{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-3.2-103","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 3.2-103","heading":"Records to be held in confidence","body":"The Commissioner shall hold the following records of the Department in confidence unless otherwise directed by the Governor or the Board:1. Schedules of work for regulatory inspection;2. Trade secrets and commercial or financial information supplied by individuals or business entities to the Department;3. Reports of criminal violations made to the Department by persons outside the Department;4. Records of active investigations until the investigations are closed;5. Financial records of applicants for assistance from the Virginia Farm Loan Revolving Account except those records that are otherwise a matter of public record; and6. Tax returns required by the agricultural commodity boards established pursuant to this title to the extent necessary to protect the privacy of individual taxpayers.Code 1950, § 3-13; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-14; 1975, c. 260; 1977, c. 186; 1978, cc. 219, 540; 1982, c. 150; 1993, c. 455; 1994, cc. 261, 370; 1995, c. 10; 1996, c. 996; 2005, c. 633; 2008, c. 860.","path":["Title 3.2. AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL CARE, AND FOOD","Subtitle I. GENERAL PROVISIONS; PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURE","Chapter 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS","Article 1. DEPARTMENT AND COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/3.2-103/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:19Z","sha256":"ce0ecf31591df0393ff970c355d0004ea7f4f689d7bb017031f646c5a47d02b8","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-3.2-102","next":"us-va/va.-code-3.2-104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}