63_1_55_4

*TITLE 63.1. WELFARE (SOCIAL SERVICES); CHAPTER 3. LOCAL BOARDS OF PUBLIC WELFARE; ARTICLE 2. FUNCTIONS, POWERS AND DUTIES

§ 63.1-55.4. Same; duty of director upon receiving report; confidentiality

“All reports, documentary evidence, and other information received or maintained by the director pursuant to this section shall be confidential and not subject to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.1-340 et seq.), except that such information may be disclosed to persons having a legitimate interest therein where disclosure of the information is reasonably necessary for the conduct of investigations by state or local government agencies or the provision of services to the individual who is the subject of the report, in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Board.”

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