                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ALLOWING ACCESS TO RECORDS AND INFORMATION FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND
CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT; PENALTY (§ 63.2-102)

A. All records, information and statistical registries of the Department and
local boards and other information that pertain to public assistance and child
support enforcement provided to or on behalf of any individual shall be
confidential and shall not be disclosed except to persons specified hereinafter
and to the extent permitted by state and federal law and regulation. The local
boards shall allow the Commissioner, at all times, to have access to the records
of the local boards relating to the appropriation, expenditure and distribution
of funds for, and other matters concerning, public assistance under this title.
			Except as provided by state and federal law and regulation, no record,
information or statistical registries concerning applicants for and recipients
of public assistance and child support shall be made available except for
purposes directly connected with the administration of such programs. Such
purposes include establishing eligibility, determining the amount of the public
assistance and child support, and providing social services for applicants and
recipients. It shall be unlawful for any person to disclose, directly or
indirectly, any such confidential information, and any person violating these
provisions shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

B. If a request for a record or information concerning applicants for and
recipients of public assistance or child support is made to the Department or a
local department for a purpose not directly connected to the administration of
such programs, the Commissioner or local director shall not provide the record
or information unless permitted by state or federal law or regulation.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 63-41, 63-68, 63-140, 63-140.15, 63-161, 63-204,
63-220; 1952, c. 287; 1962, c. 621; 1968, cc. 43, 466, 578, §§ 63.1-34,
63.1-53, 63.1-126; 1970, c. 233; 1972, c. 718; 1974, c. 417; 1975, c. 311; 1984,
c. 498; 1986, c. 594; 1988, c. 906; 1996, c. 455; 2001, c. 518; 2002, c. 747.