{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/63.2-602.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/63.2-602.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/63.2-602.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/63.2-602.html"}],"law_id":74488,"edition_id":1,"section_id":74488,"structure_id":14661,"section_number":"63.2-602","catch_line":"Eligibility for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); penalty","history":"Code 1950, \u00a7 63-141; 1954, c. 495; 1966, c. 665; 1968, cc. 578, 667, 668, 781, \u00a7 63.1-105; 1970, c. 721; 1974, c. 418; 1976, c. 215, \u00a7 63.1-105.1; 1982, c. 386; 1993, c. 167; 1994, cc. 188, 934; 1995, c. 450; 1996, c, 848, 857; 1999, c. 638; 2001, c. 483; 2002, c. 747; 2010, c. 250; 2019, c. 376.","full_text":"A\n\nA person shall be eligible for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families if that person:1\n\nHas not attained the age of 18 years, or, if a full-time student in a secondary school or in the equivalent level of career and technical education, has not attained the age of nineteen years;2\n\nIs a resident of Virginia;3\n\nIs living with his father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, brother, sister, stepfather, stepmother, stepbrother, stepsister, uncle, aunt, first cousin, nephew, or niece in a residence maintained by such relative or is in placement under conditions specified by the Board;4\n\nIs in need of public assistance; and5\n\nIf less than 18 years of age, is in compliance with compulsory school attendance laws (§ 22.1-254 et seq.) as described in § 63.2-606. Prior to imposing a sanction of benefits, the local department shall make reasonable efforts to discuss with the parent or caretaker, by personal contact that may include direct telephone contact, a plan to return the child to school. If such efforts fail, the local department shall mail a written advance notice of proposed action to the parent or caretaker advising that benefits may be reduced if the parent or caretaker fails to contact the local department to develop a plan to return the child to school.B\n\nAn applicant for TANF shall:1\n\nFurnish, apply for or have an application made on his behalf, and on behalf of all children for whom assistance is being requested, for a social security account number to be used in the administration of the program;2\n\nAssign the Commonwealth any rights to support from any other person such applicant may have on his own behalf or on behalf of any other family member for whom the applicant is applying for or receiving aid, except for any support that accrued prior to the execution of the assignment;3\n\nIdentify the parents of the child for whom aid is claimed, subject to the “good cause” provisions or exceptions in federal law or regulations. However, this requirement shall not apply if the child is in a foster care placement or if the local department determines, based upon the sworn statement of the applicant or recipient or of another person with knowledge of the circumstances, that the child was conceived as the result of incest or rape; and4\n\nCooperate in (i) locating the parent of the child with respect to whom TANF is claimed, (ii) establishing the paternity of a child born out of wedlock with respect to whom TANF is claimed, (iii) obtaining support payments for such applicant or recipient and for a child with respect to whom TANF is claimed, and (iv) obtaining any other payments or property due such applicant or recipient for such child.\n\t\t\t\tAny applicant or recipient who intentionally misidentifies another person as a parent shall be guilty of a Class 5 felony.C\n\nUnless an exception to the requirement set forth in subdivision B 3 applies, the Department’s Division of Child Support Enforcement shall proceed to determine parentage pursuant to Chapter 3.1 (§ 20-49.1 et seq.) of Title 20. If paternity is not established after six months of receipt of TANF, the case shall be reviewed to determine the reason that paternity has not been established. If paternity has not been established due to the caretaker relative’s noncooperation, the local department may suspend the entire grant or the adult portion of the grant, subject to Board regulations.D\n\nTANF shall be provided to two-parent families on the same terms and conditions that TANF is provided to single-parent families.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":267685,"text":"A person shall be eligible for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families if that person:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":267686,"text":"Has not attained the age of 18 years, or, if a full-time student in a secondary school or in the equivalent level of career and technical education, has not attained the age of nineteen years;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":267687,"text":"Is a resident of Virginia;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":267688,"text":"Is living with his father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, brother, sister, stepfather, stepmother, stepbrother, stepsister, uncle, aunt, first cousin, nephew, or niece in a residence maintained by such relative or is in placement under conditions specified by the Board;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"A4"},"4":{"id":267689,"text":"Is in need of public assistance; and","type":"section","prefixes":["A","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"A4","prefix_anchor":"A4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A3","next_prefix":"A5"},"5":{"id":267690,"text":"If less than 18 years of age, is in compliance with compulsory school attendance laws (§ 22.1-254 et seq.) as described in § 63.2-606. Prior to imposing a sanction of benefits, the local department shall make reasonable efforts to discuss with the parent or caretaker, by personal contact that may include direct telephone contact, a plan to return the child to school. If such efforts fail, the local department shall mail a written advance notice of proposed action to the parent or caretaker advising that benefits may be reduced if the parent or caretaker fails to contact the local department to develop a plan to return the child to school.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"A5","prefix_anchor":"A5","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A4","next_prefix":"B"},"6":{"id":267691,"text":"An applicant for TANF shall:","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A5","next_prefix":"B1"},"7":{"id":267692,"text":"Furnish, apply for or have an application made on his behalf, and on behalf of all children for whom assistance is being requested, for a social security account number to be used in the administration of the program;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"B1","prefix_anchor":"B1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"B2"},"8":{"id":267693,"text":"Assign the Commonwealth any rights to support from any other person such applicant may have on his own behalf or on behalf of any other family member for whom the applicant is applying for or receiving aid, except for any support that accrued prior to the execution of the assignment;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"B2","prefix_anchor":"B2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B1","next_prefix":"B3"},"9":{"id":267694,"text":"Identify the parents of the child for whom aid is claimed, subject to the “good cause” provisions or exceptions in federal law or regulations. However, this requirement shall not apply if the child is in a foster care placement or if the local department determines, based upon the sworn statement of the applicant or recipient or of another person with knowledge of the circumstances, that the child was conceived as the result of incest or rape; and","type":"section","prefixes":["B","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"B3","prefix_anchor":"B3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B2","next_prefix":"B4"},"10":{"id":267695,"text":"Cooperate in (i) locating the parent of the child with respect to whom TANF is claimed, (ii) establishing the paternity of a child born out of wedlock with respect to whom TANF is claimed, (iii) obtaining support payments for such applicant or recipient and for a child with respect to whom TANF is claimed, and (iv) obtaining any other payments or property due such applicant or recipient for such child.\n\t\t\t\tAny applicant or recipient who intentionally misidentifies another person as a parent shall be guilty of a Class 5 felony.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"B4","prefix_anchor":"B4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B3","next_prefix":"C"},"11":{"id":267696,"text":"Unless an exception to the requirement set forth in subdivision B 3 applies, the Department’s Division of Child Support Enforcement shall proceed to determine parentage pursuant to Chapter 3.1 (§ 20-49.1 et seq.) of Title 20. 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If paternity has not been established due to the caretaker relative’s noncooperation, the local department may suspend the entire grant or the adult portion of the grant, subject to Board regulations.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B4","next_prefix":"D"},"12":{"id":267697,"text":"TANF shall be provided to two-parent families on the same terms and conditions that TANF is provided to single-parent families.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14661,"edition_id":1,"name":"Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program","identifier":"6","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14331,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:49:11","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:49:11","permalink":{"id":271187,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14661,"identifier":"6","token":"63.2\/II\/6","url":"\/63.2\/II\/6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14331,"edition_id":1,"name":"Public Assistance","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12789,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:47:46","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:47:46","permalink":{"id":271055,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14331,"identifier":"II","token":"63.2\/II","url":"\/63.2\/II\/","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":79965,"structure_id":14661,"section_number":"63.2-600","catch_line":"Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 15 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 495; in 1966, chapter 665; in 1968, chapters 578, 667, 668, and 781; in 1970, chapter 721; in 1974, chapter 418; in 1976, chapter 215; in 1982, chapter 386; in 1993, chapter 167; in 1994, chapters 188<\/a> and 934<\/a>; in 1995, chapter 450<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 638<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 483<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 250<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 376<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":54048,"section_number":"63.2-1900","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1900\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":79167,"section_number":"20-49.1","catch_line":"How parent and child relationship established","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-49.1\/"},{"id":64677,"section_number":"22.1-254","catch_line":"Compulsory attendance required; excuses and waivers; alternative education program attendance; exemptions from article","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-254\/"},{"id":74736,"section_number":"63.2-606","catch_line":"Eligibility for TANF; school attendance","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-606\/"}],"permalink":{"id":271205,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74488,"identifier":"63.2-602","token":"63.2\/II\/6\/63.2-602","url":"\/63.2-602\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-602\/","token":"63.2\/II\/6\/63.2-602","dublin_core":{"Title":"Eligibility for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-602","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A person shall be eligible for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families<\/span> if that person: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Has not attained the age of 18 years, or, if a full-time student in a secondary school or in the equivalent level of career and technical education, has not attained the age of nineteen years; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Is a resident of Virginia; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Is living with his father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, brother, sister, stepfather, stepmother, stepbrother, stepsister, uncle, aunt, first cousin, nephew, or niece in a residence maintained by such relative or is in placement under conditions specified by the Board<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Is in need of public assistance<\/span>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> If less than 18 years of age, is in compliance with compulsory school attendance laws<\/span> (§ 22.1-254<\/a> et seq.) as described in § 63.2-606<\/a>. Prior to imposing a sanction<\/span> of benefits, the local department<\/span> shall make reasonable efforts to discuss with the parent or caretaker, by personal contact that may include direct telephone contact, a plan to return the child<\/span> to school. If such efforts fail, the local department<\/span> shall mail a written advance notice of proposed action to the parent or caretaker advising that benefits may be reduced if the parent or caretaker fails to contact the local department<\/span> to develop a plan to return the child<\/span> to school. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> An applicant for TANF<\/span> shall: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Furnish, apply for or have an application made on his behalf, and on behalf of all children for whom assistance is being requested, for a social security account number to be used in the administration of the program; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Assign the Commonwealth any rights to support from any other person such applicant may have on his own behalf or on behalf of any other family member for whom the applicant is applying for or receiving aid, except for any support that accrued prior to the execution of the assignment; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Identify the parents of the child<\/span> for whom aid is claimed, subject to the “good cause” provisions or exceptions in federal law<\/span> or regulations. However, this requirement shall not apply if the child<\/span> is in a foster care placement<\/span> or if the local department<\/span> determines, based upon the sworn statement of the applicant or recipient or of another person with knowledge of the circumstances, that the child<\/span> was conceived as the result of incest or rape<\/span>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Cooperate in (i) locating the parent of the child<\/span> with respect to whom TANF<\/span> is claimed, (ii) establishing the paternity of a child<\/span> born out of wedlock with respect to whom TANF<\/span> is claimed, (iii) obtaining support payments for such applicant or recipient and for a child<\/span> with respect to whom TANF<\/span> is claimed, and (iv) obtaining any other payments or property due such applicant or recipient for such child<\/span>.\n\t\t\t\tAny applicant or recipient who intentionally misidentifies another person as a parent shall be guilty of a Class 5 felony<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Unless an exception to the requirement set forth in subdivision B 3 applies, the Department’s Division of Child<\/span> Support Enforcement shall proceed to determine parentage pursuant to Chapter 3.1 (§ 20-49.1<\/a> et seq.) of Title 20. If paternity is not established after six months of receipt of TANF<\/span>, the case shall be reviewed to determine the reason that paternity has not been established. If paternity has not been established due to the caretaker relative’s noncooperation, the local department<\/span> may suspend the entire grant or the adult portion of the grant, subject to Board<\/span> regulations. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> TANF<\/span> shall be provided to two-parent families on the same terms and conditions that TANF<\/span> is provided to single-parent families. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nELIGIBILITY FOR TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF); PENALTY (\u00a7\n63.2-602)\n\nA. A person shall be eligible for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families if\nthat person:\n\n 1. Has not attained the age of 18 years, or, if a full-time student in a\n secondary school or in the equivalent level of career and technical education,\n has not attained the age of nineteen years;\n\n 2. Is a resident of Virginia;\n\n 3. Is living with his father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, brother,\n sister, stepfather, stepmother, stepbrother, stepsister, uncle, aunt, first\n cousin, nephew, or niece in a residence maintained by such relative or is in\n placement under conditions specified by the Board;\n\n 4. Is in need of public assistance; and\n\n 5. If less than 18 years of age, is in compliance with compulsory school\n attendance laws (§ 22.1-254 et seq.) as described in § 63.2-606.\n Prior to imposing a sanction of benefits, the local department shall make\n reasonable efforts to discuss with the parent or caretaker, by personal\n contact that may include direct telephone contact, a plan to return the child\n to school. If such efforts fail, the local department shall mail a written\n advance notice of proposed action to the parent or caretaker advising that\n benefits may be reduced if the parent or caretaker fails to contact the local\n department to develop a plan to return the child to school.\n\nB. An applicant for TANF shall:\n\n 1. Furnish, apply for or have an application made on his behalf, and on behalf\n of all children for whom assistance is being requested, for a social security\n account number to be used in the administration of the program;\n\n 2. Assign the Commonwealth any rights to support from any other person such\n applicant may have on his own behalf or on behalf of any other family member\n for whom the applicant is applying for or receiving aid, except for any\n support that accrued prior to the execution of the assignment;\n\n 3. Identify the parents of the child for whom aid is claimed, subject to the\n “good cause” provisions or exceptions in federal law or\n regulations. However, this requirement shall not apply if the child is in a\n foster care placement or if the local department determines, based upon the\n sworn statement of the applicant or recipient or of another person with\n knowledge of the circumstances, that the child was conceived as the result of\n incest or rape; and\n\n 4. Cooperate in (i) locating the parent of the child with respect to whom TANF\n is claimed, (ii) establishing the paternity of a child born out of wedlock\n with respect to whom TANF is claimed, (iii) obtaining support payments for\n such applicant or recipient and for a child with respect to whom TANF is\n claimed, and (iv) obtaining any other payments or property due such applicant\n or recipient for such child.\n \t\t\t\tAny applicant or recipient who intentionally misidentifies another person\n as a parent shall be guilty of a Class 5 felony.\n\nC. Unless an exception to the requirement set forth in subdivision B 3 applies,\nthe Department’s Division of Child Support Enforcement shall proceed to\ndetermine parentage pursuant to Chapter 3.1 (§ 20-49.1 et seq.) of Title\n20. If paternity is not established after six months of receipt of TANF, the\ncase shall be reviewed to determine the reason that paternity has not been\nestablished. If paternity has not been established due to the caretaker\nrelative’s noncooperation, the local department may suspend the entire\ngrant or the adult portion of the grant, subject to Board regulations.\n\nD. TANF shall be provided to two-parent families on the same terms and\nconditions that TANF is provided to single-parent families.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 63-141; 1954, c. 495; 1966, c. 665; 1968, cc. 578, 667,\n668, 781, \u00a7 63.1-105; 1970, c. 721; 1974, c. 418; 1976, c. 215, \u00a7 63.1-105.1;\n1982, c. 386; 1993, c. 167; 1994, cc. 188, 934; 1995, c. 450; 1996, c, 848, 857;\n1999, c. 638; 2001, c. 483; 2002, c. 747; 2010, c. 250; 2019, c. 376.","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}}