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This law was first created in 2008. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 792<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1464293,"object_type":"law","relational_id":367462,"identifier":"52-49","token":"52\/11\/52-49","url":"\/52-49\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/52-49\/","token":"52\/11\/52-49","dublin_core":{"Title":"Receipt of information; immunity from liability","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 52-49","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No cause of action<\/span> for defamation, invasion of privacy, or negligence<\/span> shall arise against any person for reason of that person’s furnishing of information concerning any suspected, anticipated, or completed criminal violation when the information is provided to or received from the Department or any federal or state governmental entity established for the purposes of detecting and preventing acts of terrorism. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No person shall be subject to such cause of action<\/span> for cooperating with, or furnishing evidence<\/span> or information regarding any suspected criminal violation to, the Department. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> This section shall not provide immunity for those disclosing or furnishing false information with malice<\/span> or willful intent<\/span> to injure any person. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> This section does not abrogate or modify in any way common law<\/span> or statutory privilege<\/span> or immunity heretofore enjoyed by any person or entity. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRECEIPT OF INFORMATION; IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY (\u00a7 52-49)\n\nA. No cause of action for defamation, invasion of privacy, or negligence shall\narise against any person for reason of that person’s furnishing of\ninformation concerning any suspected, anticipated, or completed criminal\nviolation when the information is provided to or received from the Department or\nany federal or state governmental entity established for the purposes of\ndetecting and preventing acts of terrorism.\n\nB. No person shall be subject to such cause of action for cooperating with, or\nfurnishing evidence or information regarding any suspected criminal violation\nto, the Department.\n\nC. This section shall not provide immunity for those disclosing or furnishing\nfalse information with malice or willful intent to injure any person.\n\nD. This section does not abrogate or modify in any way common law or statutory\nprivilege or immunity heretofore enjoyed by any person or entity.\n\nHISTORY: 2008, c. 792.","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"}}