                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PROCEEDINGS INSTITUTED BY PETITION (§ 20-64)

Proceedings under this chapter may be instituted upon petition, verified by oath
or affirmation, filed by the spouse or child or by any probation officer or by
any state or local law-enforcement officer or by the Department of Social
Services upon information received, or by any other person having knowledge of
the facts, and the petition shall set forth the facts and circumstances of the
case.

HISTORY: 1944, p. 211; Michie Suppl. 1946, § 1937; 1974, c. 464; 2002, c. 747.