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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 6. Criminal Justice and Corrections |
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Agency 35. Department (Board) of Juvenile Justice |
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Chapter 160. Regulations Governing Juvenile Record Information and the Virginia Juvenilejustice Information System |
Section 170. Information to be disseminated only in accordance with law and regulation
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A. In accordance with § 16.1-223 of the Code of Virginia, data stored in the Virginia Juvenile Justice Information System shall be confidential. Information from such data that identifies an individual juvenile may be released only in accordance with § 16.1-300 of the Code of Virginia, applicable federal law, and this regulation.
B. Unauthorized dissemination of juvenile record information will result in the disseminator's being subject to the administrative sanctions described in 6VAC35-160-380. Unlawful dissemination also may be prosecuted as a Class 3 misdemeanor under § 16.1-309 of the Code of Virginia or as a Class 2 misdemeanor under § 16.1-225 of the Code of Virginia.
C. Additional disclosure limitations are provided in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (42 USC §§ 1320d-5 and 1320d-6) and the federal substance abuse law (42 USC § 290dd2(f)).
Historical Notes
Derived from Volume 20, Issue 23, eff. August 25, 2004.