1VAC50-20-170: Confidentiality of proceedings and submissions

All testimony, statements, exhibits, documents, or other evidence submitted to the commission by the parties in conjunction with the commission's legally prescribed public meetings, presentations, or hearings shall be subject to disclosure by the commission under the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq. of the Code of Virginia). All other materials, including the testimony, statements, exhibits, documents, or other evidence submitted to the commission during closed statutorily mandated proceedings allowed under 1VAC50-20-160, along with other deliberations, negotiations, or mediation that the commission is authorized by law to conduct under § 15.2-2907 D of the Code of Virginia shall be treated as confidential and shall neither be subject to disclosure by the commission nor by the parties involved in closed statutorily mandated proceedings, except by agreement of the commission and all parties to the proceedings.