Section 63.2-1715 - Exemptions from licensureA. No person to whom parental and legal custodial powers have been delegated pursuant to Chapter 10 (§ 20-166 et seq.) of Title 20 shall be required to obtain a license to operate an independent foster home or approval as a foster parent from the Commissioner.B. Officers, employees, or agents of the Commonwealth, or of any county, city, or town acting within the scope of their authority as such, who serve as or maintain a child-placing agency shall not be required to be licensed.1993, cc. 730, 742, § 63.1-196.001; 1994, cc. 837, 940; 1999, c. 454; 2000, cc. 61, 1058; 2002, c. 747; 2003, c. 467; 2006, c. 725; 2011, c. 363; 2014, c. 130; 2016, c. 442; 2017, c. 748; 2018, cc. 189, 244, 810; 2019, cc. 297, 667; 2020, cc. 860, 861.Amended by Acts 2020 c. 861, § 1, eff. 7/1/2021.Amended by Acts 2020 c. 860, § 1, eff. 7/1/2021.Amended by Acts 2019 c. 667, § 1, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by Acts 2019 c. 297, § 1, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by Acts 2018 c. 810, § 1, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by Acts 2018 c. 244, § 1, eff. 7/1/2018.Amended by Acts 2018 c. 189, § 1, eff. 7/1/2018.Amended by Acts 2017 c. 748, § 1, eff. 7/1/2017.Amended by Acts 2016 c. 443, § 1, eff. 7/1/2016.Amended by Acts 2014 c. 130, § 1, eff. 7/1/2014.