§ 63.2-1715 Exemptions from licensure
A. No person to whom parental and legal custodial powers have been delegated pursuant to Chapter 10 (§ 20-166 et seq.) of Title 20 shall be required to obtain a license to operate an independent foster home or approval as a foster parent from the Commissioner.
B. Officers, employees, or agents of the Commonwealth, or of any county, city, or town acting within the scope of their authority as such, who serve as or maintain a child-placing agency shall not be required to be licensed.
History
This law was first created in 1993. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 730 and 742 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1993 “Acts” aren’t available online. It has been modified 13 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1994, chapters 837 and 940; in 1999, chapter 454; in 2000, chapters 61 and 1058; in 2002, chapter 747; in 2003, chapter 467; in 2006, chapter 725; in 2011, chapter 363; in 2014, chapter 130; in 2016, chapter 442; in 2017, chapter 748; in 2018, chapters 189, 244, and 810; in 2019, chapters 297 and 667; in 2020, chapters 860 and 861.
1993, cc. 730, 742, § 63.1-196.001; 1994, cc. 837, 940; 1999, c. 454; 2000, cc. 61, 1058; 2002, c. 747; 2003, c. 467; 2006, c. 725; 2011, c. 363; 2014, c. 130; 2016, c. 442; 2017, c. 748; 2018, cc. 189, 244, 810; 2019, cc. 297, 667; 2020, cc. 860, 861.