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If the Commissioner suspects that a person has violated \u00a7 63.2-1218, he shall report his findings to the appropriate attorney for the Commonwealth. If the Commissioner believes that such violation has occurred in the course of the practice of a profession or occupation licensed or regulated pursuant to Title 54.1, he shall also report such findings to the appropriate regulatory authority for investigation and appropriate disciplinary action.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":242645,"text":"If the juvenile and domestic relations or circuit court or any participating licensed or duly authorized child-placing agency suspects that there has been a violation of \u00a7 63.2-1218 in connection with a placement or adoption, it shall report such findings to the Commissioner for investigation and appropriate action. If the Commissioner suspects that a person has violated \u00a7 63.2-1218, he shall report his findings to the appropriate attorney for the Commonwealth. If the Commissioner believes that such violation has occurred in the course of the practice of a profession or occupation licensed or regulated pursuant to Title 54.1, he shall also report such findings to the appropriate regulatory authority for investigation and appropriate disciplinary action.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14142,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Provisions","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14096,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:47:01","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:47:01","permalink":{"id":271367,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14142,"identifier":"1","token":"63.2\/III\/12\/1","url":"\/63.2\/III\/12\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14096,"edition_id":1,"name":"Adoption","identifier":"12","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13897,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:52","permalink":{"id":271365,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14096,"identifier":"12","token":"63.2\/III\/12","url":"\/63.2\/III\/12\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13897,"edition_id":1,"name":"Social Services Programs","identifier":"III","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12789,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:14","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:14","permalink":{"id":271331,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13897,"identifier":"III","token":"63.2\/III","url":"\/63.2\/III\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12789,"edition_id":1,"name":"Welfare (Social Services)","identifier":"63.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":270661,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12789,"identifier":"63.2","token":"63.2","url":"\/63.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":67454,"structure_id":14142,"section_number":"63.2-1200","catch_line":"Who may place children for adoption","url":"\/63.2-1200\/","token":"63.2\/III\/12\/1\/63.2-1200","metadata":false},{"id":79180,"structure_id":14142,"section_number":"63.2-1200.1","catch_line":"Recognition of foreign adoption; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 647 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 1989 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 1991, chapters 364 and 602; in 1992, chapter 125; in 1993, chapters 338 and 553; in 1995, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?951+ful+CHAP0772\">772<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?951+ful+CHAP0826\">826<\/a>; in 1999, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?991+ful+CHAP1028\">1028<\/a>; in 2000, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?001+ful+CHAP0830\">830<\/a>; in 2002, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?021+ful+CHAP0747\">747<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":86942,"section_number":"63.2-1218","catch_line":"Certain exchange of property, advertisement, solicitation prohibited; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1218\/"}],"permalink":{"id":271457,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66924,"identifier":"63.2-1219","token":"63.2\/III\/12\/1\/63.2-1219","url":"\/63.2-1219\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-1219\/","token":"63.2\/III\/12\/1\/63.2-1219","dublin_core":{"Title":"Suspected violation of property exchange information","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-1219","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>If the juvenile and domestic relations or <span class=\"dictionary\">circuit<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> or any participating licensed or duly authorized <span class=\"dictionary\"><span class=\"dictionary\">child<\/span>-placing agency<\/span> suspects that there has been a violation of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Certain exchange of property, advertisement, solicitation prohibited; penalty\" href=\"\/63.2-1218\/\">63.2-1218<\/a> in connection with a placement or adoption, it shall report such <span class=\"dictionary\">findings<\/span> to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> for investigation and appropriate action. If the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> suspects that a person has violated \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Certain exchange of property, advertisement, solicitation prohibited; penalty\" href=\"\/63.2-1218\/\">63.2-1218<\/a>, he shall report his <span class=\"dictionary\">findings<\/span> to the appropriate attorney for the Commonwealth. If the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> believes that such violation has occurred in the course of the practice of a profession or occupation licensed or regulated pursuant to Title 54.1, he shall also report such <span class=\"dictionary\">findings<\/span> to the appropriate regulatory authority for investigation and appropriate disciplinary action.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSUSPECTED VIOLATION OF PROPERTY EXCHANGE INFORMATION (\u00a7 63.2-1219)\n\nIf the juvenile and domestic relations or circuit court or any participating\nlicensed or duly authorized child-placing agency suspects that there has been a\nviolation of \u00a7 63.2-1218 in connection with a placement or adoption, it shall\nreport such findings to the Commissioner for investigation and appropriate\naction. If the Commissioner suspects that a person has violated \u00a7 63.2-1218, he\nshall report his findings to the appropriate attorney for the Commonwealth. If\nthe Commissioner believes that such violation has occurred in the course of the\npractice of a profession or occupation licensed or regulated pursuant to Title\n54.1, he shall also report such findings to the appropriate regulatory authority\nfor investigation and appropriate disciplinary action.\n\nHISTORY: 1989, c. 647, \u00a7 63.1-220.3; 1991, cc. 364, 602; 1992, c. 125; 1993,\ncc. 338, 553; 1995, cc. 772, 826; 1999, c. 1028; 2000, c. 830, \u00a7 63.1-219.26;\n2002, c. 747.","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}}