Office of the Children's Ombudsman

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This is Chapter 4.4 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Office of the Children's Ombudsman.” It is part of Part A “Office of the Governor”, which is part of Subtitle I “Organization of State Government”, which is part of Title 2.2 “Administration of Government”.

It’s comprised of the following 12 sections.

§ 2.2-438	Definitions
§ 2.2-439	Children's Ombudsman; establishment; appointment; removal
§ 2.2-440	Procedures; training; notification of safety concerns.
§ 2.2-441	Individuals making complaint to Children's Ombudsman
§ 2.2-442	Children's Ombudsman; powers and duties
§ 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
§ 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
§ 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
§ 2.2-446	Confidentiality of record of Children's Ombudsman; disclosure; limitations; release of certain information
§ 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
§ 2.2-448	Penalty for filing complaint or cooperating in investigation prohibited
§ 2.2-449	Repealed