Virginia Code

Va. Code Ann. § 22.1-255 (2026)

Nonresident children

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Any person who has residing with him for a period of sixty days or more any child within the ages prescribed in § 22.1-254 whose parents or guardians reside in another state or the District of Columbia shall be subject to the provisions of § 22.1-254 and shall pay or cause to be paid any tuition charges for such child that may be required pursuant to § 22.1-5 or shall return such child to the home of his parents or legal guardians.

Code 1950, § 22-220; 1958, c. 628; 1968, c. 178; 1976, cc. 681, 713; 1978, c. 140; 1980, c. 559.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2014–2014 · leading case: Blake v. Commonwealth (Va. 2014).
Blake v. Commonwealth (Va. 2014). · cites it 3× “1-254, except for clause (ii) of subsection A, §§ 22.1-255, 22.1-258, 22.1-267, or the parental responsibility provisions relating to compulsory school attendance included in § 22.”
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