GroundRules
6VAC35-160-170: Information to be disseminated only in accordance with applicable statutes and regulations
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 6. Criminal Justice And Corrections
- Agency 35. Department (Board) of Juvenile Justice
- Chapter 160. Regulations Governing Juvenile Record Information and the Virginia Juvenile Justice Information System
- Part III. Responding To Requests for Juvenile Record Information
A. In accordance with § 16.1-223 of the Code of Virginia, data stored in the VJJIS 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 chapter.
B. Unauthorized dissemination of juvenile record information will subject the disseminator 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 federal substance abuse law (42 USC § 290dd2(f)).
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