§ 53.1-63.1 Department to establish facilities for juveniles sentenced as adults
The Department shall establish, staff and maintain, at any state correctional facilities designated by the Director, programs and housing for the rehabilitation, training, and confinement of juveniles sentenced by the circuit courts as adults and committed to the Department pursuant to § 16.1-272. The Department shall establish, staff, and maintain education for such juveniles in accordance with standards established by the Department of Juvenile Justice.
History
This law was first created in 1996. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 755 and 914 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2012, chapters 803 and 835; in 2020, chapter 759.
1996, cc. 755, 914; 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2020, c. 759.