63.2-520 - How public assistance paid.
§ 63.2-520. How public assistance paid.
Public assistance shall be paid to or on behalf of the applicant monthly, orat such other time or times as the regulations of the Board may provide, bythe treasurer, the district fiscal officer, or other disbursing officer ofthe county or city, upon order of the local board or local director, fromfunds appropriated or made available for such purpose by the local governingbody of such county or city. Wherever two or more counties or cities havebeen combined to form a district pursuant to § 63.2-306, such publicassistance payments shall be made by the district fiscal officer.
In the event, however, that the Board adopts regulations to provide for stateissuance of public assistance payments, such public assistance shall be paidby the State Treasurer. In emergency situations or in the event of delay orerror in a state issuance of public assistance payments, emergency paymentsmay be issued by local boards as authorized by Board regulations.
(Code 1950, §§ 63-126, 63-140.7, 63-150, 63-190, 63-213; 1956, c. 578; 1962,c. 621; 1968, c. 578, § 63.1-120; 1970, c. 721; 1972, c. 718; 1973, c. 201;1974, cc. 488, 503; 1975, c. 337; 2002, c. 747.)