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It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1956, chapter 517; in 1966, chapter 702; in 2008, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?081+ful+CHAP0860\">860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":357905,"section_number":"3.2-4902","catch_line":"Registration required","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-4902\/"},{"id":357912,"section_number":"3.2-4909","catch_line":"Investigations by Commissioner; right of access; securing and examining samples; obstructing Commissioner; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-4909\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1424101,"object_type":"law","relational_id":357913,"identifier":"3.2-4910","token":"3.2\/III\/49\/3.2-4910","url":"\/3.2-4910\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-4910\/","token":"3.2\/III\/49\/3.2-4910","dublin_core":{"Title":"Use of information acquired by Commissioner or employees of Department","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-4910","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> or any employee of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> shall not use or reveal information acquired under \u00a7\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Registration required\" href=\"\/3.2-4902\/\">3.2-4902<\/a> and <a class=\"law\" title=\"Investigations by Commissioner; right of access; securing and examining samples; obstructing Commissioner; penalty\" href=\"\/3.2-4909\/\">3.2-4909<\/a> except in the enforcement of this chapter, or to the <span class=\"dictionary\">courts<\/span>, when relevant in any judicial proceeding.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nUSE OF INFORMATION ACQUIRED BY COMMISSIONER OR EMPLOYEES OF DEPARTMENT (\u00a7\n3.2-4910)\n\nThe Commissioner or any employee of the Department shall not use or reveal\ninformation acquired under \u00a7\u00a7 3.2-4902 and 3.2-4909 except in the enforcement\nof this chapter, or to the courts, when relevant in any judicial proceeding.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 3-646.8:1; 1956, c. 517; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7 3.1-838; 2008,\nc. 860.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}