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In such event, the Commissioner shall at the end of each month file with the State Comptroller and with the local governing body of such county or city a statement showing all disbursements and expenditures, including administrative expenditures, made for and on behalf of such county or city, and the Comptroller shall from time to time as such funds become available deduct from funds appropriated by the Commonwealth, in excess of requirements of the Constitution of Virginia, for distribution to such county or city amounts required to reimburse the Commonwealth for expenditures incurred under the provisions of this section. All such funds so deducted and transferred are hereby appropriated for the purposes set forth, and shall be expended and disbursed as provided in \u00a7 63.2-403. If at any time a locality fails to operate public assistance programs or social service programs in accordance with state laws or regulations or fails to provide the necessary staff for the implementation of such programs, the Board may authorize and direct the Commissioner, under regulations of the Board, to withhold from such locality the entire reimbursement for administrative expenditures or a part thereof for the period of time the locality fails to comply with state laws or regulations.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":252183,"text":"If any county or city, through its appropriate authorities or officers fails or refuses to provide public assistance or social services in accordance with the provisions of Subtitles II and III of this title, the Board through appropriate proceedings shall require such authorities and officers to exercise the powers conferred and perform the duties imposed by Subtitles II and III.\n\t\tFor so long as the failure or refusal to provide for the public assistance or social services continues, the Board shall authorize and direct the Commissioner under regulations of the Board to provide for the payment of public assistance or the furnishing of social services in such county or city out of funds appropriated for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of Subtitles II and III of this title. In such event, the Commissioner shall at the end of each month file with the State Comptroller and with the local governing body of such county or city a statement showing all disbursements and expenditures, including administrative expenditures, made for and on behalf of such county or city, and the Comptroller shall from time to time as such funds become available deduct from funds appropriated by the Commonwealth, in excess of requirements of the Constitution of Virginia, for distribution to such county or city amounts required to reimburse the Commonwealth for expenditures incurred under the provisions of this section. All such funds so deducted and transferred are hereby appropriated for the purposes set forth, and shall be expended and disbursed as provided in \u00a7 63.2-403. If at any time a locality fails to operate public assistance programs or social service programs in accordance with state laws or regulations or fails to provide the necessary staff for the implementation of such programs, the Board may authorize and direct the Commissioner, under regulations of the Board, to withhold from such locality the entire reimbursement for administrative expenditures or a part thereof for the period of time the locality fails to comply with state laws or regulations.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":15108,"edition_id":1,"name":"Funding of Public Assistance and Social Services","identifier":"4","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12790,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:52:12","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:52:12","permalink":{"id":271001,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15108,"identifier":"4","token":"63.2\/I\/4","url":"\/63.2\/I\/4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12790,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Provisions Relating to Social Services","identifier":"I","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12789,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":270663,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12790,"identifier":"I","token":"63.2\/I","url":"\/63.2\/I\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12789,"edition_id":1,"name":"Welfare (Social Services)","identifier":"63.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":270661,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12789,"identifier":"63.2","token":"63.2","url":"\/63.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":62060,"structure_id":15108,"section_number":"63.2-400","catch_line":"Local appropriation","url":"\/63.2-400\/","token":"63.2\/I\/4\/63.2-400","metadata":false},{"id":67545,"structure_id":15108,"section_number":"63.2-401","catch_line":"Reimbursement of localities by the Commonwealth","url":"\/63.2-401\/","token":"63.2\/I\/4\/63.2-401","metadata":false},{"id":85599,"structure_id":15108,"section_number":"63.2-402","catch_line":"Reimbursement of the Commonwealth by local board","url":"\/63.2-402\/","token":"63.2\/I\/4\/63.2-402","metadata":false},{"id":64586,"structure_id":15108,"section_number":"63.2-403","catch_line":"Expenditures by Department","url":"\/63.2-403\/","token":"63.2\/I\/4\/63.2-403","metadata":false},{"id":74210,"structure_id":15108,"section_number":"63.2-404","catch_line":"Expenses of Auditor of Public Accounts, Comptroller and State Treasurer","url":"\/63.2-404\/","token":"63.2\/I\/4\/63.2-404","metadata":false},{"id":71167,"structure_id":15108,"section_number":"63.2-405","catch_line":"Provisions for determination of eligibility for medical care and medical assistance; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 12 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 1960, chapter 440; in 1962, chapter 621; in 1966, chapter 112; in 1968, chapters 578, 668, and 670; in 1970, chapter 721; in 1974, chapters 491 and 504; in 1975, chapters 176 and 438; in 1984, chapter 781; in 1990, chapter 537; in 1995, chapters 770<\/a> and 818<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 854<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":64586,"section_number":"63.2-403","catch_line":"Expenditures by Department","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-403\/"}],"permalink":{"id":271035,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69774,"identifier":"63.2-408","token":"63.2\/I\/4\/63.2-408","url":"\/63.2-408\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-408\/","token":"63.2\/I\/4\/63.2-408","dublin_core":{"Title":"When a locality fails to provide public assistance or social services; deductions by Comptroller; social services; withholding payments","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-408","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If any county or city, through its appropriate authorities or officers fails or refuses to provide public assistance<\/span> or social services<\/span> in accordance with the provisions of Subtitles II and III of this title, the Board<\/span> through appropriate proceedings shall require such authorities and officers to exercise the powers conferred and perform the duties imposed by Subtitles II and III.\n\t\tFor so long as the failure or refusal to provide for the public assistance<\/span> or social services<\/span> continues, the Board<\/span> shall authorize and direct the Commissioner<\/span> under regulations of the Board<\/span> to provide for the payment of public assistance<\/span> or the furnishing of social services<\/span> in such county or city out of funds appropriated for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of Subtitles II and III of this title. In such event, the Commissioner<\/span> shall at the end of each month file with the State Comptroller and with the local governing body of such county or city a statement showing all disbursements and expenditures, including administrative expenditures, made for and on behalf of such county or city, and the Comptroller shall from time to time as such funds become available deduct from funds appropriated by the Commonwealth, in excess of requirements of the Constitution of Virginia, for distribution to such county or city amounts required to reimburse the Commonwealth for expenditures incurred under the provisions of this section. All such funds so deducted and transferred are hereby appropriated for the purposes set forth, and shall be expended and disbursed as provided in \u00a7 63.2-403<\/a>. If at any time a locality fails to operate public assistance<\/span> programs or social service programs in accordance with state laws<\/span> or regulations or fails to provide the necessary staff for the implementation of such programs, the Board<\/span> may authorize and direct the Commissioner<\/span>, under regulations of the Board<\/span>, to withhold from such locality the entire reimbursement for administrative expenditures or a part thereof for the period of time the locality fails to comply with state laws<\/span> or regulations.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHEN A LOCALITY FAILS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE OR SOCIAL SERVICES;\nDEDUCTIONS BY COMPTROLLER; SOCIAL SERVICES; WITHHOLDING PAYMENTS (\u00a7 63.2-408)\n\nIf any county or city, through its appropriate authorities or officers fails or\nrefuses to provide public assistance or social services in accordance with the\nprovisions of Subtitles II and III of this title, the Board through appropriate\nproceedings shall require such authorities and officers to exercise the powers\nconferred and perform the duties imposed by Subtitles II and III.\n\t\tFor so long as the failure or refusal to provide for the public assistance or\nsocial services continues, the Board shall authorize and direct the Commissioner\nunder regulations of the Board to provide for the payment of public assistance\nor the furnishing of social services in such county or city out of funds\nappropriated for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of Subtitles II and\nIII of this title. In such event, the Commissioner shall at the end of each\nmonth file with the State Comptroller and with the local governing body of such\ncounty or city a statement showing all disbursements and expenditures, including\nadministrative expenditures, made for and on behalf of such county or city, and\nthe Comptroller shall from time to time as such funds become available deduct\nfrom funds appropriated by the Commonwealth, in excess of requirements of the\nConstitution of Virginia, for distribution to such county or city amounts\nrequired to reimburse the Commonwealth for expenditures incurred under the\nprovisions of this section. All such funds so deducted and transferred are\nhereby appropriated for the purposes set forth, and shall be expended and\ndisbursed as provided in \u00a7 63.2-403. If at any time a locality fails to operate\npublic assistance programs or social service programs in accordance with state\nlaws or regulations or fails to provide the necessary staff for the\nimplementation of such programs, the Board may authorize and direct the\nCommissioner, under regulations of the Board, to withhold from such locality the\nentire reimbursement for administrative expenditures or a part thereof for the\nperiod of time the locality fails to comply with state laws or regulations.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 63-26, 63-135, 63-136, 63-140.12, 63-140.13, 63-157,\n63-158, 63-199, 63-200; 1960, c. 440; 1962, c. 621; 1966, c. 112; 1968, cc. 578,\n668, 670, \u00a7\u00a7 63.1-122, 63.1-123; 1970, c. 721; 1974, cc. 491, 504; 1975, cc.\n176, 438; 1984, c. 781; 1990, c. 537; 1995, cc. 770, 818; 1999, c. 854; 2002, c.\n747.","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}}