                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

(EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026) CONFIDENTIALITY OF COMPLAINANT&#8217;S IDENTITY (§
32.1-162.15:1.14)

Whenever the Department conducts inspections or 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
Center 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 (§ 63.2-1501 et seq.) or
Article 2 (§ 63.2-1603 et seq.) of Chapter 16 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 proceeding brought against the Center, the Department
shall disclose the identity of the complainant to the Center a reasonable time
in advance of such proceeding.

HISTORY: 2025, c. 451.