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This law was first created in 1974. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 395 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1974 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":58178,"section_number":"60.2-219","catch_line":"Services not included in term \"employment.\"","order_by":null,"url":"\/60.2-219\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":156265,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72285,"identifier":"15.2-2811","token":"15.2\/II\/28.1\/15.2-2811","url":"\/15.2-2811\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2811\/","token":"15.2\/II\/28.1\/15.2-2811","dublin_core":{"Title":"“Human services” defined","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2811","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

For the purposes of this chapter, “human services” shall mean any service provided by the Commonwealth or a county<\/span> or city<\/span>, or jointly by the two, to an individual or family for his or their physical, mental or economic well-being.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n“HUMAN SERVICES” DEFINED (\u00a7 15.2-2811)\n\nFor the purposes of this chapter, “human services” shall mean any\nservice provided by the Commonwealth or a county or city, or jointly by the two,\nto an individual or family for his or their physical, mental or economic\nwell-being.\n\nHISTORY: 1974, c. 395, \u00a7 63.1-291; 2002, c. 747.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}