Virginia Statutes
§ 16.1-261 — Statements made at intake or mental health screening and assessment
Virginia § 16.1-261
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 16.1COURTS NOT OF RECORD
Ch. 11JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURTS
Art. 5INTAKE, PETITION AND NOTICE
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 16.1-261 (2026).
Text
Statements made by a child to the intake officer or probation officer during the intake process or during a mental health screening or assessment conducted pursuant to § 16.1-248.2 and prior to a hearing on the merits of the petition filed against the child, shall not be admissible at any stage of the proceedings.
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Legislative History
1977, c. 559; 1996, cc. 755, 914.
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