                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

EXEMPTIONS FROM LICENSURE (§ 63.2-1715)

A. No person to whom parental and legal custodial powers have been delegated
pursuant to Chapter 10 (&#xA7; 20-166 et seq.) of Title 20 shall be required to
obtain a license to operate an independent foster home or approval as a foster
parent from the Commissioner.

B. Officers, employees, or agents of the Commonwealth, or of any county, city,
or town acting within the scope of their authority as such, who serve as or
maintain a child-placing agency shall not be required to be licensed.

HISTORY: 1993, cc. 730, 742, § 63.1-196.001; 1994, cc. 837, 940; 1999, c. 454;
2000, cc. 61, 1058; 2002, c. 747; 2003, c. 467; 2006, c. 725; 2011, c. 363;
2014, c. 130; 2016, c. 442; 2017, c. 748; 2018, cc. 189, 244, 810; 2019, cc.
297, 667; 2020, cc. 860, 861.