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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>62575</law_id><section_number>2.2-3802</section_number><catch_line>Systems to which chapter inapplicable</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>38.2-234</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="2.2">Administration of Government</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Administration of State Government</unit><unit label="part" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="B">Transaction of Public Business</unit><unit label="chapter" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="38">Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to <span class="dictionary">personal information</span> systems:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Maintained by any <span class="dictionary">court</span> of the Commonwealth; <a id="paragraph-228180" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-3802/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Which may exist in publications of general circulation; <a id="paragraph-228181" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-3802/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Contained in the Criminal Justice <span class="dictionary">Information System</span> as defined in &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Application and construction of article" href="/9.1-126/">9.1-126</a> through <a class="law" title="Article to control over other laws; exceptions" href="/9.1-137/">9.1-137</a> or in the Sex Offender and <span class="dictionary">Crimes</span> Against <span class="dictionary">Minors</span> Registry maintained by the Department of State Police pursuant to Chapter 9 (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Purpose of the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry" href="/9.1-900/">9.1-900</a> et seq.) of Title 9.1, except to the extent that information is required to be posted on the Internet pursuant to &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Public dissemination by means of the Internet" href="/9.1-913/">9.1-913</a>; <a id="paragraph-228182" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-3802/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="4"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> Contained in the Virginia Juvenile Justice <span class="dictionary">Information System</span> as defined in &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Established; powers of Director" href="/16.1-222/">16.1-222</a> through <a class="law" title="Penalty for violation of confidentiality of records" href="/16.1-225/">16.1-225</a>; <a id="paragraph-228183" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-3802/#4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="5"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> Maintained by agencies concerning persons required by <span class="dictionary">law</span> to be licensed in the Commonwealth to engage in the practice of any profession, in which case the names and addresses of persons applying for or possessing the license may be disseminated upon written request to a person engaged in the profession or business of offering professional educational <span class="dictionary">materials</span> or courses for the sole purpose of providing the licensees or applicants for licenses with informational <span class="dictionary">materials</span> relating solely to available professional educational <span class="dictionary">materials</span> or courses, provided the disseminating <span class="dictionary">agency</span> is reasonably assured that the use of the information will be so limited; <a id="paragraph-228184" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-3802/#5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="6"><p><span class="prefix-number">6.</span> Maintained by the <span class="dictionary">Parole</span> Board, the <span class="dictionary">Crime</span> Commission, the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission, the Virginia Racing Commission, the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission, and the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority; <a id="paragraph-228185" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-3802/#6"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="7"><p><span class="prefix-number">7.</span> Maintained by any of the following and that deal with investigations and intelligence gathering related to criminal activity:
			a. The Department of State Police;
			b. The police department of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Commission;
			c. Police departments of cities, counties, and towns;
			d. Sheriff&#x2019;s departments of counties and cities;
			e. Campus police departments of public institutions of higher education as established by Article 3 (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Public institutions of higher education; establishment of campus police departments authorized; employment of officers" href="/23.1-809/">23.1-809</a> et seq.) of Chapter 8 of Title 23.1; and
			f. The Division of Capitol Police. <a id="paragraph-228186" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-3802/#7"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="8"><p><span class="prefix-number">8.</span> Maintained by local departments of social services regarding alleged cases of child abuse or neglect while such cases are also subject to an ongoing criminal <span class="dictionary">prosecution</span>; <a id="paragraph-228187" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-3802/#8"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="9"><p><span class="prefix-number">9.</span> Maintained by the Virginia Port Authority as provided in &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Rates and rate structures" href="/62.1-132.4/">62.1-132.4</a> or <a class="law" title="Expediting shipment of coal" href="/62.1-134.1/">62.1-134.1</a>; <a id="paragraph-228188" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-3802/#9"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="10"><p><span class="prefix-number">10.</span> Maintained by the Virginia Tourism Authority in connection with or as a result of the promotion of travel or tourism in the Commonwealth, in which case names and addresses of persons requesting information on those subjects may be disseminated upon written request to a person engaged in the business of providing travel services or distributing travel information, provided the Virginia Tourism Authority is reasonably assured that the use of the information will be so limited; <a id="paragraph-228189" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-3802/#10"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="11"><p><span class="prefix-number">11.</span> Maintained by the Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services of the Department of General Services and the Department of Forensic Science, which deal with scientific investigations relating to criminal activity or suspected criminal activity, except to the extent that &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Rights of accused person or his attorney to results of investigation or to investigation" href="/9.1-1104/">9.1-1104</a> may apply; <a id="paragraph-228190" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-3802/#11"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="12"><p><span class="prefix-number">12.</span> Maintained by the Department of Corrections or the Office of the State Inspector General that deal with investigations and intelligence gathering by persons acting under the provisions of Chapter 3.2 (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/2.2-307/">2.2-307</a> et seq.); <a id="paragraph-228191" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-3802/#12"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="13"><p><span class="prefix-number">13.</span> Maintained by (i) the Office of the State Inspector General or internal audit departments of state agencies or institutions that deal with communications and investigations relating to the <span class="dictionary">Fraud</span>, Waste and Abuse Hotline or (ii) an auditor appointed by the local governing body of any county, city, or town or a school board that deals with local investigations required by &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Duties of local government auditors" href="/15.2-2511.2/">15.2-2511.2</a>; <a id="paragraph-228192" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-3802/#13"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="14"><p><span class="prefix-number">14.</span> Maintained by the Department of Social Services or any local department of social services relating to public assistance <span class="dictionary">fraud</span> investigations; <a id="paragraph-228193" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-3802/#14"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="15"><p><span class="prefix-number">15.</span> Maintained by the Department of Social Services related to child welfare or public assistance programs when requests for <span class="dictionary">personal information</span> are made to the Department of Social Services. Requests for information from these systems shall be made to the appropriate local department of social services that is the custodian of that record. Notwithstanding the language in this section, an individual shall not be prohibited from obtaining information from the central registry in accordance with the provisions of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Central registry; disclosure of information" href="/63.2-1515/">63.2-1515</a>; and <a id="paragraph-228194" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-3802/#15"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="16"><p><span class="prefix-number">16.</span> Maintained by the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services related to adult services, adult protective services, or auxiliary grants when requests for <span class="dictionary">personal information</span> are made to the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services. Requests for information from these systems shall be made to the appropriate local department of social services that is the custodian of that record. <a id="paragraph-228195" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-3802/#16"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1976, c. 597, &#xA7; 2.1-384; 1979, c. 685; 1980, c. 752; 1981, cc. 461, 464, 504, 589; 1982, c. 225; 1983, c. 289; 1984, c. 750; 1986, c. 62; 1990, c. 825; 1992, c. 620; 1993, cc. 205, 963; 1996, cc. 154, 590, 598, 952; 2001, c. 844; 2003, c. 406; 2005, cc. 868, 881; 2006, cc. 196, 857, 914; 2009, c. 573; 2011, cc. 798, 871; 2012, cc. 229, 268; 2013, cc. 572, 690, 717, 723; 2015, cc. 38, 730; 2017, c. 702; 2018, c. 541; 2019, c. 277; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 111, 112.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
