                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

EMERGENCY PAYMENTS (§ 63.2-323)

In emergency situations or in the event of delay or error in a state issuance of
payments for public assistance and social services to eligible recipients, or
expenditures for administration and services, emergency payments shall be issued
by local boards as authorized by Board regulations. In emergency situations that
result from lost or stolen checks, the Department shall assume liability for
losses incurred by local boards due to fraudulent acts by recipients; however,
the local board shall make diligent efforts to recoup any such lost funds in
accordance with Board regulations.

HISTORY: 1975, c. 336, § 63.1-58.1; 1978, c. 296; 2002, c. 747.