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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>78591</law_id><section_number>63.2-1613</section_number><catch_line>Responsibilities of local departments</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="63.2">Welfare (Social Services)</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="III">Social Services Programs</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="16">Adult Services</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="3">Domestic Violence Prevention Services</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p><span class="dictionary">Local departments</span> may, to the extent that funds are available:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Promote interagency cooperation at the local level for technical assistance, data collection and service delivery; and <a id="paragraph-281632" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/63.2-1613/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Provide services directly to victims of domestic violence. <a id="paragraph-281633" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/63.2-1613/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1985, c. 20, &#xA7; 63.1-317.1; 2002, c. 747.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
