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Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund by shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely for the purposes of administration of the Virginia Birth Father Registry. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the Commissioner or his designee.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":259996,"text":"A Virginia Birth Father Registry is hereby established in the Department of Social Services.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":259997,"text":"There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Virginia Birth Father Registry Fund, hereafter referred to as “the Fund.” The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All moneys collected under § 63.2-1201 shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund by shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely for the purposes of administration of the Virginia Birth Father Registry. 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This law was first created in 2006. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 825<\/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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2017, chapter 200<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":73490,"section_number":"16.1-277.01","catch_line":"Approval of entrustment agreement","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-277.01\/"},{"id":70662,"section_number":"63.2-1201","catch_line":"Filing of petition for adoption; venue; jurisdiction; and proceedings","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1201\/"},{"id":57240,"section_number":"63.2-1202","catch_line":"Parental, or agency, consent required; exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1202\/"},{"id":80789,"section_number":"63.2-1222","catch_line":"Execution of entrustment agreement by birth parent(s); exceptions; notice and objection to entrustment; copy required to be furnished; requirement for agencies outside the Commonwealth","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1222\/"},{"id":66793,"section_number":"63.2-1224","catch_line":"Explanation of process, legal effects of adoption required","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1224\/"},{"id":69788,"section_number":"63.2-1233","catch_line":"Consent to be executed in juvenile and domestic relations district court; exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1233\/"},{"id":87280,"section_number":"63.2-900","catch_line":"Accepting children for placement in homes, facilities, etc., by local boards","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-900\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":70662,"section_number":"63.2-1201","catch_line":"Filing of petition for adoption; venue; jurisdiction; and proceedings","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1201\/"}],"permalink":{"id":271633,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72171,"identifier":"63.2-1249","token":"63.2\/III\/12\/7\/63.2-1249","url":"\/63.2-1249\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-1249\/","token":"63.2\/III\/12\/7\/63.2-1249","dublin_core":{"Title":"Establishment of Registry","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-1249","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A Virginia Birth Father Registry is hereby established in the Department<\/span> of Social Services<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Virginia Birth Father Registry Fund, hereafter referred to as “the Fund.” The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All moneys collected under § 63.2-1201<\/a> shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund by shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely for the purposes of administration of the Virginia Birth Father Registry. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the Commissioner<\/span> or his designee. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nESTABLISHMENT OF REGISTRY (\u00a7 63.2-1249)\n\nA. A Virginia Birth Father Registry is hereby established in the Department of\nSocial Services.\n\nB. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to\nbe known as the Virginia Birth Father Registry Fund, hereafter referred to as\n“the Fund.” The Fund shall be established on the books of the\nComptroller. All moneys collected under § 63.2-1201 shall be paid into the\nstate treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund\nshall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the\nFund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not\nrevert to the general fund by shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall\nbe used solely for the purposes of administration of the Virginia Birth Father\nRegistry. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the\nState Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request\nsigned by the Commissioner or his designee.\n\nHISTORY: 2006, c. 825; 2017, c. 200.","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}}