                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CONFIDENTIALITY OF COMPLAINANT&#8217;S IDENTITY (§ 22.1-289.043)

Whenever the Department conducts inspections and investigations in response to
complaints received from the public, the identity of the complainant and the
identity of any child who is the subject of the complaint, or identified
therein, shall be confidential and shall not be open to inspection by members of
the public. Identities of the complainant and child who is the subject of the
complaint shall be revealed only if a court order so requires. Nothing contained
herein shall prevent the Department, in its discretion, from disclosing to the
child day program or family day system the nature of the complaint or the
identity of the child who is the subject of the complaint. Nothing contained
herein shall prevent the Department or its employees from making reports under
Chapter 15 (§ 63.2-1500 et seq.) of Title 63.2. If the Department intends to
rely, in whole or in part, on any statements made by the complainant at any
administrative hearing brought against child day program or family day system,
the Department shall disclose the identity of the complainant to the child day
program or family day system a reasonable time in advance of such hearing.

HISTORY: 2020, cc. 860, 861.