{"data":{"id":"us-va/12vac5-550-490","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"12VAC5-550-490","heading":"Official requests","body":"The State Registrar or the city or county registrar may disclose data from vital records to federal, state, county, or municipal agencies of government which request such data in the conduct of their official duties; except that records governed by §§ 32.1-261 and 32.1-274 D and E of the Code of Virginia, may be made available only by the State Registrar for official purposes to federal, state, county, or municipal agencies charged by law with the duty of detecting or prosecuting crime, preserving the internal security of the United States, or for the determination of citizenship.","path":["Title 12. Health","Agency 5. Department of Health","Chapter 550. Board of Health Regulations Governing Vital Records","Part XII. Inspection of Records and Disclosure of Information"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title12/agency5/chapter550/section490/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:38Z","sha256":"abdaedd9c37f3a150e690e0dae1540638a57c9d2f49d18e663fa405e8faa753b","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/12vac5-550-480","next":"us-va/12vac5-550-500"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}