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AI Laws in Virginia

Every AI-related law currently on the books or recently enacted in Virginia. Each entry below shows the effective date, regulated scope, key triggers, enforcement authority, and penalty exposure — plus a link to the statute text.

Laws at a glance

Virginia's AI statutes cover: DPIA, automated decision, data protection assessment, profiling, significant effects. Details for each law follow below. Note that individual statutes frequently have phased effective dates — pay close attention to which provisions apply when for your entity.

Each law, in detail

Effective 2023-01-01

VA Consumer Data Protection Act (profiling provisions)

Scope: Grants Virginia consumers rights to opt out of profiling in furtherance of decisions producing legal or similarly significant effects, and requires data protection assessments for such profiling.

Key triggers / concepts

profilingautomated decisionsignificant effectsDPIAdata protection assessment

Enforcement authority

Virginia Attorney General

Penalties

Up to $7,500 per violation

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