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All law<\/span>-enforcement departments and other state and local departments<\/span>, agencies, authorities and institutions shall cooperate with each child<\/span>-protective services<\/span> coordinator of a local department<\/span> and any multi-discipline teams in the detection and prevention<\/span> of child<\/span> abuse.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOOPERATION BY STATE ENTITIES (\u00a7 63.2-1507)\n\nAll law-enforcement departments and other state and local departments, agencies,\nauthorities and institutions shall cooperate with each child-protective services\ncoordinator of a local department and any multi-discipline teams in the\ndetection and prevention of child abuse.\n\nHISTORY: 1975, c. 341, \u00a7 63.1-248.17; 2002, c. 747.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}