Virginia § 3.2-103 Records to be held in confidence

Virginia Statutes

§ 3.2-103 — Records to be held in confidence

Virginia § 3.2-103

JurisdictionVirginia

Title 3.2AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL CARE, AND FOOD

Subtitle IGENERAL PROVISIONS; PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURE

Ch. 1GENERAL PROVISIONS

Art. 1DEPARTMENT AND COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

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Va. Code Ann. § 3.2-103 (2026).

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The Commissioner shall hold the following records of the Department in confidence unless otherwise directed by the Governor or the Board:

1.Schedules of work for regulatory inspection;

2.Trade secrets and commercial or financial information supplied by individuals or business entities to the Department;

3.Reports of criminal violations made to the Department by persons outside the Department;

4.Records of active investigations until the investigations are closed;

5.Financial records of applicants for assistance from the Virginia Farm Loan Revolving Account except those records that are otherwise a matter of public record; and

6.Tax returns required by the agricultural commodity boards established pursuant to this title to the extent necessary to protect the privacy of individua

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The Commissioner shall hold the following records of the Department in confidence unless otherwise directed by the Governor or the Board:

1. Schedules of work for regulatory inspection;

2. Trade secrets and commercial or financial information supplied by individuals or business entities to the Department;

3. Reports of criminal violations made to the Department by persons outside the Department;

4. Records of active investigations until the investigations are closed;

5. Financial records of applicants for assistance from the Virginia Farm Loan Revolving Account except those records that are otherwise a matter of public record; and

6. Tax returns required by the agricultural commodity boards established pursuant to this title to the extent necessary to protect the privacy of individual taxpayers.

Legislative History

Code 1950, § 3-13; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-14; 1975, c. 260; 1977, c. 186; 1978, cc. 219, 540; 1982, c. 150; 1993, c. 455; 1994, cc. 261, 370; 1995, c. 10; 1996, c. 996; 2005, c. 633; 2008, c. 860.