                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

RELEASE OF INFORMATION IN DEPARTMENT RECORDS FOR MOTOR VEHICLE RESEARCH PURPOSES
(§ 46.2-209)

A. For the purposes of this section, &#8220;privileged information&#8221; means:

   1. Personal information as defined in &#xA7; 2.2-3801;

   2. Driver information, defined as all data that relates to driver&#8217;s
   license status and driver activity;

   3. Special identification card information, defined as all data that relates
   to identification card status; and

   4. Vehicle information, defined as title number and registration number.

B. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections A and E of &#xA7; 46.2-208, the
Commissioner may furnish privileged information for motor vehicle research
purposes, or in other cases wherein, in his opinion, highway safety or the
general welfare of the public will be promoted by furnishing the information,
and the recipient of the information has agreed in writing with the Commissioner
or his designee that the information furnished will be used for no purpose other
than the purpose for which it was furnished. No such information shall be used
for solicitation of sales. The Commissioner shall not disclose, pursuant to this
section, an individual&#8217;s social security number or lack thereof,
driver&#8217;s license or special identification card number, Individual Tax ID
Number, country of origin, immigration status, or place of birth or the type of
document issued to the individual pursuant to Chapter 3 (&#xA7; 46.2-300 et
seq.).

C. No privileged information released pursuant to this section shall be
distributed by any recipient of such information to a third party for a purpose
other than the purpose for which it was furnished. Privileged information
requested by an entity that has been altered or aggregated may only be used for
the original purposes specified in the written agreement and shall be subject to
the protections of this section. Any agreement that does not allow third-party
distribution shall include a statement that such distribution is prohibited.
Such agreement may limit the scope of any authorized distribution.

HISTORY: 1976, c. 505, § 46.1-31.1; 1989, c. 727; 1994, c. 959; 1995, c. 118;
2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 421.