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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1980, chapter 559; in 1996, chapters 891<\/a> and 964<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 526<\/a>; in 2010, chapters 386<\/a>, 597<\/a>, and 629<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":58722,"section_number":"22.1-262","catch_line":"Complaint to court when parent fails to comply with law","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-262\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":73600,"section_number":"22.1-260","catch_line":"Reports of children enrolled and not enrolled; nonattendance","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-260\/"}],"permalink":{"id":182177,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80115,"identifier":"22.1-261","token":"22.1\/14\/1\/22.1-261","url":"\/22.1-261\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-261\/","token":"22.1\/14\/1\/22.1-261","dublin_core":{"Title":"Attendance officer to make list of children not enrolled; duties of attendance officer","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-261","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The attendance officer or the division superintendent<\/span> or his designee shall check the reports submitted pursuant to subsection A of \u00a7 22.1-260<\/a> with reports from the State Registrar of Vital Records and Health Statistics. From these reports and from any other reliable source the attendance officer or the division superintendent<\/span> or his designee shall, within five days after receiving all reports submitted pursuant to subsection A of \u00a7 22.1-260<\/a>, make a list of the names of children who are not enrolled in any school and who are not exempt from school attendance. It shall be the duty of the attendance officer, on behalf of the local school board<\/span>, to investigate all cases of nonenrollment and, when no valid reason is found therefor, to notify the parent<\/span>, guardian or other person having control of the child to require the attendance of such child at the school within three days from the date of such notice.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nATTENDANCE OFFICER TO MAKE LIST OF CHILDREN NOT ENROLLED; DUTIES OF ATTENDANCE\nOFFICER (\u00a7 22.1-261)\n\nThe attendance officer or the division superintendent or his designee shall\ncheck the reports submitted pursuant to subsection A of \u00a7 22.1-260 with reports\nfrom the State Registrar of Vital Records and Health Statistics. From these\nreports and from any other reliable source the attendance officer or the\ndivision superintendent or his designee shall, within five days after receiving\nall reports submitted pursuant to subsection A of \u00a7 22.1-260, make a list of\nthe names of children who are not enrolled in any school and who are not exempt\nfrom school attendance. It shall be the duty of the attendance officer, on\nbehalf of the local school board, to investigate all cases of nonenrollment and,\nwhen no valid reason is found therefor, to notify the parent, guardian or other\nperson having control of the child to require the attendance of such child at\nthe school within three days from the date of such notice.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 22-275.10; 1959, Ex. Sess., c. 72; 1980, c. 559; 1996,\ncc. 891, 964; 1999, c. 526; 2010, cc. 386, 597, 629.","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}}