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This law was first created in 2014. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 427<\/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. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2020, chapters 1227<\/a> and 1246<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":61610,"section_number":"46.2-300","catch_line":"Driving without license prohibited; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-300\/"}],"permalink":{"id":277709,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66065,"identifier":"8.01-420.8","token":"8.01\/14\/9\/8.01-420.8","url":"\/8.01-420.8\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-420.8\/","token":"8.01\/14\/9\/8.01-420.8","dublin_core":{"Title":"Protection of confidential information in court files","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-420.8","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Whenever a party<\/span> files, or causes to be filed, with the court<\/span> a motion<\/span>, pleading, subpoena<\/span>, exhibit, or other document containing a social security number or other identification number appearing on a driver’s license or other document issued under Chapter 3 (§ 46.2-300<\/a> et seq.) of Title 46.2 or the comparable law<\/span> of another jurisdiction<\/span>, or on a credit card, debit card, bank account, or other electronic billing and payment system, the party<\/span> shall make reasonable efforts to redact all but the last four digits of the identification number. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The provisions of subsection A apply to all civil actions<\/span> in circuit<\/span> and district court<\/span>, unless there is a specific statute<\/span> to the contrary that applies to the particular type of proceeding in which the party<\/span> is involved. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Nothing in this section shall create a private cause of action<\/span> against the party<\/span> or lawyer who filed the document or any court<\/span> personnel, the clerk, or any employees of the clerk’s office who received it for filing. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROTECTION OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION IN COURT FILES (\u00a7 8.01-420.8)\n\nA. Whenever a party files, or causes to be filed, with the court a motion,\npleading, subpoena, exhibit, or other document containing a social security\nnumber or other identification number appearing on a driver’s license or\nother document issued under Chapter 3 (§ 46.2-300 et seq.) of Title 46.2 or\nthe comparable law of another jurisdiction, or on a credit card, debit card,\nbank account, or other electronic billing and payment system, the party shall\nmake reasonable efforts to redact all but the last four digits of the\nidentification number.\n\nB. The provisions of subsection A apply to all civil actions in circuit and\ndistrict court, unless there is a specific statute to the contrary that applies\nto the particular type of proceeding in which the party is involved.\n\nC. Nothing in this section shall create a private cause of action against the\nparty or lawyer who filed the document or any court personnel, the clerk, or any\nemployees of the clerk’s office who received it for filing.\n\nHISTORY: 2014, c. 427; 2020, cc. 1227, 1246.","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}}