Virginia — Title 16.1 · Chapter 11

• § 16.1-226 — Short title
• § 16.1-227 — Purpose and intent
• § 16.1-228 — Definitions
• § 16.1-229 — This chapter controlling in event of conflict
• § 16.1-229.1 — Removal of a child; names and contact information of persons with a legitimate interest
• § 16.1-230 — Organization and operation of juvenile and domestic relations district courts
• § 16.1-231 — Rules of procedure
• § 16.1-232 — Attorney for the Commonwealth to prosecute certain cases and represent Commonwealth on appeal
• § 16.1-233 — Department to develop court services; court services units; appointment and removal of employees; salaries
• § 16.1-234 — Duties of Department; provision of quarters, utilities, and office equipment to court service unit
• § 16.1-235 — How probation, parole and related court services provided
• § 16.1-235.1 — Provision of court services; replacement intake officers
• § 16.1-236 — Supervisory officers
• § 16.1-236.1 — Court services unit directors
• § 16.1-237 — Powers, duties and functions of probation and parole officers
• § 16.1-238 — Compensation of probation officers, court service staff members and related court service personnel; reimbursement; traveling and other expenses
• § 16.1-239 — Payment of traveling expenses of court officers; reimbursement
• § 16.1-240 — Citizens advisory council
• § 16.1-241 — Jurisdiction; consent for abortion
• § 16.1-241.2 — Proceedings against certain parents
• § 16.1-241.3 — Newborn children; substance abuse
• § 16.1-242 — Retention of jurisdiction
• § 16.1-242.1 — Retention of jurisdiction; appeals involving children in foster care
• § 16.1-243 — Venue
• § 16.1-244 — Concurrent jurisdiction; exceptions
• § 16.1-245 — Transfer from other courts
• § 16.1-245.1 — Medical evidence admissible in juvenile and domestic relations district court
• § 16.1-245.2 — 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 cases
• § 16.1-246 — When and how child may be taken into immediate custody
• § 16.1-247 — Duties of person taking child into custody
• § 16.1-247.1 — Custodial interrogation of a child; parental notification and contact; inadmissibility of statement
• § 16.1-248.1 — Criteria for detention or shelter care
• § 16.1-248.2 — Mental health screening and assessment for certain juveniles
• § 16.1-248.3 — Medical records of juveniles in secure facility
• § 16.1-249 — Places of confinement for juveniles
• § 16.1-249.1 — Places of confinement to give notice of intake of certain persons
• § 16.1-250 — Procedure for detention hearing
• § 16.1-251 — Emergency removal order
• § 16.1-252 — Preliminary removal order; hearing
• § 16.1-253 — Preliminary protective order
• § 16.1-253.1 — Preliminary protective orders in cases of family abuse; confidentiality
• § 16.1-253.2 — Violation of provisions of protective orders; penalties
• § 16.1-253.4 — Emergency protective orders authorized in certain cases; penalty
• § 16.1-254 — Responsibility for and limitation on transportation of children
• § 16.1-255 — Limitation on issuance of detention orders for juveniles; appearance by juvenile
• § 16.1-256 — Limitations as to issuance of warrants for juveniles; detention orders
• § 16.1-257 — Interference with or obstruction of officer; concealment or removal of child
• § 16.1-258 — Bonds and forfeitures thereof
• § 16.1-259 — Procedure in cases of adults
• § 16.1-260 — Intake; petition; investigation
• § 16.1-261 — Statements made at intake or mental health screening and assessment
• § 16.1-262 — Form and content of petition
• § 16.1-263 — Summonses
• § 16.1-264 — Service of summons; proof of service; penalty
• § 16.1-265 — Subpoena; attorney-issued subpoena
• § 16.1-266 — Appointment of counsel and guardian ad litem
• § 16.1-266.1 — Standards for attorneys appointed as guardians ad litem; list of qualified attorneys; attorneys appointed for parents or guardians
• § 16.1-266.2 — Appointment of pro bono counsel by judges of the First and Second Judicial District in certain cases
• § 16.1-267 — Compensation of appointed counsel
• § 16.1-268 — Order of appointment
• § 16.1-269.1 — Trial in circuit court; preliminary hearing; direct indictment; remand
• § 16.1-269.2 — Admissibility of statement; investigation and report; bail
• § 16.1-269.3 — Retention by juvenile court; appeal
• § 16.1-269.4 — Transfer to circuit court; appeal by juvenile
• § 16.1-269.5 — Placement of juvenile
• § 16.1-269.6 — Circuit court hearing; jury; termination of juvenile court jurisdiction; objections and appeals
• § 16.1-270 — Waiver of jurisdiction of juvenile court in certain cases
• § 16.1-271 — Subsequent offenses by juvenile
• § 16.1-272 — Power of circuit court over juvenile offender
• § 16.1-272.1 — Claim of error to be raised within one year
• § 16.1-273 — Court may require investigation of social history and preparation of victim impact statement
• § 16.1-274 — Time for filing of reports; copies furnished to attorneys; amended reports; fees
• § 16.1-274.1 — Admission of evidence of juvenile's age
• § 16.1-274.2 — Certain education records as evidence
• § 16.1-275 — Physical and mental examinations and treatment; nursing and medical care
• § 16.1-276 — Fees and travel expenses of witnesses
• § 16.1-276.2 — Transportation orders in certain proceedings
• § 16.1-276.3 — Use of telephonic communication systems or electronic video and audio communication systems to conduct hearing
• § 16.1-276.4 — Use of restraints on juveniles in court prohibited; exceptions
• § 16.1-277.01 — Approval of entrustment agreement
• § 16.1-277.02 — Petition for relief of care and custody
• § 16.1-277.1 — Time limitation
• § 16.1-277.2 — Rejection of plea agreement; recusal
• § 16.1-277.3 — Referral to court service unit
• § 16.1-278 — Cooperation of certain agencies, officials, institutions and associations
• § 16.1-278.1 — Definitions
• § 16.1-278.2 — Abused, neglected, or abandoned children or children without parental care
• § 16.1-278.3 — Relief of care and custody
• § 16.1-278.4 — Children in need of services
• § 16.1-278.5 — Children in need of supervision
• § 16.1-278.6 — Status offenders
• § 16.1-278.7 — Commitment to Department of Juvenile Justice
• § 16.1-278.7:01 — Department to give notice of the receipt of certain persons
• § 16.1-278.7:02 — Department to give notice of Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry requirements to certain persons
• § 16.1-278.8 — Delinquent juveniles
• § 16.1-278.8:01 — Juveniles found delinquent of first drug offense; screening; assessment; drug tests; costs and fees; education or treatment programs
• § 16.1-278.9 — Delinquent children; loss of driving privileges for alcohol, firearm, and drug offenses; truancy
• § 16.1-278.9:1 — 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; disposition
• § 16.1-278.10 — Traffic infractions
• § 16.1-278.11 — Mental illness and intellectual disability
• § 16.1-278.12 — When judicial consent in lieu of parental consent authorized
• § 16.1-278.13 — Work permits; petitions for treatment, etc
• § 16.1-278.14 — Criminal jurisdiction; protective orders; family offenses
• § 16.1-278.15 — Custody or visitation, child or spousal support generally
• § 16.1-278.16 — Failure to comply with support obligation; payroll deduction; commitment
• § 16.1-278.17 — Pendente lite support
• § 16.1-278.17:1 — Formula for determination of pendente lite spousal support
• § 16.1-278.18 — Money judgments
• § 16.1-278.19 — Attorney fees
• § 16.1-279.1 — Protective order in cases of family abuse
• § 16.1-280 — Commitment of juveniles with mental illness or intellectual disability
• § 16.1-281 — Foster care plan
• § 16.1-282 — Foster care review
• § 16.1-282.1 — Permanency planning hearing for children in foster care
• § 16.1-282.2 — Annual foster care review
• § 16.1-283 — Termination of residual parental rights
• § 16.1-283.1 — Authority to enter into voluntary post-adoption contact and communication agreement
• § 16.1-283.2 — Restoration of parental rights
• § 16.1-283.3 — Review of voluntary continuing services and support agreements for former foster youth
• § 16.1-284 — When adult sentenced for juvenile offense
• § 16.1-284.1 — Placement in secure local facility
• § 16.1-285 — Duration of commitments
• § 16.1-285.1 — Commitment of serious offenders
• § 16.1-285.2 — Release and review hearing for serious offender
• § 16.1-285.3 — Petition to extend duration of indeterminate commitment to Department; hearing
• § 16.1-286 — Cost of maintenance; approval of placement; semiannual review
• § 16.1-287 — Transfer of information upon commitment; information to be furnished by and to local school boards
• § 16.1-288 — Protection of religious affiliations
• § 16.1-289 — Review of order of commitment
• § 16.1-289.1 — Motions to reconsider orders for participation in continuing programs
• § 16.1-290 — Support of committed juvenile; support from estate of juvenile
• § 16.1-290.1 — Payment for court-ordered counseling, treatment or programs
• § 16.1-290.2 — Certain information to be made available to certain defendants found not guilty
• § 16.1-291 — Revocation or modification of probation, protective supervision or parole; proceedings; disposition
• § 16.1-292 — Violation of court order by any person
• § 16.1-293 — Supervision of juvenile or person during commitment and on parole; placing juvenile in halfway house
• § 16.1-293.1 — Mental health services transition plan
• § 16.1-294 — Placing child on parole in foster home or with institution; how cost paid
• § 16.1-295 — Transfer of supervision from one county or city to another, or to another state
• § 16.1-296 — Jurisdiction of appeals; procedure
• § 16.1-296.2 — Appeals of certain custody and visitation proceedings
• § 16.1-297 — Final judgment; copy filed with juvenile court; proceeding may be remanded to juvenile court
• § 16.1-298 — Effect of petition for or pendency of appeal; bail
• § 16.1-299 — Fingerprints, palm prints, and photographs of juveniles
• § 16.1-299.1 — Sample required for DNA analysis upon conviction or adjudication of felony
• § 16.1-300 — Confidentiality of Department records
• § 16.1-301 — Confidentiality of juvenile law-enforcement records; disclosures to school principal and others
• § 16.1-302 — Dockets, indices, and order books; when hearings and records private; right to public hearing; presence of juvenile in court
• § 16.1-302.1 — Right of victim or representative to attend certain proceedings; notice of hearings
• § 16.1-303 — Reports of court officials and employees when privileged
• § 16.1-305 — Confidentiality of court records
• § 16.1-305.01 — Access to child and spousal support case files
• § 16.1-305.1 — Disclosure of disposition in certain delinquency cases
• § 16.1-305.2 — Disclosure of notice of the filing of a petition and certain reports by division superintendent
• § 16.1-306 — Expungement of court records
• § 16.1-307 — Circuit court records regarding juveniles
• § 16.1-308 — Effect of adjudication on status of child
• § 16.1-309 — Penalty
• § 16.1-309.1 — Exception as to confidentiality
• § 16.1-309.2 — Purpose and intent
• § 16.1-309.3 — Establishment of a community-based system of services; biennial local plan; quarterly report
• § 16.1-309.4 — Statewide plan for juvenile services
• § 16.1-309.5 — Construction, etc., of detention homes and other facilities; reimbursement in part by Commonwealth
• § 16.1-309.6 — How state appropriations for operating costs of Juvenile Community Crime Control Act programs determined; notice of financial aid
• § 16.1-309.7 — Determination of payment
• § 16.1-309.8 — Costs of maintenance of juveniles in Community Crime Control Act programs
• § 16.1-309.9 — Establishment of standards; determination of compliance
• § 16.1-309.10 — Visitation and management of detention homes; other facilities; reports of superintendent
• § 16.1-309.11 — Youth justice diversion program
• § 16.1-315 — Joint or regional citizen detention commissions authorized
• § 16.1-316 — Number and terms of members; admission of additional local governing bodies
• § 16.1-317 — Quorum; chairman; rules of procedure; compensation
• § 16.1-318 — Powers of commission generally; supervision by Director of Department of Juvenile Justice
• § 16.1-319 — Acquisition of property by commission
• § 16.1-320 — Property of commission exempt from execution and judgment liens
• § 16.1-321 — Appropriations by political subdivisions; issuance of bonds
• § 16.1-322 — Record of commission; reports
• § 16.1-322.1 — Apportionment of funds to localities or commissions operating juvenile secure detention facilities or programs; standards for apportionment
• § 16.1-322.2 — Payment of funds quarterly; distribution and reallocation of reserve
• § 16.1-322.3 — Localities and commissions to make monthly reports to Director; penalty for willfully falsifying information; procedure when locality or commission fails to make report
• § 16.1-322.4 — Payments for children from other counties or cities
• § 16.1-322.5 — State Board may authorize private construction, operation, etc., of local or regional detention homes, etc
• § 16.1-322.6 — Powers and duties not delegable to contractor
• § 16.1-322.7 — State Board to promulgate regulations
• § 16.1-330.1 — Serious or Habitual Offender Comprehensive Action Program; definition; disclosure of information; penalty
• § 16.1-330.2 — Immunity
• § 16.1-331 — Petition for emancipation
• § 16.1-332 — Orders of court; investigation, report and appointment of counsel
• § 16.1-333 — Findings necessary to order that minor is emancipated
• § 16.1-334 — Effects of order
• § 16.1-334.1 — Identification card issued to minor by DMV
• § 16.1-335 — Short title
• § 16.1-336 — Definitions
• § 16.1-336.1 — Admission forms
• § 16.1-337 — Inpatient treatment of minors; general applicability; disclosure of records
• § 16.1-337.1 — 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 check
• § 16.1-338 — Parental admission of minors younger than 14 and nonobjecting minors 14 years of age or older
• § 16.1-339 — Parental admission of an objecting minor 14 years of age or older
• § 16.1-339.1 — Minors in detention homes or shelter care facilities
• § 16.1-340 — Emergency custody; issuance and execution of order
• § 16.1-340.1 — Involuntary temporary detention; issuance and execution of order
• § 16.1-340.1:1 — Facility of temporary detention
• § 16.1-340.2 — Transportation of minor in the temporary detention process
• § 16.1-340.3 — Release of minor prior to commitment hearing for involuntary admission
• § 16.1-340.4 — Involuntary commitment; preadmission screening report
• § 16.1-341 — Involuntary commitment; petition; hearing scheduled; notice and appointment of counsel
• § 16.1-342 — Involuntary commitment; clinical evaluation
• § 16.1-343 — Involuntary commitment; duties of attorney for the minor
• § 16.1-344 — Involuntary commitment; hearing
• § 16.1-345 — Involuntary commitment; criteria
• § 16.1-345.1 — Use of electronic communication
• § 16.1-345.2 — Mandatory outpatient treatment; criteria; orders
• § 16.1-345.3 — Monitoring mandatory outpatient treatment; motion for review
• § 16.1-345.4 — Court review of mandatory outpatient treatment plan
• § 16.1-345.5 — Continuation of mandatory outpatient treatment order
• § 16.1-345.6 — Appeal of final order
• § 16.1-346 — Treatment plans; periodic review of status
• § 16.1-346.1 — Discharge plan
• § 16.1-347 — Fees and expenses for qualified evaluators
• § 16.1-348 — Availability of judge
• § 16.1-349 — Definitions
• § 16.1-350 — Petition for court approval of standby guardian
• § 16.1-351 — Court order approving standby guardianship; authority; when effective
• § 16.1-352 — Written designation of a standby guardian by a parent; commencement of authority; court approval required
• § 16.1-353 — Further proceedings to determine permanent guardianship, custody
• § 16.1-354 — Revocation, refusal, termination of standby guardianship
• § 16.1-355 — Review of standby guardianship
• § 16.1-356 — Raising question of competency to stand trial; evaluation and determination of competency
• § 16.1-357 — Disposition when juvenile found incompetent
• § 16.1-358 — Disposition of the unrestorably incompetent juvenile
• § 16.1-359 — Litigating certain issues when the juvenile is incompetent
• § 16.1-360 — Disclosure by juvenile during evaluation or restoration; use at guilt phase of trial adjudication or disposition hearing
• § 16.1-361 — Compensation of experts
• § 16.1-323.1 — State Council for Interstate Compact for Juveniles