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I, c. 313; 2023, cc. 668, 669.","full_text":"The Commission may request records, including data and information, that it may require for the performance of its duties and every department, division, board, bureau, commission, authority, or other agency created by the Commonwealth or to which the Commonwealth is a party or any political subdivision of the Commonwealth shall provide such records, including data and information, to the fullest extent possible and except as prohibited by law. The Commission shall receive cooperation and assistance in the performance of its duties from every department, division, board, bureau, commission, authority, or other agency created by the Commonwealth or to which the Commonwealth is a party or from any political subdivision of the Commonwealth upon request.\n\nUpon request and availability, the Commission shall receive access to the facilities of and ample opportunity to observe the operations of every department, division, board, bureau, commission, authority, or other agency created by the Commonwealth or to which the Commonwealth is a party or of any political subdivision of the Commonwealth.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1334649,"text":"The Commission may request records, including data and information, that it may require for the performance of its duties and every department, division, board, bureau, commission, authority, or other agency created by the Commonwealth or to which the Commonwealth is a party or any political subdivision of the Commonwealth shall provide such records, including data and information, to the fullest extent possible and except as prohibited by law. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2023, chapters 668<\/a> and 669<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1427797,"object_type":"law","relational_id":358790,"identifier":"30-408","token":"30\/63\/30-408","url":"\/30-408\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/30-408\/","token":"30\/63\/30-408","dublin_core":{"Title":"Cooperation of other state agencies and political subdivisions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 30-408","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commission<\/span> may request records, including data and information, that it may require for the performance of its duties and every department, division, board, bureau, commission<\/span>, authority, or other agency created by the Commonwealth or to which the Commonwealth is a party<\/span> or any political subdivision of the Commonwealth shall provide such records, including data and information, to the fullest extent possible and except as prohibited by law<\/span>. The Commission<\/span> shall receive cooperation and assistance in the performance of its duties from every department, division, board, bureau, commission<\/span>, authority, or other agency created by the Commonwealth or to which the Commonwealth is a party<\/span> or from any political subdivision of the Commonwealth upon request.<\/p>

Upon request and availability, the Commission<\/span> shall receive access to the facilities of and ample opportunity to observe the operations of every department, division, board, bureau, commission<\/span>, authority, or other agency created by the Commonwealth or to which the Commonwealth is a party<\/span> or of any political subdivision of the Commonwealth.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOOPERATION OF OTHER STATE AGENCIES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS (\u00a7 30-408)\n\nThe Commission may request records, including data and information, that it may\nrequire for the performance of its duties and every department, division, board,\nbureau, commission, authority, or other agency created by the Commonwealth or to\nwhich the Commonwealth is a party or any political subdivision of the\nCommonwealth shall provide such records, including data and information, to the\nfullest extent possible and except as prohibited by law. The Commission shall\nreceive cooperation and assistance in the performance of its duties from every\ndepartment, division, board, bureau, commission, authority, or other agency\ncreated by the Commonwealth or to which the Commonwealth is a party or from any\npolitical subdivision of the Commonwealth upon request.\n\nUpon request and availability, the Commission shall receive access to the\nfacilities of and ample opportunity to observe the operations of every\ndepartment, division, board, bureau, commission, authority, or other agency\ncreated by the Commonwealth or to which the Commonwealth is a party or of any\npolitical subdivision of the Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 313; 2023, cc. 668, 669.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}