Va. Code Ann. tit. 16.1, ch. 11

Va. Code Ann. tit. 16.1, ch. 11
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section16.1-226. Short titlesection16.1-227. Purpose and intentsection16.1-228. Definitionssection16.1-229. This chapter controlling in event of conflictsection16.1-229.1. Removal of a child; names and contact information of persons with a legitimate interestsection16.1-230. Organization and operation of juvenile and domestic relations district courtssection16.1-231. Rules of proceduresection16.1-232. Attorney for the Commonwealth to prosecute certain cases and represent Commonwealth on appealsection16.1-233. Department to develop court services; court services units; appointment and removal of employees; salariessection16.1-234. Duties of Department; provision of quarters, utilities, and office equipment to court service unitsection16.1-235. How probation, parole and related court services providedsection16.1-235.1. Provision of court services; replacement intake officerssection16.1-236. Supervisory officerssection16.1-236.1. Court services unit directorssection16.1-237. Powers, duties and functions of probation and parole officerssection16.1-238. Compensation of probation officers, court service staff members and related court service personnel; reimbursement; traveling and other expensessection16.1-239. Payment of traveling expenses of court officers; reimbursementsection16.1-240. Citizens advisory councilsection16.1-241. Jurisdiction; consent for abortionsection16.1-241.1. Repealedsection16.1-241.2. Proceedings against certain parentssection16.1-241.3. Newborn children; substance abusesection16.1-242. Retention of jurisdictionsection16.1-242.1. Retention of jurisdiction; appeals involving children in foster caresection16.1-243. Venuesection16.1-244. Concurrent jurisdiction; exceptionssection16.1-245. Transfer from other courtssection16.1-245.1. Medical evidence admissible in juvenile and domestic relations district courtsection16.1-245.2. Evidence of medical reports, statements, or records; testimony of health care provider or custodian of records in juvenile and domestic relations district court; custody, visitation, placement, and support casessection16.1-246. When and how child may be taken into immediate custodysection16.1-247. Duties of person taking child into custodysection16.1-247.1. Custodial interrogation of a child; parental notification and contact; inadmissibility of statementsection16.1-248. Repealedsection16.1-248.1. Criteria for detention or shelter caresection16.1-248.2. Mental health screening and assessment for certain juvenilessection16.1-248.3. Medical records of juveniles in secure facilitysection16.1-249. Places of confinement for juvenilessection16.1-249.1. Places of confinement to give notice of intake of certain personssection16.1-250. Procedure for detention hearingsection16.1-250.1. Repealedsection16.1-251. Emergency removal ordersection16.1-252. Preliminary removal order; hearingsection16.1-253. Preliminary protective ordersection16.1-253.1. Preliminary protective orders in cases of family abuse; confidentialitysection16.1-253.2. Violation of provisions of protective orders; penaltiessection16.1-253.3. Repealedsection16.1-253.4. Emergency protective orders authorized in certain cases; penaltysection16.1-254. Responsibility for and limitation on transportation of childrensection16.1-255. Limitation on issuance of detention orders for juveniles; appearance by juvenilesection16.1-256. Limitations as to issuance of warrants for juveniles; detention orderssection16.1-257. Interference with or obstruction of officer; concealment or removal of childsection16.1-258. Bonds and forfeitures thereofsection16.1-259. Procedure in cases of adultssection16.1-260. (Effective July 1, 2027) Intake; petition; investigationsection16.1-261. Statements made at intake or mental health screening and assessmentsection16.1-262. Form and content of petitionsection16.1-263. Summonsessection16.1-264. Service of summons; proof of service; penaltysection16.1-265. Subpoena; attorney-issued subpoenasection16.1-266. Appointment of counsel and guardian ad litemsection16.1-266.1. Standards for attorneys appointed as guardians ad litem; list of qualified attorneys; attorneys appointed for parents or guardianssection16.1-266.2. Appointment of pro bono counsel by judges of the First and Second Judicial District in certain casessection16.1-267. Compensation of appointed counselsection16.1-268. Order of appointmentsection16.1-269. Repealedsection16.1-269.1. Trial in circuit court; preliminary hearing; direct indictment; remandsection16.1-269.2. Admissibility of statement; investigation and report; bailsection16.1-269.3. Retention by juvenile court; appealsection16.1-269.4. Transfer to circuit court; appeal by juvenilesection16.1-269.5. Placement of juvenilesection16.1-269.6. Circuit court hearing; jury; termination of juvenile court jurisdiction; objections and appealssection16.1-270. Waiver of jurisdiction of juvenile court in certain casessection16.1-271. Subsequent offenses by juvenilesection16.1-272. Power of circuit court over juvenile offendersection16.1-272.1. Claim of error to be raised within one yearsection16.1-273. (Effective July 1, 2027) Court may require investigation of social history and preparation of victim impact statementsection16.1-274. Time for filing of reports; copies furnished to attorneys; amended reports; feessection16.1-274.1. Admission of evidence of juvenile's agesection16.1-274.2. Certain education records as evidencesection16.1-275. Physical and mental examinations and treatment; nursing and medical caresection16.1-276. Fees and travel expenses of witnessessection16.1-276.1. Repealedsection16.1-276.2. Transportation orders in certain proceedingssection16.1-276.3. Use of telephonic communication systems or electronic video and audio communication systems to conduct hearingsection16.1-276.4. Use of restraints on juveniles in court prohibited; exceptionssection16.1-277. Repealedsection16.1-277.01. Approval of entrustment agreementsection16.1-277.1. Time limitationsection16.1-277.2. Rejection of plea agreement; recusalsection16.1-277.02. Petition for relief of care and custodysection16.1-277.3. Referral to court service unitsection16.1-278. Cooperation of certain agencies, officials, institutions and associationssection16.1-278.1. Definitionssection16.1-278.2. Abused, neglected, or abandoned children or children without parental caresection16.1-278.3. Relief of care and custodysection16.1-278.4. Children in need of servicessection16.1-278.5. Children in need of supervisionsection16.1-278.6. Status offenderssection16.1-278.7. Commitment to Department of Juvenile Justicesection16.1-278.7:01. Department to give notice of the receipt of certain personssection16.1-278.7:02. Department to give notice of Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry requirements to certain personssection16.1-278.8. Delinquent juvenilessection16.1-278.8:01. Juveniles found delinquent of first drug offense; screening; assessment; drug tests; costs and fees; education or treatment programssection16.1-278.9. (Effective July 1, 2027) Delinquent children; loss of driving privileges for alcohol, firearm, and drug offenses; truancysection16.1-278.9:1. When a child younger than 11 years of age is found to have committed an act that would be delinquent if committed by a child 11 years of age or older; dispositionsection16.1-278.10. Traffic infractionssection16.1-278.11. Mental illness and intellectual disabilitysection16.1-278.12. When judicial consent in lieu of parental consent authorizedsection16.1-278.13. Work permits; petitions for treatment, etcsection16.1-278.14. Criminal jurisdiction; protective orders; family offensessection16.1-278.15. Custody or visitation, child or spousal support generallysection16.1-278.16. Failure to comply with support obligation; payroll deduction; commitmentsection16.1-278.17. Pendente lite supportsection16.1-278.17:1. Formula for determination of pendente lite spousal supportsection16.1-278.18. Money judgmentssection16.1-278.19. Attorney feessection16.1-279. Repealedsection16.1-279.1. Protective order in cases of family abusesection16.1-280. Commitment of juveniles with mental illness or intellectual disabilitysection16.1-281. Foster care plansection16.1-282. Foster care reviewsection16.1-282.1. Permanency planning hearing for children in foster caresection16.1-282.2. Annual foster care reviewsection16.1-283. Termination of residual parental rightssection16.1-283.1. Authority to enter into voluntary post-adoption contact and communication agreementsection16.1-283.2. Restoration of parental rightssection16.1-283.3. Review of voluntary continuing services and support agreements for former foster youthsection16.1-284. When adult sentenced for juvenile offensesection16.1-284.1. Placement in secure local facilitysection16.1-285. Duration of commitmentssection16.1-285.1. Commitment of serious offenderssection16.1-285.2. Release and review hearing for serious offendersection16.1-285.3. Petition to extend duration of indeterminate commitment to Department; hearingsection16.1-286. Cost of maintenance; approval of placement; semiannual reviewsection16.1-287. Transfer of information upon commitment; information to be furnished by and to local school boardssection16.1-288. Protection of religious affiliationssection16.1-289. Review of order of commitmentsection16.1-289.1. Motions to reconsider orders for participation in continuing programssection16.1-290. Support of committed juvenile; support from estate of juvenilesection16.1-290.1. Payment for court-ordered counseling, treatment or programssection16.1-290.2. Certain information to be made available to certain defendants found not guiltysection16.1-291. Revocation or modification of probation, protective supervision or parole; proceedings; dispositionsection16.1-292. Violation of court order by any personsection16.1-293. Supervision of juvenile or person during commitment and on parole; placing juvenile in halfway housesection16.1-293.1. Mental health services transition plansection16.1-294. Placing child on parole in foster home or with institution; how cost paidsection16.1-295. Transfer of supervision from one county or city to another, or to another statesection16.1-296. Jurisdiction of appeals; proceduresection16.1-296.1. Repealedsection16.1-296.2. Appeals of certain custody and visitation proceedingssection16.1-297. Final judgment; copy filed with juvenile court; proceeding may be remanded to juvenile courtsection16.1-298. Effect of petition for or pendency of appeal; bailsection16.1-299. Fingerprints, palm prints, and photographs of juvenilessection16.1-299.1. Sample required for DNA analysis upon conviction or adjudication of felonysection16.1-299.2. Repealedsection16.1-300. Confidentiality of Department recordssection16.1-301. Confidentiality of juvenile law-enforcement records; disclosures to school principal and otherssection16.1-302. Dockets, indices, and order books; when hearings and records private; right to public hearing; presence of juvenile in courtsection16.1-302.1. Right of victim or representative to attend certain proceedings; notice of hearingssection16.1-303. Reports of court officials and employees when privilegedsection16.1-304. Repealedsection16.1-305. Confidentiality of court recordssection16.1-305.1. Disclosure of disposition in certain delinquency casessection16.1-305.01. Access to child and spousal support case filessection16.1-305.2. Disclosure of notice of the filing of a petition and certain reports by division superintendentsection16.1-306. (Effective until December 1, 2026) Expungement of court recordssection16.1-307. Circuit court records regarding juvenilessection16.1-308. Effect of adjudication on status of childsection16.1-309. Penaltysection16.1-309.1. Exception as to confidentialitysection16.1-309.2. Purpose and intentsection16.1-309.3. Establishment of a community-based system of services; biennial local plan; quarterly reportsection16.1-309.4. Statewide plan for juvenile servicessection16.1-309.5. Construction, etc., of detention homes and other facilities; reimbursement in part by Commonwealthsection16.1-309.6. How state appropriations for operating costs of Juvenile Community Crime Control Act programs determined; notice of financial aidsection16.1-309.7. Determination of paymentsection16.1-309.8. Costs of maintenance of juveniles in Community Crime Control Act programssection16.1-309.9. Establishment of standards; determination of compliancesection16.1-309.10. Visitation and management of detention homes; other facilities; reports of superintendentsection16.1-309.11. Youth justice diversion programsection16.1-310. Repealedsection16.1-315. Joint or regional citizen detention commissions authorizedsection16.1-316. Number and terms of members; admission of additional local governing bodiessection16.1-317. Quorum; chairman; rules of procedure; compensationsection16.1-318. Powers of commission generally; supervision by Director of Department of Juvenile Justicesection16.1-319. Acquisition of property by commissionsection16.1-320. Property of commission exempt from execution and judgment lienssection16.1-321. Appropriations by political subdivisions; issuance of bondssection16.1-322. Record of commission; reportssection16.1-322.1. Apportionment of funds to localities or commissions operating juvenile secure detention facilities or programs; standards for apportionmentsection16.1-322.2. Payment of funds quarterly; distribution and reallocation of reservesection16.1-322.3. Localities and commissions to make monthly reports to Director; penalty for willfully falsifying information; procedure when locality or commission fails to make reportsection16.1-322.4. Payments for children from other counties or citiessection16.1-322.5. State Board may authorize private construction, operation, etc., of local or regional detention homes, etcsection16.1-322.6. Powers and duties not delegable to contractorsection16.1-322.7. State Board to promulgate regulationssection16.1-323. Governor to execute; form of compactsection16.1-323.1. State Council for Interstate Compact for Juvenilessection16.1-324. Repealedsection16.1-330.1. Serious or Habitual Offender Comprehensive Action Program; definition; disclosure of information; penaltysection16.1-330.2. Immunitysection16.1-331. Petition for emancipationsection16.1-332. Orders of court; investigation, report and appointment of counselsection16.1-333. Findings necessary to order that minor is emancipatedsection16.1-333.1. Repealedsection16.1-334. Effects of ordersection16.1-334.1. Identification card issued to minor by DMVsection16.1-335. Short titlesection16.1-336. Definitionssection16.1-336.1. Admission formssection16.1-337. Inpatient treatment of minors; general applicability; disclosure of recordssection16.1-337.1. Order of involuntary commitment or mandatory outpatient treatment forwarded to Central Criminal Records Exchange; certain voluntary admissions forwarded to Central Criminal Records Exchange; firearm background checksection16.1-338. Parental admission of minors younger than 14 and nonobjecting minors 14 years of age or oldersection16.1-339. Parental admission of an objecting minor 14 years of age or oldersection16.1-339.1. Minors in detention homes or shelter care facilitiessection16.1-340. Emergency custody; issuance and execution of ordersection16.1-340.1. Involuntary temporary detention; issuance and execution of ordersection16.1-340.1:1. Facility of temporary detentionsection16.1-340.2. Transportation of minor in the temporary detention processsection16.1-340.3. Release of minor prior to commitment hearing for involuntary admissionsection16.1-340.4. Involuntary commitment; preadmission screening reportsection16.1-341. Involuntary commitment; petition; hearing scheduled; notice and appointment of counselsection16.1-342. Involuntary commitment; clinical evaluationsection16.1-343. Involuntary commitment; duties of attorney for the minorsection16.1-344. Involuntary commitment; hearingsection16.1-345. Involuntary commitment; criteriasection16.1-345.1. Use of electronic communicationsection16.1-345.2. Mandatory outpatient treatment; criteria; orderssection16.1-345.3. Monitoring mandatory outpatient treatment; motion for reviewsection16.1-345.4. Court review of mandatory outpatient treatment plansection16.1-345.5. Continuation of mandatory outpatient treatment ordersection16.1-345.6. Appeal of final ordersection16.1-346. Treatment plans; periodic review of statussection16.1-346.1. (Effective until January 1, 2027) Discharge plansection16.1-347. Fees and expenses for qualified evaluatorssection16.1-348. Availability of judgesection16.1-349. Definitionssection16.1-350. Petition for court approval of standby guardiansection16.1-351. Court order approving standby guardianship; authority; when effectivesection16.1-352. Written designation of a standby guardian by a parent; commencement of authority; court approval requiredsection16.1-353. Further proceedings to determine permanent guardianship, custodysection16.1-354. Revocation, refusal, termination of standby guardianshipsection16.1-355. Review of standby guardianshipsection16.1-356. Raising question of competency to stand trial; evaluation and determination of competencysection16.1-357. Disposition when juvenile found incompetentsection16.1-358. Disposition of the unrestorably incompetent juvenilesection16.1-359. Litigating certain issues when the juvenile is incompetentsection16.1-360. Disclosure by juvenile during evaluation or restoration; use at guilt phase of trial adjudication or disposition hearingsection16.1-361. Compensation of experts
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