Part I. General Definitions
6VAC20-160-10. Definitions.
The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall apply unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Advisory council" means a locally appointed body with a specific purpose to advise the governing board of a local CASA program.
"CASA" means court-appointed special advocate.
"CASA program" means any locally operated court-appointed special advocate program which utilizes court-appointed volunteers to assist in judicial proceedings involving allegations that a child is abused, neglected, in need of services, or in need of supervision and for whom a Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court judge determines such services are appropriate.
"Case" means a child for whom a Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court judge has entered an order of appointment for a CASA volunteer.
"DCJS" means the Department of Criminal Justice Services.
"Director" means the director or coordinator of a local CASA program responsible for the day-to-day operations of the local CASA program.
"Governing board" means the oversight body responsible for the local CASA program. This may be a city council, county board of supervisors or the board of directors of a nonprofit organization.
"Staff advocate" means an employee of the CASA program who serves, in lieu of a CASA volunteer, as the assigned advocate for a case.
"Volunteer" means a court-appointed special advocate.
Statutory Authority
§ 9.1-151 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR240-04-3 § 1.1, eff. July 1, 1992; amended, Virginia Register Volume 14, Issue 5, eff. December 24, 1997; Volume 25, Issue 2, eff. October 29, 2008.