Virginia Open Records 
Virginia's laws and court cases
State Statute
Open Government Guide to Virginia's Open Records Law by The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Letter Generator
Generate an open records request that conforms to Virginia requirements
Exemptions
Document types exempted from public access.
Sunshine Troublemaker of the Week
Virginia is lucky enough to have two of it's very own Sunshine Troublemakers. Click here to read their stories, and see who's been stirring up trouble in other states.
Contacts (where to send your request)
Virginia School Superintendents
State Salary Database
The Bristol Herald Courier performed a salary survey of Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee, and published the results here. They also summerize the process of getting the information in this article (12/2/07).
Every year the Mace and Crown, the student newspaper at Old Dominion University, publishes salaries of administrative and faculty employees at ODU. As of October 2008, the latest set of data (March 2008) is available at this website in PDF, Excel, and Text format. Typically when the Mace comes out with new figures, it is posted on the Mace website at maceandcrown.com (added 10/21/2008)
To see what other states have salary databases, click here.
Blogs, websites and resources that use open records
(add yours!)
Caroline County, VA Justice
Hooda Thunk?
Liberty Is My Homie
Virginia Coalition for Open Government
Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council
Press
Head to Sunshine Review for the most recent open record updates in Virginia.
2008
October 8, 2008: Use of government-owned vehicles strikes nerve in Commonwealth
September 30, 2008: Newspaper files suit against Radford over information
September 28, 2008: Gmail isn't suitable for public records
September 12, 2008: Wrongful death settlements are public records
September 4, 2008: Lake flow on table at closed meeting
September 3, 2008: Spotsy supervisor meeting was legal
August 31, 2008: Controversy marks Radford University resignation
August 30, 2008: Virginia open records laws hazy on e-mails
August 20, 2008: Colonial Beach Mayor tramples reporter’s first amendment rights, Tactics are tantamount to prior restraint
August 15, 2008: Oversight leads to illegal city meeting
August 14, 2008: VA. LAW: Judge hears arguments in privacy advocate’s lawsuit
August 10, 2008: Public Records Requests Costing RWSA
August 10, 2008: Coalition challenges fees for online land records
August 6, 2008: Chesapeake Virginia Court rules its Clerk violated law- must release documents
August 4, 2008: Va. Tech Strove To Protect Its Image
July 26, 2008: Feds respond with circus safety records - six years later
July 22, 2008: Editorial: Tech officials keep secrets
July 20, 2008: Be a watchdog. How to keep government clean: Keep an eye on it
June 20, 2008: Couple reflects on quest for truth
June 12, 2008: ACLU files lawsuit on behalf of Virginia privacy advocate
May 27, 2008: Virginia Commonwealth’s Secret Deal
May 14, 2008: In Schools Fiasco, Axed Administrator Seeks Immunity
May 11, 2008: Superintendent's FOIA case is over
April 26, 2008: Residents seek info on town business
April 9, 2008: Appeal keeps e-mails private
April 6, 2008: Editorial: Bring open government to Christiansburg
April 3, 2008: Christiansburg violates open meetings law
April 3, 2008: How much did Wallace get? We may never know
April 2, 2008: CB resident shares school finance information with Town Council
March 26, 2008: Inmate may not access records
March 25, 2008: FOIA issues divide council
March 18, 2008: Anonymous donors will stay that way
March 18, 2008: Privacy advocate, ACLU hit new Virginia privacy law as misguided
March 16, 2008: FOIA is nonpartisan, an equal-opportunity pet cause or whipping boy, depending on the situation.
March 16, 2008: Revelations found in public records
March 16, 2008: FOIA used to expose megasite
March 5, 2008: FOIA Restrictions Considered by General Assembly
February 29, 2008: Supervisors paid $9,025 on lawyers
February 27, 2008: Changes to bill limit Fusion Center's exemptions to subpoena
February 26, 2008: Panel kills bill limiting gun-record access
February 25, 2008: Bill to block public records of Va. gun permits dies
February 18, 2008: Secrecy bill for state anti-terror agency has some crying foul
February 14, 2008: University donor privacy questioned
February 13, 2008: Horne Orders Broader E-mail Disclosure
February 11, 2008: Effort to block concealed-carry records from public review falters in Senate
February 9, 2008: Data access in gun bill becoming an issue
February 5, 2008: Senate bill tries to protect concealed-guns information
February 2, 2008: Bill would keep intel center data secret
February 1, 2008: Man sues Richmond school board, says it withheld information
February 1, 2008: Bill to keep UVa donors anonymous advances
January 31, 2008: FoIA issue enters school debate
January 30, 2008: Court Will Rule on Public Versus Private Lives
January 29, 2008: Good reason to go public
January 25, 2008: Committee questions UVa donor privacy bill
January 22, 2008: Keeping information private
January 19, 2008: Are town contractors employing illegals?
January 17, 2008: Supervisors won't answer under oath
January 16, 2008: Editorial: Keep UVa donors out in the sunshine
January 15, 2008: UVA Seeks to Withhold Donor Data
January 13, 2008: College donor privacy at issue
2007
December 24, 2007: Editorial: Punish illegal secrecy
December 21, 2007: Sheriff fined in open-records case
December 21, 2007: Open records are critical
December 20, 2007: Colgan gives board advice
December 19, 2007: Judge: Madison sheriff violated FOIA law
December 19, 2007: Sheriff Fined for Refusing Info Request
December 8, 2007: Access To See Who Carries Handguns
December 6, 2007: Inmate challenges Virginia law barring access to records
December 6, 2007: Man convicted in Norfolk homicide challenges law prohibiting access to records
December 5, 2007: Should Gun Information be Available?
December 4, 2007: Panel OKs bill on gun permits
December 2, 2007: IT'S YOUR MONEY
November 28, 2007: Court Rules All E-Mails Are Public; Loudoun Co. To Appeal
November 27, 2007: Chesapeake judge rules for The Pilot in suit over city records
November 14, 2007: Board denies FOIA violations
November 12, 2007: Judge misses the full intent of FOIA
November 12, 2007: Editorial: ###-##-#### is enough
November 8, 2007: Spotsy ordered to release 4 e-mails
November 7, 2007: Why are they holding back those e-mails?
November 2, 2007: No decision yet in Hill suit against Spotsy
October 31, 2007: FOIA cases spotlight law, modern technology
October 26, 2007: Neely backs ex-attorney on FOIA claim
October 16, 2007: Judge declines to dismiss FOIA suit against Spotsylvania
October 13, 2007: Beach school officials want own recess - but will they talk shop?
October 11, 2007: Judge Orders Broader Disclosure In FOIA Case
October 11, 2007: Let the sun shine
October 10, 2007: St.Paul, Va., Town Council votes to designate which official can speak for the town on specific topics
October 8, 2007: Should information about concealed weapon permit holders be kept private?
October 3, 2007: I'm not a big Hill fan, but FOIA must be defended (Letter to the Editor)
October 2, 2007: FOIA exec: Spotsylvania e-mails should be open
September 17, 2007: James Madison University's SGA president resigns
September 15, 2007: Virginia Supreme Court rules Norfolk Airport Authority violated law
September 9, 2007: An open government hero retires (Editorial)
September 8, 2007: Defense gets time for FOIA suit
September 6, 2007: Sketching the fine lines in public forum discussion
August 4, 2007: Chicken and dumplings, with a side of litigation
July 29, 2007: Albemarle public records Web site up and running
July 15, 2007: Officials skirt public records law; taxpayers get the bill
July 3, 2007: Employee renews FOI fight for UVa salary info
July 2, 2007: Herndon's new FOIA policy under scrutiny
July 1, 2007: Local officials now can just phone it in
June 20, 2007: Labor: 19 Hours; FOIA Request: $324.25; Mismanaged Jail: Priceless
June 13, 2007: Council Adopts Education Campaign For Conflict Rules, FOIA Requirement
June 9, 2007: Lawyer asks court to force record release
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