All records maintained by the Department of Corrections in the name of individual prisoners, including prisoner medical records, shall be the property of the Department. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 32.1-127.1:03, in any civil suit subject to this chapter, where the Commonwealth, an agency of the Commonwealth, an employee of the Commonwealth, or a private contractor providing services to the Department of Corrections is named as a defendant, the Director of the Department may share any records maintained by the Department in the name of the prisoner filing suit with counsel representing the above-named defendants.
2006, c. 435.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 8.01 - Civil Remedies and Procedure
Chapter 27 - Virginia Prisoner Litigation Reform Act
§ 8.01-690. Applicability provisions
§ 8.01-691. Payment of filing fees and costs by prisoners; when in forma pauperis status granted
§ 8.01-692. When in forma pauperis status denied
§ 8.01-693. Venue of prisoner actions
§ 8.01-694. Service of process; time for response
§ 8.01-695. When argument held; when discovery permitted