| Opinion
No. |
Issue(s)
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May |
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AO-01-11
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A
settlement agreement that settles ongoing litigation and
is sealed by court order is exempt from mandatory disclosure
under FOIA. |
July |
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AO-02-11
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Pursuant
to the exemption for records of persons imprisoned in
penal institutions in the Commonwealth related to the
imprisonment, the Department of Corrections may withhold
a list of female inmates showing the inmates' names, state
identification numbers, and facility locations.
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August |
|
AO-03-11
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Section
40.1-11 of the Code of Virginia exempts certain records
of the Department of Labor and Industry from mandatory
disclosure under FOIA. |
September |
|
AO-04-11
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The
attorney-client privilege exemption must be narrowly construed.
If a record contains both exempt and non-exempt material,
only the exempt material may be withheld. Whether a record
is exempt depends on the contents of the record and the
existence of a specific legal provision that allows the
record to be withheld. |
October |
|
AO-05-11 |
A
rescue squad which is a town department is subject to
FOIA for records purposes, but is not subject to the open
meetings requirements of FOIA. |
AO-06-11 |
Adult
arrestee booking photographs ("mug shots") are
public records subject to FOIA. |
November |
|
AO-07-11 |
Summarizes
the requirements for making and responding to a FOIA request.
Clear communications between the parties are essential.
Public bodies are reminded to provide one of the five
responses required by statute. |
