{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-63.2-505.2","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 63.2-505.2","heading":"Eligibility for food stamps; drug-related felonies","body":"A person who is otherwise eligible to receive food stamp benefits shall be exempt from the application of § 115(a) of the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, P.L. 104-193, and shall not be denied such assistance solely because he has been convicted of a drug-related felony.2005, c. 576; 2020, cc. 221, 361.","path":["Title 63.2. Welfare (Social Services)","Subtitle II. Public Assistance","Chapter 5. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/63.2-505.2/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:18:09Z","sha256":"e26ffec5c53f40ad3d8796e75570ae232bee8f042f4f9c996fdbd427672b727c","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-63.2-505.1","next":"us-va/va.-code-63.2-506"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}