3.2-103 - Records to be held in confidence.

§ 3.2-103. Records to be held in confidence.

The Commissioner shall hold the following records of the Department inconfidence 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 byindividuals or business entities to the Department;

3. Reports of criminal violations made to the Department by persons outsidethe Department;

4. Records of active investigations until the investigations are closed;

5. Financial records of applicants for assistance from the Virginia Farm LoanRevolving Account except those records that are otherwise a matter of publicrecord; and

6. Tax returns required by the agricultural commodity boards establishedpursuant to this title to the extent necessary to protect the privacy ofindividual 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.)