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This law was first created in 1988. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 906 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 1988 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 2020, chapters 860<\/a> and 861<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":272533,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82204,"identifier":"63.2-1911","token":"63.2\/V\/19\/2\/63.2-1911","url":"\/63.2-1911\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-1911\/","token":"63.2\/V\/19\/2\/63.2-1911","dublin_core":{"Title":"Duty of local departments to enforce support; referral to Department","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-1911","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Whenever a local department<\/span> approves an application for public assistance<\/span> on behalf of a child<\/span> or children and it appears to the satisfaction of the local department<\/span> that the child<\/span> has been abandoned by the noncustodial parent<\/span> or that the person who has a responsibility for the care, support, or maintenance of such child<\/span> has failed or neglected to give proper care or support to such child<\/span>, the local department<\/span> shall refer the matter to the Division within the Department responsible for the enforcement of support. The foregoing provisions of this section shall not apply to applications for the Child<\/span> Care Subsidy Program.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDUTY OF LOCAL DEPARTMENTS TO ENFORCE SUPPORT; REFERRAL TO DEPARTMENT (\u00a7\n63.2-1911)\n\nWhenever a local department approves an application for public assistance on\nbehalf of a child or children and it appears to the satisfaction of the local\ndepartment that the child has been abandoned by the noncustodial parent or that\nthe person who has a responsibility for the care, support, or maintenance of\nsuch child has failed or neglected to give proper care or support to such child,\nthe local department shall refer the matter to the Division within the\nDepartment responsible for the enforcement of support. The foregoing provisions\nof this section shall not apply to applications for the Child Care Subsidy\nProgram.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 906, \u00a7 63.1-274.2; 2002, c. 747; 2020, cc. 860, 861; 2021,\nSp. Sess. I, c. 171.","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}}