Virginia § 2.2-3715 Effect of advisory opinions from the Freedom of Information Advisory Council on liability for willful and knowing violations

Virginia Statutes

§ 2.2-3715 — Effect of advisory opinions from the Freedom of Information Advisory Council on liability for willful and knowing violations

Virginia § 2.2-3715

JurisdictionVirginia

Title 2.2Administration of Government

Subtitle IIAdministration of State Government

Ch. 37Virginia Freedom of Information Act

Part BTransaction of Public Business

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Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-3715 (2026).

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Any officer, employee, or member of a public body who is alleged to have committed a willful and knowing violation pursuant to § 2.2-3714 shall have the right to introduce at any proceeding a copy of a relevant advisory opinion issued pursuant to § 30-179 as evidence that he did not willfully and knowingly commit the violation if the alleged violation resulted from his good faith reliance on the advisory opinion.

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Any officer, employee, or member of a public body who is alleged to have committed a willful and knowing violation pursuant to § 2.2-3714 shall have the right to introduce at any proceeding a copy of a relevant advisory opinion issued pursuant to § 30-179 as evidence that he did not willfully and knowingly commit the violation if the alleged violation resulted from his good faith reliance on the advisory opinion.