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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>77401</law_id><section_number>36-105.3</section_number><catch_line>Security of certain records</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="36">Housing</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="6">Uniform Statewide Building Code</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p><span class="dictionary">Building Code</span> officials shall institute procedures to ensure the safe storage and secure handling by local officials having access to or in the <span class="dictionary">possession</span> of engineering and <span class="dictionary">construction</span> drawings and plans containing critical structural components, security <span class="dictionary">equipment</span> and systems, ventilation systems, fire protection <span class="dictionary">equipment</span>, mandatory building emergency <span class="dictionary">equipment</span> or systems, elevators, electrical systems, telecommunications <span class="dictionary">equipment</span> and systems, and other utility <span class="dictionary">equipment</span> and systems submitted for the purpose of complying with the Uniform Statewide <span class="dictionary">Building Code</span> (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/36-97/">36-97</a> et seq.) or the Statewide Fire Prevention Code (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Short title" href="/27-94/">27-94</a> et seq.).
		Further, information contained in engineering and <span class="dictionary">construction</span> drawings and plans for any single-family residential dwelling submitted for the purpose of complying with the Uniform Statewide <span class="dictionary">Building Code</span> (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/36-97/">36-97</a> et seq.) or the Statewide Fire Prevention Code (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Short title" href="/27-94/">27-94</a> et seq.) shall not be subject to disclosure under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Short title; policy" href="/2.2-3700/">2.2-3700</a> et seq.), except to the applicant or the <span class="dictionary">owner</span> of the property upon the applicant&#x2019;s or <span class="dictionary">owner</span>&#x2019;s request.</p></section></text><history>2003, c. 891; 2017, c. 510; 2018, cc. 42, 92.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
