Virginia § 24.2-407.1 - Prohibition on disclosure of social security numbers or parts thereof

Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 24.2-407.1 — Prohibition on disclosure of social security numbers or parts thereof, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 24.2-407.1. Prohibition on disclosure of social security numbers or parts thereof

It shall be unlawful for any person who has obtained, under § 24.2-405 or 24.2-406 or any prior law, a list of persons registered or voting which contained social security numbers, or any parts thereof, to disclose any voter's social security number, or any part thereof, to any other person. Any person maintaining a system containing social security numbers, or any parts thereof, obtained from the Board or the Department of Elections shall delete or destroy the portion of his records containing those numbers, except for a list furnished to a court of the Commonwealth or of the United States for jury selection purposes, a commissioner of the revenue, as defined in § 58.1-3100, or a treasurer, as defined in § 58.1-3123, for tax assessment, collection, and enforcement purposes, or the Chief Election Officer of another state, permitted to use social security numbers, or any parts thereof, that provides for the use of such numbers on applications for voter registration in accordance with federal law, for the purpose of matching voter registration lists.

1994, c. 656; 2007, c. 318; 2010, c. 452; 2015, c. 712.

Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 24.2-407.1 ("Prohibition on disclosure of social security numbers or parts thereof") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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