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It has been modified 6 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 1956, chapter 400; in 1968, chapter 578; in 1974, chapters 44 and 45; in 1981, chapter 487; in 1982, chapter 636; in 1989, chapter 733.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":276889,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66994,"identifier":"66-16","token":"66\/2\/66-16","url":"\/66-16\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/66-16\/","token":"66\/2\/66-16","dublin_core":{"Title":"Acceptance and expenditure of certain funds for children committed to Department","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 66-16","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> is authorized to accept and expend for the benefit of any <span class=\"dictionary\">child<\/span> committed to it, or for reimbursement purposes, any funds made available from any source, solely for the current maintenance and support of any such <span class=\"dictionary\">child<\/span>, whether such funds be provided by the <span class=\"dictionary\">child<\/span>&#8217;s parents, or other person, or by the U.S. <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of Veterans Affairs, the Railroad Retirement Act, the old age and survivor&#8217;s insurance provisions of the federal Social Security Act, as amended, or from any other source. 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In no event shall the sums so\naccepted exceed an amount in excess of the cost to the Department of supporting\nthe child.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 53-327, 63.1-242, 63-293.2; 1956, c. 400; 1968, c. 578;\n1974, cc. 44, 45; 1981, c. 487; 1982, c. 636, \u00a7 53.1-241; 1989, c. 733.","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}}