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Va. Code Ann. § 63.2-324 (2026)

Local departments of social services

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There shall be a local department of social services for each county or city under the supervision and management of a local director. However, two or more counties, cities, or any combination thereof, whether having separate local boards or a district board, may unite to establish a local department of social services and appoint a local director of social services to administer this title in such counties and cities, in which case such local director shall be the local director for each such county and city and the expenses incident to such local department shall be divided in such manner as the respective governing bodies provide by agreement.

Code 1950, §§ 63-75, 63-75.1; 1952, c. 409; 1968, c. 578, § 63.1-59; 2002, c. 747.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 2005–2017 · leading case: Christian v. Virginia Dep't of Soc. Servs., 610 S.E.2d 870 (Va. Ct. App. 2005).
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Christian v. Virginia Dep't of Soc. Servs., 610 S.E.2d 870 (Va. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “” Code § 63.2-324; see also 22 Va. Admin. Code § 40-705-10 (defining “Department” and “local department”).”
Ross v. Franklin Cnty. Dep't of Soc. Servs., 186 F. Supp. 3d 526 (W.D. Va. 2016). “” Id, § 63.2-324. The local board of social services appoints and supervises this local director.”
Pittsylvania Cnty. Dep't of Soc. Servs. v. Martha Gosney (Va. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 4× “2-4001, also part of the Virginia Administrative Process Act, defines “agency” as “any authority, instrumentality, officer, board or other unit of the state government empowered by the basic laws to make regulations or decide cases.”
Commonwealth v. Williams, 84 Va. Cir. 325 (Fairfax Cir. Ct. 2012). · cites it 3× “Maryland simply because he has been charged with crimes. As such, DFS argues it should not be compelled to disclose the requested records.”
Lance Spurrier v. Anthony Conyers, Comm'r Virginia Dep't of Soc. Servs. (Va. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “BACKGROUND “To administer child protective services in the Commonwealth, the General Assembly delegates authority to the VDSS, a state agency governed by a state board, Code § 63.”
James Sherman v. Virginia Dep't of Soc. Servs. (Va. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “BACKGROUND “To administer child protective services in the Commonwealth, the General Assembly delegates authority to VDSS, a state agency governed by a state board, Code § 63.”
C. G. v. Virginia Dep't of Soc. Servs. (Va. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 2× “In addition, the “local department of jurisdiction” is “the local department in the city or county in Virginia where the alleged victim child resides .”
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