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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>367462</law_id><section_number>52-49</section_number><catch_line>Receipt of information; immunity from liability</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="114" identifier="52">Police (State)</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="12" identifier="11">Virginia Fusion Intelligence Center</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> No <span class="dictionary">cause of action</span> for defamation, invasion of privacy, or <span class="dictionary">negligence</span> shall arise against any person for reason of that person&#x2019;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. <a id="paragraph-1367995" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/52-49/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> No person shall be subject to such <span class="dictionary">cause of action</span> for cooperating with, or furnishing <span class="dictionary">evidence</span> or information regarding any suspected criminal violation to, the Department. <a id="paragraph-1367996" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/52-49/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> This section shall not provide immunity for those disclosing or furnishing false information with <span class="dictionary">malice</span> or willful <span class="dictionary">intent</span> to injure any person. <a id="paragraph-1367997" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/52-49/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> This section does not abrogate or modify in any way <span class="dictionary">common law</span> or statutory <span class="dictionary">privilege</span> or immunity heretofore enjoyed by any person or entity. <a id="paragraph-1367998" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/52-49/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2008, c. 792.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
