Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 63.2 > Subtitle III > Chapter 15 > Article 5 - Oversight and Evaluation of Program.

• Department: means the State Department of Social Services. See Virginia Code 63.2-100
• drug paraphernalia: means all equipment, products, and materials of any kind which are either designed for use or which are intended by the person charged with violating § Virginia Code 18.2-265.1
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Local department: means the local department of social services of any county or city in the Commonwealth. See Virginia Code 63.2-100
• Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
• Prevention: means efforts that (i) promote health and competence in people and (ii) create, promote and strengthen environments that nurture people in their development. See Virginia Code 63.2-1501
• Process: includes subpoenas, the summons and complaint in a civil action, and process in statutory actions. See Virginia Code 1-237
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Social services: means foster care, adoption, adoption assistance, child-protective services, domestic violence services, or any other services program implemented in accordance with regulations adopted by the Board. See Virginia Code 63.2-100
• State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.