CODE OF VIRGINIA

PRIVILEGE FOR SELF-ASSESSMENT REPORTS (§ 6.2-948)

Except as otherwise provided in this article:

   1.  A self-assessment report and any portion or contents thereof are
   privileged and are not admissible or subject to discovery in any civil or
   administrative litigation, action, proceeding, or investigation;

   2.  The self-assessment privilege shall be applicable regardless of whether a
   bank regulator or any other governmental authority in possession of a
   self-assessment report or any portion or contents thereof subsequently
   discloses it or any portion or contents thereof to a third party (i) in
   accordance with subsection B of § 6.2-101 or (ii) as required or permitted by
   any other state or federal law; and

   3.  Notwithstanding any state or federal law, a bank regulator or any other
   governmental authority in possession of a self-assessment report or any
   portion or contents thereof shall not disclose the report or any portion or
   contents thereof to a person in response to a request made pursuant to the
   Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.) or any similar
   federal or state public records law.

HISTORY: 2013, cc. 32, 148.