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This law was first created in 1975. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 341 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 1975 \u201cActs\u201d aren\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 1981, chapter 123; in 1986, chapter 308; in 1990, chapter 760; in 1995, chapter 520<\/a>; in 2000, chapter 500<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":79117,"section_number":"32.1-162.15:1.14","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Confidentiality of complainant's identity","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-162.15_1.14\/"},{"id":55699,"section_number":"32.1-162.15:1.16","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Retaliation against reports of child or adult abuse or neglect","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-162.15_1.16\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":271717,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71740,"identifier":"63.2-1501","token":"63.2\/III\/15\/1\/63.2-1501","url":"\/63.2-1501\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-1501\/","token":"63.2\/III\/15\/1\/63.2-1501","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-1501","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Court<\/span>” means the juvenile and domestic relations district court<\/span> of the county or city.\n\t\t“Prevention<\/span>” means efforts that (i) promote health and competence in people and (ii) create, promote and strengthen environments that nurture people in their development.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 63.2-1501)\n\nAs used in this chapter unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Court” means the juvenile and domestic relations district court\nof the county or city.\n\t\t“Prevention” means efforts that (i) promote health and competence\nin people and (ii) create, promote and strengthen environments that nurture\npeople in their development.\n\nHISTORY: 1975, c. 341, \u00a7 63.1-248.2; 1981, c. 123; 1986, c. 308; 1990, c. 760;\n1995, c. 520; 2000, c. 500; 2002, 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}}