59.1-528 - Complaint investigations.
§ 59.1-528. Complaint investigations.
In the event that the Attorney General, any attorney for the Commonwealth, orthe attorney for any county, city, or town investigates a complaint for aviolation of § 59.1-527 and determines that the supplier has not violated thesection, and if the supplier requests, the Attorney General, any attorney forthe Commonwealth, or the attorney for any county, city, or town shallpromptly issue a signed statement indicating that a violation of § 59.1-527has not been found. Subject to the disclosures allowed by this section, itshall be the duty of the Attorney General, the attorney for the Commonwealth,or the attorney for any city, county or town, or their designees, thatinvestigates any complaint for violation of § 59.1-527 to maintain theconfidentiality of all evidence, testimony, documents, or other results ofsuch investigations, including the names of the complainant, and theindividual, corporation or other entity that is the subject of theinvestigation. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent thepresentation and disclosure of any such investigative evidence in an actionor proceeding brought under this chapter.
(2004, cc. 798, 817.)