Virginia Code 20-178: Standards of professional responsibility and mandatory reporting not affected
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This chapter does not affect the professional responsibility obligations and standards applicable to a lawyer or other licensed professional or the obligation of a person to report abuse or neglect, abandonment, or exploitation of a child or adult under the laws of the Commonwealth.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 20-178
- Adult: means a person 18 years of age or more. See Virginia Code 1-203
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- 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
2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 346.