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This law was first created in 2012. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 803<\/a> and 835<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":236873,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68758,"identifier":"51.5-133","token":"51.5\/14\/2\/51.5-133","url":"\/51.5-133\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.5-133\/","token":"51.5\/14\/2\/51.5-133","dublin_core":{"Title":"Cooperation with local authorities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.5-133","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commissioner<\/span> shall assist and cooperate with local authorities in the administration of this chapter. He shall encourage and direct the training of all personnel of local boards<\/span> and local departments<\/span> engaged in the administration of any adult services or adult protective services program within the purview of this chapter. The Commissioner<\/span> shall collect and publish statistics and such other data as may be deemed of value in assisting public authorities and agencies of the Commonwealth in improving the care of older Virginians<\/span> and persons with disabilities. The Commissioner<\/span> shall also, in his discretion, initiate and conduct conferences designed to accomplish such ends and to further coordination of effort in this field.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOOPERATION WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES (\u00a7 51.5-133)\n\nThe Commissioner shall assist and cooperate with local authorities in the\nadministration of this chapter. He shall encourage and direct the training of\nall personnel of local boards and local departments engaged in the\nadministration of any adult services or adult protective services program within\nthe purview of this chapter. The Commissioner shall collect and publish\nstatistics and such other data as may be deemed of value in assisting public\nauthorities and agencies of the Commonwealth in improving the care of older\nVirginians and persons with disabilities. The Commissioner shall also, in his\ndiscretion, initiate and conduct conferences designed to accomplish such ends\nand to further coordination of effort in this field.\n\nHISTORY: 2012, cc. 803, 835.","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}}