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The Commissioner shall have authority to invest so much of the remaining funds as he may deem proper in United States government bonds or other securities authorized by law for the investment of fiduciary funds. The interest from these investments may be expended as a part of a welfare fund at each state facility.D\n\nIf any individual receiving services for whose benefit any such fund has been or shall be provided has departed or shall depart from any state facility, leaving any unexpended balance in such fund, and the director, in the exercise of reasonable diligence, has been or shall be unable to find the person or persons entitled to such unexpended balance, the Commissioner may, after the lapse of three years from the date of such departure, authorize the use of the balance for the benefit of all or any of the individuals then in the state facility.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":279941,"text":"The Commissioner is hereby authorized to provide for the deposit with the director or other proper officer of any state facility of any money given or provided for the purpose of supplying extra comforts, conveniences, or services to any individual in a state facility and any money otherwise received and held from, for, or on behalf of any individual in a state facility.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":279942,"text":"All funds so provided or received shall be deposited to the credit of the state facility in a special fund in a bank or banks designated by the Commissioner and shall be disbursed as may be required by the respective donors or, in the absence of such requirement, as directed by the director.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":279943,"text":"The director of each state facility shall furnish to the Commissioner annually a statement showing the amounts of funds received and deposited, the amounts expended, and the amounts remaining in such special funds at the end of the year. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1968, chapter 477; in 1972, chapter 639; in 1976, chapter 671; in 1980, chapter 582; in 2005, chapter 716<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 476<\/a> and 507<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":80681,"section_number":"37.2-704","catch_line":"Commissioner authorized to receive and expend social security and other federal payments for individuals receiving services in state facilities","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-704\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":210177,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78075,"identifier":"37.2-705","token":"37.2\/II\/7\/1\/37.2-705","url":"\/37.2-705\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/37.2-705\/","token":"37.2\/II\/7\/1\/37.2-705","dublin_core":{"Title":"Private funds provided for individuals receiving services","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 37.2-705","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> is hereby authorized to provide for the deposit with the director or other proper officer of any state<\/span> facility<\/span> of any money given or provided for the purpose of supplying extra comforts, conveniences, or services to any individual<\/span> in a state<\/span> facility<\/span> and any money otherwise received and held from, for, or on behalf of any individual<\/span> in a state<\/span> facility<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> All funds so provided or received shall be deposited to the credit of the state<\/span> facility<\/span> in a special fund in a bank or banks designated by the Commissioner<\/span> and shall be disbursed as may be required by the respective donors or, in the absence of such requirement, as directed by the director. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The director of each state<\/span> facility<\/span> shall furnish to the Commissioner<\/span> annually a statement showing the amounts of funds received and deposited, the amounts expended, and the amounts remaining in such special funds at the end of the year. The Commissioner<\/span> shall have authority<\/span> to invest so much of the remaining funds as he may deem proper in United States<\/span> government bonds<\/span> or other securities authorized by law<\/span> for the investment of fiduciary funds. The interest from these investments may be expended as a part of a welfare fund at each state<\/span> facility<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> If any individual receiving services<\/span> for whose benefit any such fund has been or shall be provided has departed or shall depart from any state<\/span> facility<\/span>, leaving any unexpended balance in such fund, and the director, in the exercise of reasonable diligence, has been or shall be unable to find the person or persons entitled to such unexpended balance, the Commissioner<\/span> may, after the lapse of three years from the date of such departure, authorize the use of the balance for the benefit of all or any of the individuals<\/span> then in the state<\/span> facility<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPRIVATE FUNDS PROVIDED FOR INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING SERVICES (\u00a7 37.2-705)\n\nA. The Commissioner is hereby authorized to provide for the deposit with the\ndirector or other proper officer of any state facility of any money given or\nprovided for the purpose of supplying extra comforts, conveniences, or services\nto any individual in a state facility and any money otherwise received and held\nfrom, for, or on behalf of any individual in a state facility.\n\nB. All funds so provided or received shall be deposited to the credit of the\nstate facility in a special fund in a bank or banks designated by the\nCommissioner and shall be disbursed as may be required by the respective donors\nor, in the absence of such requirement, as directed by the director.\n\nC. The director of each state facility shall furnish to the Commissioner\nannually a statement showing the amounts of funds received and deposited, the\namounts expended, and the amounts remaining in such special funds at the end of\nthe year. The Commissioner shall have authority to invest so much of the\nremaining funds as he may deem proper in United States government bonds or other\nsecurities authorized by law for the investment of fiduciary funds. The interest\nfrom these investments may be expended as a part of a welfare fund at each state\nfacility.\n\nD. If any individual receiving services for whose benefit any such fund has been\nor shall be provided has departed or shall depart from any state facility,\nleaving any unexpended balance in such fund, and the director, in the exercise\nof reasonable diligence, has been or shall be unable to find the person or\npersons entitled to such unexpended balance, the Commissioner may, after the\nlapse of three years from the date of such departure, authorize the use of the\nbalance for the benefit of all or any of the individuals then in the state\nfacility.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 37-47 to 37-50; 1950, p. 902; 1968, c. 477, \u00a7\u00a7\n37.1-29 to 37.1-32; 1972, c. 639; 1976, c. 671; 1980, c. 582; 2005, c. 716;\n2012, 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}}