":280745,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55073,"identifier":"8.01-40.3","token":"8.01\/3\/3\/8.01-40.3","url":"\/8.01-40.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-40.3\/","token":"8.01\/3\/3\/8.01-40.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Unauthorized dissemination, etc., of criminal history record information; civil action","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-40.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any person<\/span> who disseminates, publishes, or maintains or causes to be disseminated, published, or maintained the criminal history record information<\/span> as defined in § 9.1-101<\/a> of an individual pertaining to that individual’s charge or arrest<\/span> for a criminal offense<\/span> and solicits, requests, or accepts money or other thing of value for removing such criminal history record information<\/span> shall be liable to the individual who is the subject of the information for actual damages<\/span> or $500, whichever is greater, in addition to reasonable attorney fees and costs. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Nothing in this section shall be construed to impose liability on: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> An interactive computer service, as defined in 47 U.S.C. § 230(f), for content provided by another person<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Any speech protected by Article I, Section 12 of the Constitution of Virginia. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> As used in this section, “criminal history record information<\/span>” means the same as that term is defined in § 9.1-101<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nUNAUTHORIZED DISSEMINATION, ETC., OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION; CIVIL\nACTION (\u00a7 8.01-40.3)\n\nA. Any person who disseminates, publishes, or maintains or causes to be\ndisseminated, published, or maintained the criminal history record information\nas defined in § 9.1-101 of an individual pertaining to that\nindividual’s charge or arrest for a criminal offense and solicits,\nrequests, or accepts money or other thing of value for removing such criminal\nhistory record information shall be liable to the individual who is the subject\nof the information for actual damages or $500, whichever is greater, in addition\nto reasonable attorney fees and costs.\n\nB. Nothing in this section shall be construed to impose liability on:\n\n 1. An interactive computer service, as defined in 47 U.S.C. § 230(f), for\n content provided by another person.\n\n 2. Any speech protected by Article I, Section 12 of the Constitution of\n Virginia.\n\nC. As used in this section, “criminal history record information”\nmeans the same as that term is defined in § 9.1-101.\n\nHISTORY: 2015, cc. 414, 415.","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}}