§ 2.2-448 Penalty for filing complaint or cooperating in investigation prohibited
A. An official, the Department, a local department, a child-serving agency, a children’s residential facility, or a child-placing agency shall not penalize any person for filing a complaint or cooperating with the Ombudsman in investigating a complaint.
B. An individual, the Department, a local department, a child-serving agency, a children’s residential facility, or a child-placing agency shall not hinder the lawful actions of the Ombudsman or employees of the Ombudsman.
C. A report by the Ombudsman is not subject to prior approval by a person outside of the Office.
History
This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 1090 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. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2023, chapter 750.
2020, c. 1090; 2023, c. 750.