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Such reports shall be made available only by court order and shall be sealed upon final order by the court; except that such reports shall be available upon request to (i) any criminal justice agency, as defined in § 9.1-101, of this or any other state or of the United States; (ii) any agency where the accused is referred for assessment or treatment; (iii) counsel for the person who is the subject of the report; or (iv) counsel who represents the person in pursuit of a post-conviction remedy, subject to the limitations set forth in § 37.2-901.B\n\nAny report on the progress of an offender under the supervision of a local community-based probation agency and any information relative to the identity of or inferring personal characteristics of an accused, including demographic information, diagnostic summaries, records of office visits, medical, substance abuse, psychiatric or psychological records or information, substance abuse screening, assessment and testing information, and other sensitive information not explicitly classified as criminal history record information, is exempt from the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.). 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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 769<\/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 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 2003, chapter 146<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 289<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 133<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 223<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":55569,"section_number":"2.2-3700","catch_line":"Short title; policy","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3700\/"},{"id":73488,"section_number":"9.1-101","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-101\/"}],"permalink":{"id":285069,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67180,"identifier":"9.1-177.1","token":"9.1\/1\/9\/9.1-177.1","url":"\/9.1-177.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-177.1\/","token":"9.1\/1\/9\/9.1-177.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Confidentiality of records of and reports on adult persons under investigation by, or placed on probation supervision with a local community-based probation services agency","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-177.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any investigation report, including a presentencing investigation report, prepared by a local community-based probation officer<\/span> is confidential and is exempt from the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700<\/a> et seq.). Such reports shall be filed as a part of the case record. Such reports shall be made available only by court order<\/span> and shall be sealed<\/span> upon final order<\/span> by the court; except that such reports shall be available upon request to (i) any criminal justice agency<\/span>, as defined in § 9.1-101<\/a>, of this or any other state or of the United States; (ii) any agency where the accused<\/span> is referred for assessment or treatment; (iii) counsel<\/span> for the person who is the subject of the report; or (iv) counsel<\/span> who represents the person in pursuit of a post-conviction<\/span> remedy, subject to the limitations set forth in § 37.2-901<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any report on the progress of an offender under the supervision of a local community-based probation agency and any information relative to the identity of or inferring personal characteristics of an accused<\/span>, including demographic information, diagnostic summaries, records of office visits, medical, substance abuse, psychiatric or psychological records or information, substance abuse screening, assessment and testing information, and other sensitive information not explicitly classified as criminal history record information<\/span>, is exempt from the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700<\/a> et seq.). However, such information may be disseminated to criminal justice agencies as defined in § 9.1-101<\/a> in the discretion of the custodian of these records. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS OF AND REPORTS ON ADULT PERSONS UNDER INVESTIGATION\nBY, OR PLACED ON PROBATION SUPERVISION WITH A LOCAL COMMUNITY-BASED PROBATION\nSERVICES AGENCY (\u00a7 9.1-177.1)\n\nA. Any investigation report, including a presentencing investigation report,\nprepared by a local community-based probation officer is confidential and is\nexempt from the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.).\nSuch reports shall be filed as a part of the case record. Such reports shall be\nmade available only by court order and shall be sealed upon final order by the\ncourt; except that such reports shall be available upon request to (i) any\ncriminal justice agency, as defined in § 9.1-101, of this or any other\nstate or of the United States; (ii) any agency where the accused is referred for\nassessment or treatment; (iii) counsel for the person who is the subject of the\nreport; or (iv) counsel who represents the person in pursuit of a\npost-conviction remedy, subject to the limitations set forth in § 37.2-901.\n\nB. Any report on the progress of an offender under the supervision of a local\ncommunity-based probation agency and any information relative to the identity of\nor inferring personal characteristics of an accused, including demographic\ninformation, diagnostic summaries, records of office visits, medical, substance\nabuse, psychiatric or psychological records or information, substance abuse\nscreening, assessment and testing information, and other sensitive information\nnot explicitly classified as criminal history record information, is exempt from\nthe Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.). However, such\ninformation may be disseminated to criminal justice agencies as defined in\n§ 9.1-101 in the discretion of the custodian of these records.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 769; 2003, c. 146; 2006, c. 289; 2007, c. 133; 2010, c. 223.","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}}