{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-63.2-1516.01","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 63.2-1516.01","heading":"Investigation procedures involving person who is the subject of complaint","body":"The local department shall, at the initial time of contact with the person subject to a child abuse and neglect investigation, advise such person of the complaints or allegations made against the person, in a manner that is consistent with laws protecting the rights of the person making the report or complaint. In cases where a child is alleged to have been abused or neglected by a teacher, principal or other person employed by a local school board or employed in a school operated by the Commonwealth, in the course of such employment in a nonresidential setting, the provisions of § 63.2-1516.1 shall also apply.2004, cc. 93, 233.","path":["Title 63.2. WELFARE (SOCIAL SERVICES)","Subtitle III. SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAMS","Chapter 15. CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT","Article 4. PROCEDURES"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/63.2-1516.01/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:18:09Z","sha256":"bf0d7db6c670a8efbfc43e6a646e6de0ba27b6b5746e21ba86a9d3583e111dff","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-63.2-1516","next":"us-va/va.-code-63.2-1516.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}