A. Except as provided in §§ 16.1-299, 16.1-300, 16.1-301, 16.1-305 and16.1-307, any person who (i) files a petition, (ii) receives a petition orhas access to court records in an official capacity, (iii) participates inthe investigation of allegations which form the basis of a petition, (iv) isinterviewed concerning such allegations and whose information is derivedsolely from such interview or (v) is present during any court proceeding, whodiscloses or makes use of or knowingly permits the use of identifyinginformation not otherwise available to the public concerning a juvenile whois suspected of being or is the subject of a proceeding within thejurisdiction of the juvenile court pursuant to subdivisions 1 through 5 ofsubsection A of § 16.1-241 or who is in the custody of the State Departmentof Juvenile Justice, which information is directly or indirectly derived fromthe records or files of a law-enforcement agency, court or the Department ofJuvenile Justice or acquired in the course of official duties, shall beguilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
B. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any law-enforcementofficer or school employee who discloses to school personnel identifyinginformation concerning a juvenile who is suspected of committing or hascommitted a delinquent act that has met applicable criteria of § 16.1-260 andis committed or alleged to have been committed on school property during aschool-sponsored activity or on the way to or from such activity, if thedisclosure is made solely for the purpose of enabling school personnel totake appropriate disciplinary action within the school setting against thejuvenile. Further, the provisions of this section shall not apply to schoolpersonnel who disclose information obtained pursuant to §§ 16.1-305.1 and22.1-288.2, if the disclosure is made in compliance with those sections.
(1977, c. 559; 1978, c. 626; 1979, c. 481; 1989, cc. 520, 733; 1993, cc. 645,889; 1994, cc. 835, 913; 1996, cc. 755, 914; 2003, c. 119.)
A. Except as provided in §§ 16.1-299, 16.1-300, 16.1-301, 16.1-305 and16.1-307, any person who (i) files a petition, (ii) receives a petition orhas access to court records in an official capacity, (iii) participates inthe investigation of allegations which form the basis of a petition, (iv) isinterviewed concerning such allegations and whose information is derivedsolely from such interview or (v) is present during any court proceeding, whodiscloses or makes use of or knowingly permits the use of identifyinginformation not otherwise available to the public concerning a juvenile whois suspected of being or is the subject of a proceeding within thejurisdiction of the juvenile court pursuant to subdivisions 1 through 5 ofsubsection A of § 16.1-241 or who is in the custody of the State Departmentof Juvenile Justice, which information is directly or indirectly derived fromthe records or files of a law-enforcement agency, court or the Department ofJuvenile Justice or acquired in the course of official duties, shall beguilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
B. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any law-enforcementofficer or school employee who discloses to school personnel identifyinginformation concerning a juvenile who is suspected of committing or hascommitted a delinquent act that has met applicable criteria of § 16.1-260 andis committed or alleged to have been committed on school property during aschool-sponsored activity or on the way to or from such activity, if thedisclosure is made solely for the purpose of enabling school personnel totake appropriate disciplinary action within the school setting against thejuvenile. Further, the provisions of this section shall not apply to schoolpersonnel who disclose information obtained pursuant to §§ 16.1-305.1 and22.1-288.2, if the disclosure is made in compliance with those sections.
(1977, c. 559; 1978, c. 626; 1979, c. 481; 1989, cc. 520, 733; 1993, cc. 645,889; 1994, cc. 835, 913; 1996, cc. 755, 914; 2003, c. 119.)
A. Except as provided in §§ 16.1-299, 16.1-300, 16.1-301, 16.1-305 and16.1-307, any person who (i) files a petition, (ii) receives a petition orhas access to court records in an official capacity, (iii) participates inthe investigation of allegations which form the basis of a petition, (iv) isinterviewed concerning such allegations and whose information is derivedsolely from such interview or (v) is present during any court proceeding, whodiscloses or makes use of or knowingly permits the use of identifyinginformation not otherwise available to the public concerning a juvenile whois suspected of being or is the subject of a proceeding within thejurisdiction of the juvenile court pursuant to subdivisions 1 through 5 ofsubsection A of § 16.1-241 or who is in the custody of the State Departmentof Juvenile Justice, which information is directly or indirectly derived fromthe records or files of a law-enforcement agency, court or the Department ofJuvenile Justice or acquired in the course of official duties, shall beguilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
B. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any law-enforcementofficer or school employee who discloses to school personnel identifyinginformation concerning a juvenile who is suspected of committing or hascommitted a delinquent act that has met applicable criteria of § 16.1-260 andis committed or alleged to have been committed on school property during aschool-sponsored activity or on the way to or from such activity, if thedisclosure is made solely for the purpose of enabling school personnel totake appropriate disciplinary action within the school setting against thejuvenile. Further, the provisions of this section shall not apply to schoolpersonnel who disclose information obtained pursuant to §§ 16.1-305.1 and22.1-288.2, if the disclosure is made in compliance with those sections.
(1977, c. 559; 1978, c. 626; 1979, c. 481; 1989, cc. 520, 733; 1993, cc. 645,889; 1994, cc. 835, 913; 1996, cc. 755, 914; 2003, c. 119.)
