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Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-162.15:1.14

(Effective July 1, 2026) Confidentiality of complainant's identity

2025, c. 451.

Whenever the Department conducts inspections or investigations in response to complaints received from the public, the identity of the complainant and the identity of any child who is the subject of the complaint, or identified therein, shall be confidential and shall not be open to inspection by members of the public. Identities of the complainant and child who is the subject of the complaint shall be revealed only if a court order so requires. Nothing contained herein shall prevent the Department, in its discretion, from disclosing to the Center the nature of the complaint or the identity of the child who is the subject of the complaint. Nothing contained herein shall prevent the Department or its employees from making reports under Chapter 15 (§ 63.2-1501 et seq.) or Article 2 (§ 63.2-1603 et seq.) of Chapter 16 of Title 63.2. If the Department intends to rely, in whole or in part, on any statements made by the complainant at any administrative proceeding brought against the Center, the Department shall disclose the identity of the complainant to the Center a reasonable time in advance of such proceeding.

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