{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-59.1-443.2","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 59.1-443.2","heading":"Restricted use of social security numbers","body":"A. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, a person shall not:1. Intentionally communicate another individual's social security number to the general public;2. Print an individual's social security number on any card required for the individual to access or receive products or services provided by the person;3. Require an individual to use his social security number to access an Internet website, unless a password, unique personal identification number or other authentication device is also required to access the site; or4. Send or cause to be sent or delivered any letter, envelope, or package that displays a social security number on the face of the mailing envelope or package, or from which a social security number is visible, whether on the outside or inside of the mailing envelope or package.B. This section does not prohibit the collection, use, or release of a social security number as permitted by the laws of the Commonwealth or the United States, or the use of a social security number for internal verification or administrative purposes unless such use is prohibited by a state or federal statute, rule, or regulation.C. In the case of any (i) health care provider as defined in § 8.01-581.1, (ii) manager of a pharmacy benefit plan, (iii) insurer as defined in § 38.2-100, (iv) corporation providing a health services plan, (v) health maintenance organization providing a health care plan for health care services, or (vi) contractor of any such person, the prohibition contained in subdivision 2 of subsection A shall become effective on January 1, 2006.D. This section shall not apply to public bodies as defined in § 2.2-3701.E. No person shall embed an encrypted or unencrypted social security number in or on a card or document, including, but not limited to, using a bar code, chip, magnetic strip, or other technology, in place of removing the social security number as required by this section.2005, c. 640; 2008, cc. 562, 820.","path":["Title 59.1. TRADE AND COMMERCE","Chapter 35. PERSONAL INFORMATION PRIVACY ACT"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/59.1-443.2/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:49Z","sha256":"c838d6e19db03b4c1fd0b23af0a8fdff3bf94e8aed96a3982ab850a62ed38561","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-59.1-443.1","next":"us-va/va.-code-59.1-443.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}