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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 224; in 1958, chapter 239; in 1968, chapter 578; in 1994, chapter 865<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":87280,"section_number":"63.2-900","catch_line":"Accepting children for placement in homes, facilities, etc., by local boards","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-900\/"},{"id":83322,"section_number":"63.2-903","catch_line":"Entrustment agreements; adoption","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-903\/"},{"id":80415,"section_number":"8.01-606","catch_line":"Payment of small amounts to certain persons through court without intervention of fiduciary; authority of commissioners of accounts; certain fiduciaries exempt from accountings","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-606\/"}],"permalink":{"id":270927,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59613,"identifier":"63.2-320","token":"63.2\/I\/3\/1\/63.2-320","url":"\/63.2-320\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-320\/","token":"63.2\/I\/3\/1\/63.2-320","dublin_core":{"Title":"Accepting and expending certain funds on behalf of children placed by or entrusted to local board when no guardian appointed; disposition of funds when children discharged","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-320","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A local board<\/span> is authorized and empowered to accept and expend on behalf of and for the benefit of any child<\/span> placed by it where legal custody<\/span> remains with the parents or guardians, committed or entrusted to its care under \u00a7\u00a7 63.2-900<\/a> and 63.2-903<\/a>, when no guardian has been appointed, funds or money paid or tendered as pension, compensation, insurance or other benefit from the U.S. Department<\/span> of Veterans Affairs or under the Railroad Retirement Act or the old age and survivors’ insurance provisions of the Social Security Act, as amended, or funds contributed or paid by parents or other persons for the support of such child<\/span>, and the local board<\/span> may, from any such funds received, provide for the current or future maintenance of such child<\/span>.\n\t\tWhenever any child<\/span> is discharged by the local board<\/span> all such funds held by the local board<\/span> shall be paid to the child<\/span>’s guardian if such funds exceed $1,000 upon such guardian posting bond<\/span> as may be required by law<\/span>, or disbursed in accordance with \u00a7 8.01-606<\/a>, if the sum does not exceed $1,000.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nACCEPTING AND EXPENDING CERTAIN FUNDS ON BEHALF OF CHILDREN PLACED BY OR\nENTRUSTED TO LOCAL BOARD WHEN NO GUARDIAN APPOINTED; DISPOSITION OF FUNDS WHEN\nCHILDREN DISCHARGED (\u00a7 63.2-320)\n\nA local board is authorized and empowered to accept and expend on behalf of and\nfor the benefit of any child placed by it where legal custody remains with the\nparents or guardians, committed or entrusted to its care under \u00a7\u00a7 63.2-900 and\n63.2-903, when no guardian has been appointed, funds or money paid or tendered\nas pension, compensation, insurance or other benefit from the U.S. Department of\nVeterans Affairs or under the Railroad Retirement Act or the old age and\nsurvivors’ insurance provisions of the Social Security Act, as amended, or\nfunds contributed or paid by parents or other persons for the support of such\nchild, and the local board may, from any such funds received, provide for the\ncurrent or future maintenance of such child.\n\t\tWhenever any child is discharged by the local board all such funds held by the\nlocal board shall be paid to the child’s guardian if such funds exceed\n$1,000 upon such guardian posting bond as may be required by law, or disbursed\nin accordance with \u00a7 8.01-606, if the sum does not exceed $1,000.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 63-73.1; 1954, c. 224; 1958, c. 239; 1968, c. 578, \u00a7\n63.1-57; 1994, c. 865; 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}}