§ 63.2-1251. Furnishing information; confidentiality; penalty
A. The Department is not required to locate the mother of a child who is the subject of a registration, but the Department shall send a copy of the notice of registration to the mother if an address is provided.
B. Information contained in the registry is confidential and may only be released on request to:
1. A court or a person designated by the court;
2. The mother of the child who is the subject of the registration;
3. An agency authorized by law to receive such information;
4. A licensed child-placing agency;
5. A support enforcement agency;
6. A party or the party's attorney of record in an adoption proceeding, or in a proceeding of termination of parental rights, regarding a child who is the subject of the registration; and
7. A putative father registry in another state.
C. Information contained in the registry shall be exempt from disclosure under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.).
D. An individual who intentionally releases information from the registry to an individual or agency not authorized to receive the information in this section is guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor.
(2006, c. 825.)
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