Virginia

Code of Virginia § 2.2-438. Definitions.

Code of Virginia § 2.2-439. Children's Ombudsman; establishment; appointment; removal.

Code of Virginia § 2.2-440. Procedures; training; notification of safety concerns.

Code of Virginia § 2.2-441. Individuals making complaint to Children's Ombudsman.

Code of Virginia § 2.2-442. Children's Ombudsman; powers and duties.

Code of Virginia § 2.2-443. Abused or neglected children; children receiving child-protective services, in foster care, or placed for adoption; powers of Children's Ombudsman; child fatality cases; investigation.

Code of Virginia § 2.2-444. Decision to investigate; notice; pursuing administrative remedies or channels of complaint; further investigation; violation of state or federal criminal law; complaint against child-placing agency; petition requesting court jurisdiction or termination of parental rights.

Code of Virginia § 2.2-445. Department and child-placing agency; duties; information to be provided to biological parent, adoptive parent, or foster parent; access to departmental computer networks.

Code of Virginia § 2.2-446. Confidentiality of record of Children's Ombudsman; disclosure; limitations; release of certain information.

Code of Virginia § 2.2-447. Report of findings; recommendations; consultation with individual, Department, local department, children's residential facility, or child-placing agency; publication of adverse report; notice of actions; information provided to complainant; child fatality investigation; report.

Code of Virginia § 2.2-448. Penalty for filing complaint or cooperating in investigation prohibited.

Code of Virginia § 2.2-449. Repealed.