Chapter 37: Virginia Freedom of Information Act

This chapter is comprised of the following sections:

§2.2-3700 Short title; policy
§2.2-3701 Definitions
§2.2-3702 Notice of chapter
§2.2-3703 Public bodies and records to which chapter inapplicable; voter registration and election records; access by persons incarcerated in a state, local, or federal correctional facility
§2.2-3703.1 Disclosure pursuant to court order or subpoena
§2.2-3704 Public records to be open to inspection; procedure for requesting records and responding to request; charges; transfer of records for storage, etc
§2.2-3704.01 Records containing both excluded and nonexcluded information; duty to redact
§2.2-3704.1 Posting of notice of rights and responsibilities by state and local public bodies; assistance by the Freedom of Information Advisory Council
§2.2-3704.2 Public bodies to designate FOIA officer
§2.2-3704.3 Training for local officials
§2.2-3705 Repealed
§2.2-3705.1 Exclusions to application of chapter; exclusions of general application to public bodies
§2.2-3705.2 Exclusions to application of chapter; records relating to public safety
§2.2-3705.3 (Effective July 1, 2026) Exclusions to application of chapter; records relating to administrative investigations
§2.2-3705.4 Exclusions to application of chapter; educational records and certain records of educational institutions
§2.2-3705.5 Exclusions to application of chapter; health and social services records
§2.2-3705.6 Exclusions to application of chapter; proprietary records and trade secrets
§2.2-3705.7 Exclusions to application of chapter; records of specific public bodies and certain other limited exclusions
§2.2-3705.8 Limitation on record exclusions
§2.2-3706 (Effective July 1, 2026) Disclosure of law-enforcement and criminal records; limitations
§2.2-3706.1 (Effective July 1, 2026) Disclosure of law-enforcement records; criminal incident information and certain criminal investigative files; limitations
§2.2-3707 Meetings to be public; notice of meetings; recordings; minutes
§2.2-3707.01 Meetings of the General Assembly
§2.2-3707.02 Meetings of Virginia Parole Board
§2.2-3707.1 Posting of minutes for state boards and commissions
§2.2-3707.2 Posting of minutes for local public bodies
§2.2-3708 Repealed
§2.2-3708.1 Repealed
§2.2-3708.2 Meetings held through electronic communication means during declared states of emergency
§2.2-3708.3 Meetings held through electronic communication means; situations other than declared states of emergency
§2.2-3709 Expired
§2.2-3710 Transaction of public business other than by votes at meetings prohibited
§2.2-3711 (Effective July 1, 2026) Closed meetings authorized for certain limited purposes
§2.2-3712 Closed meetings procedures; certification of proceedings
§2.2-3713 Proceedings for enforcement of chapter
§2.2-3714 Violations and penalties
§2.2-3715 Effect of advisory opinions from the Freedom of Information Advisory Council on liability for willful and knowing violations
