Virginia § 8.01-697 - Access to Department of Corrections records
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 8.01-697 — Access to Department of Corrections records, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8.01-697. Access to Department of Corrections records
All records maintained by the Department of Corrections in the name of individual prisoners, including prisoner medical records, shall be the property of the Department. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 32.1-127.1:03, in any civil suit subject to this chapter, where the Commonwealth, an agency of the Commonwealth, an employee of the Commonwealth, or a private contractor providing services to the Department of Corrections is named as a defendant, the Director of the Department may share any records maintained by the Department in the name of the prisoner filing suit with counsel representing the above-named defendants.
2006, c. 435.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8.01-697 ("Access to Department of Corrections records") 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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