2006 Code of Virginia § 2.2-3704.1 - Posting of notice of rights and responsibilities by state public bodies; assistance by the Freedom ...

2.2-3704.1. Posting of notice of rights and responsibilities by statepublic bodies; assistance by the Freedom of Information Advisory Council.

A. All state public bodies created in the executive branch of stategovernment and subject to the provisions of this chapter shall make availablethe following information to the public upon request and shall post suchinformation on the Internet:

1. A plain English explanation of the rights of a requester under thischapter, the procedures to obtain public records from the public body, andthe responsibilities of the public body in complying with this chapter. Forpurposes of this subdivision "plain English" means written in nontechnical,readily understandable language using words of common everyday usage andavoiding legal terms and phrases or other terms and words of art whose usageor special meaning primarily is limited to a particular field or profession;

2. Contact information for the person designated by the public body to (i)assist a requester in making a request for records or (ii) respond torequests for public records; and

3. Any policy the public body has concerning the type of public records itroutinely withholds from release as permitted by this chapter.

B. The Freedom of Information Advisory Council, created pursuant to 30-178,shall assist in the development and implementation of the provisions ofsubsection A, upon request.

(2004, c. 730.)