Code of Virginia - Title 6.1 Banking And Finance - Section 6.1-2.17 Compliance review committee documents

§ 6.1-2.17. Compliance review committee documents

A. Any records, reports or other documents created by a compliance review committee are confidential and are not discoverable or admissible in evidence in any civil action except upon motion and in the discretion of the trial court if it determines that there has been an abuse of the provisions of this chapter.

B. Any records, reports or other documents produced by a compliance review committee and delivered to a federal or state governmental agency remain confidential and are not discoverable or admissible in evidence in any civil action, except to the extent that they are not protected from disclosure under applicable laws.

C. In no event shall the existence of or any action by a compliance review committee serve as a basis or justification for delay of, or limit upon, the discovery process set forth in state or federal rules.

(1994, c. 201.)

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