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Can you summarize VACV 63.2-100?
General Provisions > Definitions
Short Summary
This legal document provides definitions for terms related to child abuse and neglect. It defines an abused or neglected child as any child less than 18 years of age who meets certain criteria, including physical or mental injury, neglect, abandonment, sexual exploitation, or being a victim of sex trafficking. The document also includes exemptions for children under spiritual treatment and parents refusing medical treatment for a child with a life-threatening condition under specific conditions. No penalties are mentioned in this document.
Whom does it apply to?
Any child less than 18 years of age who meets the specified criteria
What does it govern?
Definitions of terms related to child abuse and neglect, including physical and mental injury, neglect, abandonment, sexual exploitation, and sex trafficking
What are exemptions?
Children under treatment solely by spiritual means through prayer in accordance with the tenets and practices of a recognized church or religious denomination; parents or legal custodians refusing a particular medical treatment for a child with a life-threatening condition under specific conditions
What are the Penalties?
No penalties are mentioned in this document.
Jurisdiction
Virginia