Current FOI Law & FAQs FOI Citizens’ Guide Newsletter Create FOIA Request Letter Ask Us a FOIA Question FOI Blog 2008 Legislative Roundup Opinions Look Up Opinions By Topic Advisory Council Court Attorney General Attorneys General Since ’68 The Law Current FOI Law FOIA Overview & FAQs Past FOI Laws Brief Bank Confidentiality Rules Computer Procurement/Access Policy Legislative Roundup About VCOG The Coalition at a Glance Contact Us Web site tutorial Receive Our Newsletter: (More Information) Join Our Email Alert List: (More Information) More resources are available at the Va. Freedom of Information Advisory Council, Virginia's full-time FOI compliance office FOIA Opinions by Topic Attorney Fees Access to court records The 1st Amendment, and common law, govern access to litigation-related court records, not FOIA Email FOIA: Misc. FOIA: Policy FOIA: Remedies, Enforcement and Procedures FOIA: Scope FOIA: To Whom Applicable: Public Bodies FOI Advisory Council: Misc. Records: Attorney-Client Privilege Records: Copying and Inspection Records: Creation of a New Record Records: Custodian Records: Definitions: What is an Official or Public Record Records: DMV Documents Records: Exempt by Other Statute Records: Fees Records: Form of Record: Paper, Electronic, Etc. Records: Judicial System Also see Court Records, above Records: Libraries; Institutions of Higher Education Records: Litigation Records: Medical Records: Minutes of Open Meetings Records: Miscellaneous Exemptions Records: Personnel Records: Person Who Is Subject of Records Records: Police and Investigative Agencies (Confidentiality of Investigatitive Files) Records: Police (Misc.) 1999 FOIA Changes Made Non-Criminal Incident Reports Subject to FOI for the First Time Records: Prepared for Properly Called Exeutive/Closed Meeting Records: Proprietary Information Records: Requesting Records Records: Response To Request Records: Salaries Records: Scholastic Records: Security Records: Settlement of Lawsuit Against A Public Official Or Public Body Records: Tax-Code Provisions Records: Tests Records: Vital Statistics Records: Working Papers/Memoranda/Correspondence Exemption Pre-'99 FOIA Revisions State Corporation Commission Judicial Proceedings Meetings: Actions Permitted Only In Open Session/Voting Meetings: Attending, Participating In and/or Recording Meetings: Closed - Consultation With Legal Counsel Meetings: Closed - Legal Matters Also, see 1999 FOIA changes Meetings: Closed - Miscellaneous Also, see 1999 FOIA changes Meetings: Closed - Nonmembers' Participation Meetings: Closed - Personnel Also, see 1999 FOIA changes Meetings: Closed - Privacy Of Individuals When Not Part of Conducting Public Business Meetings: Closed - Real Estate Exemption Also, see 1999 FOIA changes Meetings: Closed - Scholastic Matters Meetings: Committees/Subcommittees/Special Commissions Meetings: Definition of Which Meetings Are/Are Not Subject to FOIA's Provisions Meetings: Effect Of Action Taken In Improper Meeting Meetings: Electronic/Telephonic Meetings FOIA subsequently was amended to prohibit local governments from using electronic devices for meetings Meetings: Financial Data Meetings: Informal Gatherings Meetings: Minutes Meetings: Motions to Close Meeting, and Motions When Coming Out of Closed Meeting Meetings: Notice 1999 amendments include some new rules for meeting notices Meetings: Quorum Libel Public trials Media law Access to courts Government censorship Confidential sources (press) Regulation of speech, including obscenity & advertising includes obscenity & advertising Meetings: Closed - Contracts and procurement

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