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The financial records of an applicant shall not be subject to inspection if the applicant submits an operating budget and at least one credit reference. In the case of child welfare agencies and assisted living facilities, the character and reputation investigation upon application shall include background checks pursuant to \u00a7 63.2-1721; however, a children’s residential facility shall comply with the background check requirements contained in \u00a7 63.2-1726. In the case of a children’s residential facility, the character and reputation investigation shall also include consideration of any complaints, enforcement actions, or sanctions against a license to operate a children’s residential facility held by the applicant in another state. Records that contain confidential proprietary information furnished to the Department pursuant to this section shall be exempt from disclosure pursuant to subdivision 4 of \u00a7 2.2-3705.5.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":210918,"text":"Upon receipt of the application, the Commissioner shall cause an investigation to be made of the activities, services, and facilities of the applicant and of his character and reputation or, if the applicant is an association, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation, the character and reputation of its officers and agents, and upon receipt of the initial application, an investigation of the applicant’s financial responsibility. The financial records of an applicant shall not be subject to inspection if the applicant submits an operating budget and at least one credit reference. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 17 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 1954, chapter 259; in 1968, chapters 578 and 585; in 1972, chapter 540; in 1975, chapter 439; in 1985, chapter 360; in 1987, chapter 693; in 1992, chapters 356 and 746; in 1993, chapters 730 and 742; in 1995, chapter 401<\/a>; in 1996, chapter 747<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 427<\/a>; in 1998, chapters 551<\/a> and 581<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>; in 2005, chapters 610<\/a> and 924<\/a>; in 2013, chapters 182<\/a> and 545<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 758<\/a> and 770<\/a>; in 2020, chapters 723<\/a>, 860<\/a>, and 861<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":81089,"section_number":"19.2-389","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Dissemination of criminal history record information","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-389\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":60253,"section_number":"2.2-3705.5","catch_line":"Exclusions to application of chapter; health and social services records","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3705.5\/"},{"id":81967,"section_number":"63.2-1721","catch_line":"Background check upon application for licensure as a child-placing agency, etc.; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1721\/"},{"id":80180,"section_number":"63.2-1726","catch_line":"Background check required; children's residential facilities","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1726\/"}],"permalink":{"id":272165,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57567,"identifier":"63.2-1702","token":"63.2\/IV\/17\/1\/63.2-1702","url":"\/63.2-1702\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-1702\/","token":"63.2\/IV\/17\/1\/63.2-1702","dublin_core":{"Title":"Investigation on receipt of application","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-1702","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Upon receipt of the application, the Commissioner<\/span> shall cause an investigation to be made of the activities, services, and facilities of the applicant and of his character and reputation or, if the applicant is an association, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation, the character and reputation of its officers and agents, and upon receipt of the initial application, an investigation of the applicant’s financial responsibility. The financial records of an applicant shall not be subject to inspection if the applicant submits an operating budget and at least one credit reference. In the case of child<\/span> welfare agencies and assisted living facilities, the character and reputation investigation upon application shall include background checks pursuant to \u00a7 63.2-1721<\/a>; however, a children’s residential facility shall comply with the background check requirements contained in \u00a7 63.2-1726<\/a>. In the case of a children’s residential facility, the character and reputation investigation shall also include consideration of any complaints, enforcement actions, or sanctions<\/span> against a license to operate a children’s residential facility held by the applicant in another state. Records that contain confidential proprietary information furnished to the Department<\/span> pursuant to this section shall be exempt from disclosure pursuant to subdivision 4 of \u00a7 2.2-3705.5<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINVESTIGATION ON RECEIPT OF APPLICATION (\u00a7 63.2-1702)\n\nUpon receipt of the application, the Commissioner shall cause an investigation\nto be made of the activities, services, and facilities of the applicant and of\nhis character and reputation or, if the applicant is an association,\npartnership, limited liability company, or corporation, the character and\nreputation of its officers and agents, and upon receipt of the initial\napplication, an investigation of the applicant’s financial responsibility.\nThe financial records of an applicant shall not be subject to inspection if the\napplicant submits an operating budget and at least one credit reference. In the\ncase of child welfare agencies and assisted living facilities, the character and\nreputation investigation upon application shall include background checks\npursuant to \u00a7 63.2-1721; however, a children’s residential facility shall\ncomply with the background check requirements contained in \u00a7 63.2-1726. In the\ncase of a children’s residential facility, the character and reputation\ninvestigation shall also include consideration of any complaints, enforcement\nactions, or sanctions against a license to operate a children’s\nresidential facility held by the applicant in another state. Records that\ncontain confidential proprietary information furnished to the Department\npursuant to this section shall be exempt from disclosure pursuant to subdivision\n4 of \u00a7 2.2-3705.5.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 63-223.2, 63-234, 63-235; 1954, c. 259; 1968, cc. 578,\n585, \u00a7\u00a7 63.1-176, 63.1-197, 63.1-198; 1972, c. 540; 1975, c. 439; 1985, c.\n360; 1987, c. 693; 1992, cc. 356, 746 \u00a7 63.1-194.6; 1993, cc. 730, 742; 1995,\nc. 401; 1996, c. 747; 1997, c. 427; 1998, cc. 551, 581; 2002, c. 747; 2005, cc.\n610, 924; 2013, cc. 182, 545; 2015, cc. 758, 770; 2020, cc. 723, 860, 861.","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}}