19.2-11.2 - Crime victim's right to nondisclosure of certain information; exceptions; testimonial privilege.
§ 19.2-11.2. Crime victim's right to nondisclosure of certain information;exceptions; testimonial privilege.
Upon request of any witness in a criminal prosecution under § 18.2-46.2 or18.2-46.3, or any crime victim, neither a law-enforcement agency, theattorney for the Commonwealth, the counsel for a defendant, a court nor theDepartment of Corrections, nor any employee of any of them, may disclose,except among themselves, the residential address, telephone number, or placeof employment of the witness or victim or a member of the witness' orvictim's family, except to the extent that disclosure is (i) of the site ofthe crime, (ii) required by law or Rules of the Supreme Court, (iii)necessary for law-enforcement purposes or preparation for court proceedings,or (iv) permitted by the court for good cause.
Except with the written consent of the victim, a law-enforcement agency maynot disclose to the public information which directly or indirectlyidentifies the victim of a crime involving any sexual assault, sexual abuseor family abuse, except to the extent that disclosure is (i) of the site ofthe crime, (ii) required by law, (iii) necessary for law-enforcementpurposes, or (iv) permitted by the court for good cause. In addition, at therequest of the victim to the Court of Appeals of Virginia or the SupremeCourt of Virginia hearing, on or after July 1, 2007, the case of a crimeinvolving any sexual assault or sexual abuse, no appellate decision shallcontain the first or last name of the victim.
Nothing herein shall limit the right to examine witnesses in a court of lawor otherwise affect the conduct of any criminal proceeding.
(1994, cc. 845, 931; 2002, cc. 810, 818; 2005, cc. 764, 813; 2007, c. 503.)