Virginia Statutes
§ 16.1-359 — Litigating certain issues when the juvenile is incompetent
Virginia § 16.1-359
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 16.1COURTS NOT OF RECORD
Ch. 11JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURTS
Art. 18JUVENILE COMPETENCY
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 16.1-359 (2026).
Text
A finding of incompetency does not preclude the adjudication, at any time before trial, of a motion objecting to the sufficiency of the petition, nor does it preclude the adjudication of similar legal objections which, in the court's opinion, may be undertaken without the personal participation of the juvenile.
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Legislative History
1999, cc. 958, 997.
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Virginia § 16.1-359, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/16.1/16.1-359.