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Va. Code Ann. § 63.2-400 (2026)

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The governing body of each county and city shall each year appropriate sums of money sufficient to provide for the payment of public assistance and to provide social services, including cost of administration, under the provisions of Subtitles II and III of this title, within such county or city. Such governing bodies may also appropriate sums of money sufficient to provide for the full range of public assistance and social services for children and adults as may be required by federal legislation for reimbursement thereunder. The respective governing bodies of the counties and cities shall also appropriate sums of money as shall be sufficient to provide for the foster care of children in the custody or under the supervision of the local boards.

Code 1950, § 63-105; 1956, c. 641; 1958, c. 388; 1968, cc. 578, 666, § 63.1-91; 2002, c. 747.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2007–2014 · leading case: Burrell v. Commonwealth, 646 S.E.2d 35 (Va. Ct. App. 2007).
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Burrell v. Commonwealth, 646 S.E.2d 35 (Va. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 4× “” Code § 63.2-501 mandates that an “application for public assistance shall be made to the local board and filed with the local director of the county or city in which the applicant resides.”
Lewis v. City of Richmond, 37 F. Supp. 3d 802 (E.D. Va. 2014). · cites it 2× “” Va.Code Ann. § 63.2-400. The Commonwealth of Virginia reimburses local departments of social services for expenses associated with administering state and federal welfare programs.”
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