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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1968, chapter 660; in 1991, chapter 355; in 1993, chapter 806; in 1996, chapter 457<\/a>; in 1997, chapters 796<\/a> and 895<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 693<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1503793,"object_type":"law","relational_id":376699,"identifier":"65.2-903","token":"65.2\/9\/65.2-903","url":"\/65.2-903\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/65.2-903\/","token":"65.2\/9\/65.2-903","dublin_core":{"Title":"Records not public","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 65.2-903","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The records of the Commission<\/span>, insofar as they refer to accidents, injuries and settlements<\/span>, shall not be open to the public but only to the parties satisfying the Commission<\/span> of their interest in such records and their right to inspect them; however, the Commission<\/span> shall make its records about an injured employee available to the Virginia Employment Commission<\/span>, the Department of Social Services, or the Virginia Retirement System if any such entity requests such records. The Commission<\/span> shall promulgate rules to ensure that information for the purpose of determining eligibility for employment shall not be provided without the written consent of the employee.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRECORDS NOT PUBLIC (\u00a7 65.2-903)\n\nThe records of the Commission, insofar as they refer to accidents, injuries and\nsettlements, shall not be open to the public but only to the parties satisfying\nthe Commission of their interest in such records and their right to inspect\nthem; however, the Commission shall make its records about an injured employee\navailable to the Virginia Employment Commission, the Department of Social\nServices, or the Virginia Retirement System if any such entity requests such\nrecords. The Commission shall promulgate rules to ensure that information for\nthe purpose of determining eligibility for employment shall not be provided\nwithout the written consent of the employee.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 65-119; 1968, c. 660, \u00a7 65.1-128; 1991, c. 355; 1993, c.\n806; 1996, c. 457; 1997, cc. 796, 895; 2002, c. 693.","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"}}