§ 63.2-1528. Repealed
Repealed by Acts 2012, cc. 803 and 835, cl. 73.
§ 63.2-1529. Repealed
Repealed by Acts 2009, c. 32.
§ 63.2-1527. Board oversight duties; Out-of-Family Investigations Advisory Committee
A. The Board shall be responsible for establishing standards for out-of-family investigations and for the implementation of the family assessment track of the differential response system. B. The Out-of-Family Investigations Advisory Committee (the Committee) is hereby established as an advisory committee in the executive branch of state government. C. The Committee shall consist of 15 […]
§ 63.2-1524. Court may order certain examinations
The court may order psychological, psychiatric and physical examinations of the child alleged to be abused or neglected and of the parents, guardians, caretakers or siblings of a child suspected of being neglected or abused. 1975, c. 341, § 63.1-248.14; 1976, c. 186; 2002, c. 747.
§ 63.2-1525. Prima facie evidence for removal of child custody
In the case of a petition in the court for removal of custody of a child alleged to have been abused or neglected, competent evidence by a physician that a child is abused or neglected shall constitute prima facie evidence to support such petition. 1975, c. 341, § 63.1-248.15; 2002, c. 747.
§ 63.2-1526. Appeals of certain actions of local departments
A. A person who is suspected of or is found to have committed abuse or neglect may, within 30 days of being notified of that determination, request the local department rendering such determination to amend the determination and the local department’s related records. Upon written request, the local department shall provide the appellant all information […]
§ 63.2-1521. Testimony by child using two-way closed-circuit television
A. In any civil proceeding involving alleged abuse or neglect of a child pursuant to this chapter or pursuant to § 16.1-241, 16.1-251, 16.1-252, 16.1-253, 16.1-253.1, 16.1-253.4, 16.1-278.14, 16.1-279.1, 16.1-283, or 20-107.2, the child’s attorney or guardian ad litem or, if the child has been committed to the custody of a local department, the attorney […]
§ 63.2-1522. Admission of evidence of sexual acts with children
A. In any civil proceeding involving alleged abuse or neglect of a child pursuant to this chapter or pursuant to § 16.1-241, 16.1-251, 16.1-252, 16.1-253, 16.1-283, or 20-107.2, an out-of-court statement made by a child 14 years of age or younger at the time the statement is offered into evidence, describing any act of a […]
§ 63.2-1523. Use of videotaped statements of complaining witnesses as evidence
A. In any civil proceeding involving alleged abuse or neglect of a child pursuant to this chapter or pursuant to § 16.1-241, 16.1-251, 16.1-252, 16.1-253, 16.1-283, or 20-107.2, a recording of a statement of the alleged victim of the offense, made prior to the proceeding, may be admissible as evidence if the requirements of subsection […]
§ 63.2-1517. Authority to take child into custody
A. A physician or child-protective services worker of a local department or law-enforcement official investigating a report or complaint of abuse and neglect may take a child into custody for up to 72 hours without prior approval of parents or guardians provided: 1. The circumstances of the child are such that continuing in his place […]