Section 63.2-102 - Allowing access to records and information for public assistance programs and child support enforcement; penaltyA. All records, information and statistical registries of the Department and local boards and other information that pertain to public assistance and child support enforcement provided to or on behalf of any individual shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except to persons specified hereinafter and to the extent permitted by state and federal law and regulation. The local boards shall allow the Commissioner, at all times, to have access to the records of the local boards relating to the appropriation, expenditure and distribution of funds for, and other matters concerning, public assistance under this title. Except as provided by state and federal law and regulation, no record, information or statistical registries concerning applicants for and recipients of public assistance and child support shall be made available except for purposes directly connected with the administration of such programs. Such purposes include establishing eligibility, determining the amount of the public assistance and child support, and providing social services for applicants and recipients. It shall be unlawful for any person to disclose, directly or indirectly, any such confidential information, and any person violating these provisions shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
B. If a request for a record or information concerning applicants for and recipients of public assistance or child support is made to the Department or a local department for a purpose not directly connected to the administration of such programs, the Commissioner or local director shall not provide the record or information unless permitted by state or federal law or regulation.Code 1950, §§ 63-41, 63-68, 63-140, 63-140.15, 63-161, 63-204, 63-220; 1952, c. 287; 1962, c. 621; 1968, cc. 43, 466, 578, §§ 63.1-34, 63.1-53, 63.1-126; 1970, c. 233; 1972, c. 718; 1974, c. 417; 1975, c. 311; 1984, c. 498; 1986, c. 594; 1988, c. 906; 1996, c. 455; 2001, c. 518; 2002, c. 747.Amended by Acts 2002, § c. 747.Amended by Acts 2001, § c. 518.Amended by Acts 1996, § c. 455.Amended by Acts 1988, § c. 906.Amended by Acts 1986, § c. 594.Amended by Acts 1984, § c. 498.Amended by Acts 1975, § c. 311.Amended by Acts 1974, § c. 417.Amended by Acts 1972, § c. 718.Amended by Acts 1970, § c. 233.Amended by Acts 1968, § cc. 43, 466, 578, 63.1-34, 63.1-53, 63.1-126.Amended by Acts 1962, § c. 621.Amended by Acts 1952, § c. 287.