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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>63512</law_id><section_number>59.1-528</section_number><catch_line>Complaint investigations</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="59.1">Trade and Commerce</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="46">Virginia Post-Disaster Anti-Price Gouging Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>In the event that the <span class="dictionary">Attorney General</span>, any attorney for the Commonwealth, or the attorney for any county, city, or town investigates a complaint for a violation of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Prohibitions" href="/59.1-527/">59.1-527</a> and determines that the <span class="dictionary">supplier</span> has not violated the section, and if the <span class="dictionary">supplier</span> requests, the <span class="dictionary">Attorney General</span>, any attorney for the Commonwealth, or the attorney for any county, city, or town shall promptly <span class="dictionary">issue</span> a signed statement indicating that a violation of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Prohibitions" href="/59.1-527/">59.1-527</a> has not been found. Subject to the disclosures allowed by this section, it shall be the duty of the <span class="dictionary">Attorney General</span>, the attorney for the Commonwealth, or the attorney for any city, county or town, or their designees, that investigates any complaint for violation of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Prohibitions" href="/59.1-527/">59.1-527</a> to maintain the confidentiality of all <span class="dictionary">evidence</span>, <span class="dictionary">testimony</span>, documents, or other results of such investigations, including the names of the complainant, and the individual, corporation or other entity that is the subject of the investigation. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent the presentation and disclosure of any such investigative <span class="dictionary">evidence</span> in an action or proceeding brought under this chapter.</p></section></text><history>2004, cc. 798, 817.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
