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The time limit for filing with other agencies shall be tolled while the Office is either investigating the complaint or making a decision to refer it. Complaints under this article shall be filed with the Office within 180 days of the alleged discriminatory event.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":250700,"text":"Filing of a written complaint with the Office shall be deemed filing with any state agency for the purpose of complying with any time limitation on the filing of a complaint, provided the time limit for filing with the other agency has not expired. The time limit for filing with other agencies shall be tolled while the Office is either investigating the complaint or making a decision to refer it. 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This law was first created in 1987. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 581 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 1987 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 803<\/a> and 835<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":172441,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69306,"identifier":"2.2-522","token":"2.2\/I\/B\/5\/4\/2.2-522","url":"\/2.2-522\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-522\/","token":"2.2\/I\/B\/5\/4\/2.2-522","dublin_core":{"Title":"Filing with the Office deemed filing with other state agencies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-522","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Filing of a written complaint with the Office shall be deemed filing with any state agency<\/span> for the purpose of complying with any time limitation on the filing of a complaint, provided the time limit for filing with the other agency has not expired. The time limit for filing with other agencies shall be tolled while the Office is either investigating the complaint or making a decision to refer it. Complaints under this article shall be filed with the Office within 180 days of the alleged discriminatory event.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFILING WITH THE OFFICE DEEMED FILING WITH OTHER STATE AGENCIES (\u00a7 2.2-522)\n\nFiling of a written complaint with the Office shall be deemed filing with any\nstate agency for the purpose of complying with any time limitation on the filing\nof a complaint, provided the time limit for filing with the other agency has not\nexpired. The time limit for filing with other agencies shall be tolled while the\nOffice is either investigating the complaint or making a decision to refer it.\nComplaints under this article shall be filed with the Office within 180 days of\nthe alleged discriminatory event.\n\nHISTORY: 1987, c. 581, \u00a7 2.1-722; 2001, c. 844, \u00a7 2.2-2636; 2012, cc. 803,\n835; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 196.","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}}