Protección de información personal de funcionarios públicos en Internet

Explicación Simple

Esta ley dice que la información personal de ciertos funcionarios públicos no puede ser publicada en Internet si están en peligro. Si un funcionario siente que su seguridad está en riesgo, puede pedirle a un juez que lo proteja.

Es como si tuvieras un diario donde escribes tus secretos, y alguien decide publicarlo sin tu permiso. Si sientes que eso puede causarte problemas, tienes el derecho de pedir que lo mantengan en privado.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Laura, una oficial de policía, recibe amenazas por su trabajo. Ella puede ir a un juez y pedir que su dirección y número de teléfono no se publiquen en Internet. Si el juez está de acuerdo, la ciudad no podrá compartir esa información.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Va. Code § 18.2-186.4:1 - Internet publication of personal information of certain public officials. A. The Commonwealth shall not publish on the Internet the personal information of any public official if a court has, pursuant to subsection B, ordered that the official's personal information is prohibited from publication and the official has made a demand in writing to the Commonwealth, accompanied by the order of the court, that the Commonwealth not publish such information. B. Any public official may petition a circuit court for an order prohibiting the publication on the Internet, by the Commonwealth, of the official's personal information. The petition shall set forth the specific reasons that the official seeks the order. The court shall issue such an order only if it finds that (i) there exists a threat to the official or a person who resides with him that would result from publication of the information or (ii) the official has demonstrated a reasonable fear of a risk to his safety or the safety of someone who resides with him that would result from publication of the information on the Internet. C. If the Commonwealth publishes the public official's personal information on the Internet prior to receipt of a written demand by the official under subsection A or E, it shall remove the information from publication on the Internet within 48 hours of receipt of the written demand. D. A written demand made by any public official pursuant to this section shall be effective for four years as follows: 1. For a law-enforcement officer, if the officer remains continuously employed as a law-enforcement officer throughout the four-year period; 2. For an attorney for the Commonwealth, if such public official continuously serves throughout the four-year period; and 3. For a re