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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1970, chapter 708.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1461183,"object_type":"law","relational_id":366542,"identifier":"5.1-140","token":"5.1\/9\/9\/5.1-140","url":"\/5.1-140\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/5.1-140\/","token":"5.1\/9\/9\/5.1-140","dublin_core":{"Title":"Unlawful to disclose certain information","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 5.1-140","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

It shall be unlawful for any air carrier<\/span> or broker<\/span> or any officer, receiver, trustee, lessee, agent, or employee of such carrier, broker<\/span>, or person<\/span>, or for any other person<\/span> authorized by such carrier, broker<\/span>, or person<\/span> to receive information, knowingly to disclose to, or permit to be acquired by any person<\/span> other than the shipper or consignee, without the consent of such shipper or consignee, any information concerning the nature, kind, quantity, destination, consignee, or routing of any property tendered or delivered to such air carrier<\/span> or broker<\/span> for such transportation, which information may be used to the detriment or prejudice of such shipper or consignee, or which may improperly disclose his business transactions to a competitor; and it shall also be unlawful for any person<\/span> to solicit or receive knowingly any such information which may be so used.<\/p>

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the giving of such information in response to any legal process issued under the authority of any court<\/span>, or to any officer or agent of the government of the United States or of any state, territory, or district thereof, in the exercise of his power, or to any officer or other duly authorized person<\/span> seeking such information for the prosecution<\/span> of persons<\/span> charged with or suspected of crimes<\/span> or to another carrier or broker<\/span>, or its duly authorized agent, for the purpose of adjusting mutual traffic accounts in the ordinary course of business of such carriers or brokers<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nUNLAWFUL TO DISCLOSE CERTAIN INFORMATION (\u00a7 5.1-140)\n\nIt shall be unlawful for any air carrier or broker or any officer, receiver,\ntrustee, lessee, agent, or employee of such carrier, broker, or person, or for\nany other person authorized by such carrier, broker, or person to receive\ninformation, knowingly to disclose to, or permit to be acquired by any person\nother than the shipper or consignee, without the consent of such shipper or\nconsignee, any information concerning the nature, kind, quantity, destination,\nconsignee, or routing of any property tendered or delivered to such air carrier\nor broker for such transportation, which information may be used to the\ndetriment or prejudice of such shipper or consignee, or which may improperly\ndisclose his business transactions to a competitor; and it shall also be\nunlawful for any person to solicit or receive knowingly any such information\nwhich may be so used.\n\nNothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the giving of such\ninformation in response to any legal process issued under the authority of any\ncourt, or to any officer or agent of the government of the United States or of\nany state, territory, or district thereof, in the exercise of his power, or to\nany officer or other duly authorized person seeking such information for the\nprosecution of persons charged with or suspected of crimes or to another carrier\nor broker, or its duly authorized agent, for the purpose of adjusting mutual\ntraffic accounts in the ordinary course of business of such carriers or brokers.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 56-195; 1970, c. 708.","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"}}