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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>72967</law_id><section_number>58.1-3172.1</section_number><catch_line>Remote access to nonconfidential public records maintained by treasurer; fees</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="58.1">Taxation</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="III">Local Taxes</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="31">Local Officers</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="2">Treasurers</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The treasurer may provide remote access, including access through the Internet, to all nonconfidential public records maintained by his office, subject to such limitations as may be imposed by applicable <span class="dictionary">law</span>. Any system of remote access created or maintained pursuant to this section shall include security measures that preclude remote access users from (i) obtaining any data that is required to be maintained as confidential pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Secrecy of information; penalties" href="/58.1-3/">58.1-3</a>, the Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Short title; findings; principles of information practice" href="/2.2-3800/">2.2-3800</a> et seq.), the Virginia Public Records Act (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Legislative intent; title of chapter" href="/42.1-76/">42.1-76</a> et seq.), or other applicable <span class="dictionary">law</span>, and (ii) modifying or destroying any record or data in any manner.
		Any treasurer who provides such electronic access pursuant to this section may charge a fee. Such fee may be assessed based upon: (i) a subscription not to exceed $100 per month, or (ii) a cost per page, not to exceed $1 for the first page and $.25 for each additional page. If charged, the fee shall be charged each user, paid to the treasurer&#x2019;s office, and deposited by the treasurer into a special nonreverting local fund to be used to cover the operational expenses of such electronic access.</p></section></text><history>1998, c. 235; 2004, c. 223.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
