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Va. Code Ann. § 63.2-1249 (2026)

Establishment of Registry

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A. A Virginia Birth Father Registry is hereby established in the Department of Social Services.

B. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Virginia Birth Father Registry Fund, hereafter referred to as "the Fund." The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All moneys collected under § 63.2-1201 shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund by shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely for the purposes of administration of the Virginia Birth Father Registry. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the Commissioner or his designee.

2006, c. 825; 2017, c. 200.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2007–2020 · leading case: Ex Parte D.B., 975 So. 2d 940 (Ala. 2007).
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Ex Parte D.B., 975 So. 2d 940 (Ala. 2007). “51); Va.Code Ann. § 63.2-1249 et seq. (eff. July 1, 2007); Vt.”
Ex Parte DB, 975 So. 2d 940 (Ala. 2007). “51); Va.Code Ann. § 63.2-1249 et seq. (eff. July 1, 2007); Vt.”
John Berry v. Mary Barnes, Tricia Ann Scanlon & Donald Edward Scanlon (Va. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 2× “Prior to the hearing, the adoptive parents and Barnes filed a plea in bar arguing the appeal should be dismissed for lack of standing. The circuit court heard testimony and accepted evidence at a November 2019 hearing.”
Orel Jordan Chollette v. Robert Keeling & Kristin Keeling (Va. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “2-1202(C); see Code § 63.2-1249 to -1253 (Putative Father Registry).”
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