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This law was first created in 1995. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 693<\/a> 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. It has been modified 5 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 1996, chapter 861<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 1998, chapter 680<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 716<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 476<\/a> and 507<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":81116,"section_number":"37.2-614","catch_line":"When powers and duties cease to exist","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-614\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":60895,"section_number":"37.2-500","catch_line":"Purpose; community services board; services to be provided","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-500\/"}],"permalink":{"id":210141,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80506,"identifier":"37.2-613","token":"37.2\/II\/6\/37.2-613","url":"\/37.2-613\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/37.2-613\/","token":"37.2\/II\/6\/37.2-613","dublin_core":{"Title":"Proceedings for dissolution","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 37.2-613","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

When the board<\/span> of directors of a behavioral health authority<\/span> determines that the need for the authority no longer exists, then, upon a petition<\/span> by the board<\/span> to the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of the appropriate city or county, after giving 90 days’ notice to the city or county and upon the production of satisfactory evidence<\/span> in support of the petition<\/span> and a detailed dissolution plan, the court<\/span> may enter an order<\/span> declaring that the need for the authority in that city or county no longer exists and approving a plan for the winding up of the authority’s business, the payment or assumption of its obligations, and the transfer of its assets<\/span>. In order<\/span> for it to be approved by the court<\/span>, the court<\/span> must find that this plan describes specifically how the city or county that established the authority will fulfill the same duties and responsibilities required for community services boards<\/span> under Chapter 5 (\u00a7 37.2-500<\/a> et seq.) and how the city or county will ensure continuity of care for individuals<\/span> who are receiving services from the authority.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROCEEDINGS FOR DISSOLUTION (\u00a7 37.2-613)\n\nWhen the board of directors of a behavioral health authority determines that the\nneed for the authority no longer exists, then, upon a petition by the board to\nthe circuit court of the appropriate city or county, after giving 90 days’\nnotice to the city or county and upon the production of satisfactory evidence in\nsupport of the petition and a detailed dissolution plan, the court may enter an\norder declaring that the need for the authority in that city or county no longer\nexists and approving a plan for the winding up of the authority’s\nbusiness, the payment or assumption of its obligations, and the transfer of its\nassets. In order for it to be approved by the court, the court must find that\nthis plan describes specifically how the city or county that established the\nauthority will fulfill the same duties and responsibilities required for\ncommunity services boards under Chapter 5 (\u00a7 37.2-500 et seq.) and how the city\nor county will ensure continuity of care for individuals who are receiving\nservices from the authority.\n\nHISTORY: 1995, c. 693, \u00a7 15.1-1686; 1996, c. 861; 1997, c. 587, \u00a7 37.1-252;\n1998, c. 680; 2005, c. 716; 2012, cc. 476, 507.","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}}