63.2-1251 - Furnishing information; confidentiality; penalty. - Virginia Statutes

§ 63.2-1251. Furnishing information; confidentiality; penalty.

A. The Department is not required to locate the mother of a child who is thesubject of a registration, but the Department shall send a copy of the noticeof registration to the mother if an address is provided.

B. Information contained in the registry is confidential and may only bereleased 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 ina proceeding of termination of parental rights, regarding a child who is thesubject of the registration; and

7. A putative father registry in another state.

C. Information contained in the registry shall be exempt from disclosureunder the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.).

D. An individual who intentionally releases information from the registry toan individual or agency not authorized to receive the information in thissection is guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor.

(2006, c. 825.)