HB 493

Abstract

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; requiredrelease of law-enforcement disciplinary records; exceptions.Requires the release of law-enforcement disciplinary records relatedto completed disciplinary investigations. The bill defines "law-enforcementdisciplinary records" as any record created in furtherance of a law-enforcement disciplinary proceeding or any other administrative or judicial proceeding arising from the law-enforcement officer's conduct, whether suchproceeding takes place in the Commonwealth or in another jurisdiction.The bill allows for the redaction of certain personal contact informationof the law-enforcement officer, complainant, and witness and of their families; social security numbers; certain medical and identifyinginformation of the law-enforcement officer and complainant; and anytechnical infraction, as defined in the bill, by the law-enforcementofficer. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Freedom ofInformation Advisory Council.