Virginia Freedom Of Information Act
This is Chapter 37 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Virginia Freedom Of Information Act.” It is part of Title 2.2, titled “Administration Of Government.” It is part of Subtitle II, titled “Administration Of State Government.” It is part of Part B, titled “Transaction Of Public Business.” It’s comprised of the following 30 sections.
- § 2.2-3700
- Short title; policy
- § 2.2-3701
- Definitions
- § 2.2-3702
- Notice of chapter
- § 2.2-3703
- Public bodies and records to which chapter inapplicable; voter registration and election records; access by persons incarcerated in a state, local, or federal correctional facility
- § 2.2-3703.1
- Disclosure pursuant to court order or subpoena
- § 2.2-3704
- Public records to be open to inspection; procedure for requesting records and responding to request; charges; transfer of records for storage, etc
- § 2.2-3704.01
- Records containing both excluded and nonexcluded information; duty to redact
- § 2.2-3704.1
- Posting of notice of rights and responsibilities by state and local public bodies; assistance by the Freedom of Information Advisory Council
- § 2.2-3704.2
- Public bodies to designate FOIA officer
- § 2.2-3705
- Repealed
- § 2.2-3705.1
- Exclusions to application of chapter; exclusions of general application to public bodies
- § 2.2-3705.2
- Exclusions to application of chapter; records relating to public safety
- § 2.2-3705.3
- Exclusions to application of chapter; records relating to administrative investigations
- § 2.2-3705.4
- Exclusions to application of chapter; educational records and certain records of educational institutions
- § 2.2-3705.5
- Exclusions to application of chapter; health and social services records
- § 2.2-3705.6
- Exclusions to application of chapter; proprietary records and trade secrets
- § 2.2-3705.7
- Exclusions to application of chapter; records of specific public bodies and certain other limited exclusions
- § 2.2-3705.8
- Limitation on record exclusions
- § 2.2-3706
- Disclosure of criminal records; limitations
- § 2.2-3707
- Meetings to be public; notice of meetings; recordings; minutes
- § 2.2-3707.01
- Meetings of the General Assembly
- § 2.2-3707.1
- Posting of minutes for state boards and commissions
- § 2.2-3708
- Electronic communication meetings; applicability; physical quorum required; exceptions; notice; report
- § 2.2-3708.1
- Participation in meetings in event of emergency or personal matter; certain disabilities; distance from meeting location for certain public bodies
- § 2.2-3709
- Repealed
- § 2.2-3710
- Transaction of public business other than by votes at meetings prohibited
- § 2.2-3711
- Closed meetings authorized for certain limited purposes
- § 2.2-3712
- Closed meetings procedures; certification of proceedings
- § 2.2-3713
- Proceedings for enforcement of chapter
- § 2.2-3714
- Violations and penalties