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This law was first created in 1996. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 487<\/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","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":55048,"section_number":"63.2-1500","catch_line":"Repealed","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1500\/"},{"id":61453,"section_number":"63.2-1603","catch_line":"Protection of adults; definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1603\/"}],"permalink":{"id":272315,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85086,"identifier":"63.2-1731","token":"63.2\/IV\/17\/4\/63.2-1731","url":"\/63.2-1731\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-1731\/","token":"63.2\/IV\/17\/4\/63.2-1731","dublin_core":{"Title":"Retaliation against reports of child or adult abuse or neglect","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-1731","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 in any manner against any person who in good faith reports adult or child<\/span> abuse or neglect pursuant to Chapter 15 (\u00a7 63.2-1500<\/a> et seq.) of this title or Article 2 (\u00a7 63.2-1603<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 16 of this title.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRETALIATION AGAINST REPORTS OF CHILD OR ADULT ABUSE OR NEGLECT (\u00a7 63.2-1731)\n\nNo assisted living facility, adult day center or child welfare agency may\nretaliate in any manner against any person who in good faith reports adult or\nchild abuse or neglect pursuant to Chapter 15 (\u00a7 63.2-1500 et seq.) of this\ntitle or Article 2 (\u00a7 63.2-1603 et seq.) of Chapter 16 of this title.\n\nHISTORY: 1996, c. 487, \u00a7 63.1-198.03:1; 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}}