The Council shall:
1. Furnish, upon request, advisory opinions or guidelines, and other appropriate information regarding the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.) to any person or public body, in an expeditious manner;
2. Conduct training seminars and educational programs for the members and staff of public bodies and other interested persons on the requirements of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.);
3. Publish such educational materials as it deems appropriate on the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.);
4. Request from any public body such assistance, services, and information as will enable the Council to effectively carry out its responsibilities. Information provided to the Council by a public body shall not be released to any other party unless authorized by such public body;
5. Assist in the development and implementation of the provisions of § 2.2-3704.1;
6. Develop an online public comment form to be posted on the Council's official public government website, as defined in § 2.2-3701, to enable any requester to comment on the quality of assistance provided to the requester by a public body; and
7. Report annually on or before December 1 of each year on its activities and findings regarding the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.), including recommendations for changes in the law, to the General Assembly and the Governor. The annual report shall be published as a state document.
2000, cc. 917, 987, § 2.1-346.3; 2001, c. 844; 2004, cc. 730, 1000; 2013, c. 694; 2017, c. 645; 2018, cc. 55, 56; 2019, c. 354; 2022, cc. 325, 597.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
5
cases (
1 in the last 5 years), 2015–2023 · leading case:
Howell v. McAuliffe, 788 S.E.2d 706 (Va. 2016).
Howell v. McAuliffe, 788 S.E.2d 706 (Va. 2016).
· cites it 3× “2-404(B)); see Code § 30-179(1) (authorizing the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council to issue advisory opinions).”
Transparent GMU v. George Mason Univ., 835 S.E.2d 544 (Va. 2019).
· cites it 2× “2-505 (authorizing the Attorney General to issue advisory opinions); Code § 30-179(1) (authorizing the Advisory Council to issue advisory opinions); Fitzgerald v.”
Fitzgerald v. Loudoun Cnty. Sheriff's Off., 771 S.E.2d 858 (Va. 2015).
· cites it 2× ““Where divergent or conflicting inferences reasonably might be drawn from established facts their determination is exclusively 2 In this case, we have reviewed the advisory opinions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council, particularly Advisory Op.”
Suffolk City Sch. Bd. v. Wahlstrom, 886 S.E.2d 244 (Va. 2023).
· cites it 2× “]” Code § 30-179(1). Such “advisory opinions, while not binding on the Court, are instructive.”
Howell v. McAuliffe, No. 160784 (Va. July 22, 2016).
“2-404(B)); see Code § 30-179(1) (authorizing the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council to issue advisory opinions).”
Va. Code Ann. § 30-179(1): 5 cases
Howell v. McAuliffe, 788 S.E.2d 706 (Va. 2016).
“2-404(B)); see Code § 30-179(1) (authorizing the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council to issue advisory opinions).”
Transparent GMU v. George Mason Univ., 835 S.E.2d 544 (Va. 2019).
“2-505 (authorizing the Attorney General to issue advisory opinions); Code § 30-179(1) (authorizing the Advisory Council to issue advisory opinions); Fitzgerald v.”
Fitzgerald v. Loudoun Cnty. Sheriff's Off., 771 S.E.2d 858 (Va. 2015).
““Where divergent or conflicting inferences reasonably might be drawn from established facts their determination is exclusively 2 In this case, we have reviewed the advisory opinions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council, particularly Advisory Op.”
Howell v. McAuliffe, No. 160784 (Va. July 22, 2016).
“2-404(B)); see Code § 30-179(1) (authorizing the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council to issue advisory opinions).”
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