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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 941<\/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 2 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 2002, chapter 747<\/a>; in 2024, chapters 37<\/a> and 150<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":272311,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72594,"identifier":"63.2-1730","token":"63.2\/IV\/17\/4\/63.2-1730","url":"\/63.2-1730\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-1730\/","token":"63.2\/IV\/17\/4\/63.2-1730","dublin_core":{"Title":"Retaliation or discrimination against complainants","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-1730","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No assisted living facility<\/span>, adult day center<\/span> or child<\/span> welfare agency may retaliate or discriminate in any manner against any person who (i) in good faith complains or provides information to, or otherwise cooperates with, the Department<\/span> or any other agency of government or any person or entity operating under contract<\/span> with an agency of government, having responsibility for protecting the rights of residents of assisted living facilities, participants in adult day centers<\/span> or children in child<\/span> welfare agencies, (ii) attempts to assert any right protected by state or federal law<\/span>, or (iii) assists any person in asserting such right.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRETALIATION OR DISCRIMINATION AGAINST COMPLAINANTS (\u00a7 63.2-1730)\n\nNo assisted living facility, adult day center or child welfare agency may\nretaliate or discriminate in any manner against any person who (i) in good faith\ncomplains or provides information to, or otherwise cooperates with, the\nDepartment or any other agency of government or any person or entity operating\nunder contract with an agency of government, having responsibility for\nprotecting the rights of residents of assisted living facilities, participants\nin adult day centers or children in child welfare agencies, (ii) attempts to\nassert any right protected by state or federal law, or (iii) assists any person\nin asserting such right.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 941, \u00a7 63.1-177.1; 2002, c. 747; 2024, cc. 37, 150.","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}}