Exempt by Other Statute
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FOI Advisory Council Opinion AO-01-23
Public Subsection D of § 15.2-2907 exempts the Commission on Local Government and certain meetings from FOIA, but does not otherwise address access to public records under FOIA. Also discussed the attorney-client privilege exemption, delivery methods and remedies available under FOIA.
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FOI Advisory Council Opinion AO-04-19
Section 54.1-108 provides that certain license applications and scoring records, among other records, are not subject to disclosure under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. This opinion considers a dispute regarding the redaction of applicant names from records related to the application and scoring process.
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FOI Advisory Council Opinion AO-07-18
Application forms for medical cannabis pharmaceutical processor permits that are maintained by the Board of Pharmacy are not subject to the disclosure requirements of FOIA pursuant to § 54.1-108.
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FOI Advisory Council Opinion AO-03-11
Section 40.1-11 of the Code of Virginia exempts certain records of the Department of Labor and Industry from mandatory disclosure under FOIA.
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FOI Advisory Council Opinion AO-01-10
Records that have been entered into evidence and made part of the public record at a public hearing may not subsequently be withheld from disclosure as exempt records of a criminal investigation or prosecution.
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Rivera v. Long (Virginia Supreme Court)
Where the Social Security numbers are redacted from voter registration application records, the documents will no longer be exempt from inspection.
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FOI Advisory Council Opinion AO-12-07
If a public body denies a request for public records in whole or part, it must send the requester a written response citing the law that allows the records to be withheld. The release of certain Department of Social Services records pertaining to child support enforcement matters is prohibited by law under Title 63.2 of…
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Attorney General’s Opinion 2007 #027
List of concealed-carry gun permittees should be kept confidential by the state police because it might contain names of crime victims or witnesses.
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Rivera v. Long (Norfolk Circuit Court) (on costs and attorneys’ fees)
Judge rules on cost prevailing plaintiff should pay for copies of general registrar’s records, as well as on attorneys’ fees for the plaintiff’s attorney.
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Rivera v. Long (Norfolk Circuit Court)
General Registrar must disclose rejection letters written to applicants to vote. Actual applications may be withheld under state election law.
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FOI Advisory Council Opinion AO-08-05
Accident reports containing information on juveniles are not to be treated any differently than reports containing information on adults
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FOI Advisory Council Opinion AO-07-05
Nothing in FOIA prohibits the release of the name of a juvenile shot and killed by a police officer, but §16.1-301 appears to serve as a broad prohibition against the release of law-enforcement records relating to juvniles.
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FOI Advisory Council Opinion AO-02-05
Nothing in FOIA prohibits the release of the name of a juvenile shot and killed by a police officer, but §16.1-301 appears to serve as a broad prohibition against the release of law-enforcement records relating to juvniles.
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FOI Advisory Council Opinion AO-26-04
The Virginia Board of Bar examiners has discretion under §54.1-108 to withhold the passing score an individual made on the bar exam, even when it is the subject individual making the request. The Virginia Board of Bar Examiners can elect to withhold aggregate data on bar exam results under the board’s broad grant of authority…
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FOI Advisory Council Opinion AO-16-03
School superintendent cannot redact portions of school safety audits when submitting to department of criminal justice services because another code provision, which is more specific, demands full disclosure of the report; thought the deparment of criminal justice services is the custodian of school safety audits submitted by school division superintendents, it is bound to release…
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FOI Advisory Council Opinion AO-30-01
A specific provision outside of FOIA prohibits the release of investigatory files by the Board of Social Work, even to the subject of the file.
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FOI Advisory Council Opinion AO-10-01
Section 60.2-114(A) prohibits the release of audit information related to employer compliance with employee earnings requirements.
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1978-79 #318
The transcript of a Virginia Employment Commission hearing is a public record, but it exempt from mandatory disclosure by other code provisions.