Any officer, employee, or member of a public body who is alleged to have committed a willful and knowing violation pursuant to § 2.2-3714 shall have the right to introduce at any proceeding a copy of a relevant advisory opinion issued pursuant to § 30-179 as evidence that he did not willfully and knowingly commit the violation if the alleged violation resulted from his good faith reliance on the advisory opinion.
Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-3715
Effect of advisory opinions from the Freedom of Information Advisory Council on liability for willful and knowing violations
Known as the The Virginia Freedom of Information Act
The act spans §§ 2–2 (37 sections).
2019, c. 354.
Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.