{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-697","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 8.01-697","heading":"Access to Department of Corrections records","body":"All records maintained by the Department of Corrections in the name of individual prisoners, including prisoner medical records, shall be the property of the Department. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 32.1-127.1:03, in any civil suit subject to this chapter, where the Commonwealth, an agency of the Commonwealth, an employee of the Commonwealth, or a private contractor providing services to the Department of Corrections is named as a defendant, the Director of the Department may share any records maintained by the Department in the name of the prisoner filing suit with counsel representing the above-named defendants.2006, c. 435.","path":["Title 8.01. Civil Remedies and Procedure","Chapter 27. VIRGINIA PRISONER LITIGATION REFORM ACT"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/8.01-697/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:39Z","sha256":"343f1f75a648191feebdaa67e81d44b2cf978ecd14e35919fff9a49606e76045","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-696","next":"us-va/va.-code-8.1a-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}