2006 Code of Virginia § 63.2-104 - Confidential records and information concerning social services; penalty

63.2-104. Confidential records and information concerning social services;penalty.

A. The records, information and statistical registries of the Department,local departments and of all child-welfare agencies concerning socialservices to or on behalf of individuals shall be confidential information,provided that the Commissioner, the Board and their agents shall have accessto such records, information and statistical registries, and that suchrecords, information and statistical registries may be disclosed to anyperson having a legitimate interest in accordance with state and federal lawand regulation.

It shall be unlawful for any officer, agent or employee of any child-welfareagency; for the Commissioner, the State Board or their agents or employees;for any person who has held any such position; and for any other person towhom any such record or information is disclosed to disclose, directly orindirectly, any such confidential record or information, except as hereinprovided or pursuant to 63.2-105. Every violation of this section shallconstitute a Class 1 misdemeanor.

B. If a request for a record or information concerning applicants for andrecipients of social services is made to the Department or a local departmentby a person who does not have a legitimate interest, the Commissioner orlocal director shall not provide the record or information unless permittedby state or federal law or regulation.

C. This section shall not apply to the disposition of adoption records,reports and information that is governed by the provisions of 63.2-1246.

(Code 1950, 63-41, 63-140, 63-140.15, 63-161, 63-204, 63-220, 63-246;1958, c. 433; 1962, c. 621; 1968, cc. 43, 578, 63.1-34, 63.1-126,63.1-209; 1972, c. 540; 1976, c. 365; 1977, c. 547, 63.1-55.4; 1979, cc.218, 666; 1981, c. 456; 1983, c. 604; 1986, c. 213; 1988, cc. 151, 898; 1994,c. 643; 2000, cc. 500, 830; 2001, cc. 503, 518; 2002, c. 747.)