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The multidisciplinary team shall conduct regular reviews of new and ongoing reports of felony sex offenses in the jurisdiction involving a child and the investigations thereof and, at the request of any member of the team, may conduct reviews of any other reports of child abuse and neglect or sex offenses in the jurisdiction involving a child and the investigations thereof. The multidisciplinary team shall meet frequently enough to ensure that no new or ongoing reports go more than 60 days without being reviewed by the team.B\n\nThe following individuals, or their designees, shall participate in review meetings of the multidisciplinary team established pursuant to subsection A: the attorney for the Commonwealth; law-enforcement officials responsible for the investigation of sex offenses involving a child in the jurisdiction; a representative of the local child protective services unit; a representative of a children’s advocacy center serving the jurisdiction, if one exists; and a representative of an Internet Crimes Against Children task force affiliate agency serving the jurisdiction, if one exists. In addition, the attorney for the Commonwealth may invite other individuals, or their designees, including the school superintendent of the jurisdiction; a representative of any sexual assault crisis center serving the jurisdiction, if one exists; the director of the victim\/witness program serving the jurisdiction, if one exists; and a health professional knowledgeable in the treatment and provision of services to children who have been sexually abused.C\n\nThe attorney for the Commonwealth in each jurisdiction may also establish a multidisciplinary adult abuse, neglect, and exploitation response team to review cases of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of adults as defined in § 63.2-1603. The multidisciplinary team may be established separately or in conjunction with any already existing multidisciplinary team.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":285720,"text":"The attorney for the Commonwealth in each jurisdiction in the Commonwealth shall establish a multidisciplinary child sexual abuse response team, which may be an existing multidisciplinary team. The multidisciplinary team shall conduct regular reviews of new and ongoing reports of felony sex offenses in the jurisdiction involving a child and the investigations thereof and, at the request of any member of the team, may conduct reviews of any other reports of child abuse and neglect or sex offenses in the jurisdiction involving a child and the investigations thereof. 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In addition, the attorney for the Commonwealth may invite other individuals, or their designees, including the school superintendent of the jurisdiction; a representative of any sexual assault crisis center serving the jurisdiction, if one exists; the director of the victim\/witness program serving the jurisdiction, if one exists; and a health professional knowledgeable in the treatment and provision of services to children who have been sexually abused.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":285722,"text":"The attorney for the Commonwealth in each jurisdiction may also establish a multidisciplinary adult abuse, neglect, and exploitation response team to review cases of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of adults as defined in § 63.2-1603. 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This law was first created in 2014. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 780<\/a> and 801<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d 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 \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2019, chapters 170<\/a> and 775<\/a>; in 2024, chapters 779<\/a> and 829<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":72501,"section_number":"2.2-3703","catch_line":"Public bodies and records to which chapter inapplicable; voter registration and election records; access by persons incarcerated in a state, local, or federal correctional facility","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3703\/"},{"id":79544,"section_number":"2.2-3705.7","catch_line":"Exclusions to application of chapter; records of specific public bodies and certain other limited exclusions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3705.7\/"},{"id":72789,"section_number":"2.2-3711","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Closed meetings authorized for certain limited purposes","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3711\/"},{"id":71015,"section_number":"9.1-153","catch_line":"Volunteer court-appointed special advocates; powers and duties; assignment; qualifications; training","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-153\/"},{"id":66402,"section_number":"9.1-156","catch_line":"Inspection and copying of records by advocate; confidentiality of records","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-156\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":61453,"section_number":"63.2-1603","catch_line":"Protection of adults; definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1603\/"}],"permalink":{"id":153519,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79732,"identifier":"15.2-1627.5","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/4\/15.2-1627.5","url":"\/15.2-1627.5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1627.5\/","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/4\/15.2-1627.5","dublin_core":{"Title":"Coordination of multidisciplinary response to child sexual abuse and the abuse, neglect, and exploitation of adults","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1627.5","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The attorney for the Commonwealth in each jurisdiction<\/span> in the Commonwealth shall establish a multidisciplinary child sexual abuse response team, which may be an existing multidisciplinary team. The multidisciplinary team shall conduct regular reviews of new and ongoing reports of felony<\/span> sex offenses<\/span> in the jurisdiction<\/span> involving a child and the investigations thereof and, at the request of any member of the team, may conduct reviews of any other reports of child abuse and neglect or sex offenses<\/span> in the jurisdiction<\/span> involving a child and the investigations thereof. The multidisciplinary team shall meet frequently enough to ensure that no new or ongoing reports go more than 60 days without being reviewed by the team. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The following individuals, or their designees, shall participate in review meetings of the multidisciplinary team established pursuant to subsection A: the attorney for the Commonwealth; law<\/span>-enforcement officials responsible for the investigation of sex offenses<\/span> involving a child in the jurisdiction<\/span>; a representative of the local child protective services unit; a representative of a children’s advocacy center serving the jurisdiction<\/span>, if one exists; and a representative of an Internet Crimes<\/span> Against Children task force affiliate agency serving the jurisdiction<\/span>, if one exists. In addition, the attorney for the Commonwealth may invite other individuals, or their designees, including the school superintendent of the jurisdiction<\/span>; a representative of any sexual assault<\/span> crisis center serving the jurisdiction<\/span>, if one exists; the director of the victim\/witness<\/span> program serving the jurisdiction<\/span>, if one exists; and a health professional knowledgeable in the treatment and provision of services to children who have been sexually abused. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The attorney for the Commonwealth in each jurisdiction<\/span> may also establish a multidisciplinary adult abuse, neglect, and exploitation response team to review cases of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of adults as defined in § 63.2-1603<\/a>. The multidisciplinary team may be established separately or in conjunction with any already existing multidisciplinary team. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOORDINATION OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESPONSE TO CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AND THE ABUSE,\nNEGLECT, AND EXPLOITATION OF ADULTS (\u00a7 15.2-1627.5)\n\nA. The attorney for the Commonwealth in each jurisdiction in the Commonwealth\nshall establish a multidisciplinary child sexual abuse response team, which may\nbe an existing multidisciplinary team. The multidisciplinary team shall conduct\nregular reviews of new and ongoing reports of felony sex offenses in the\njurisdiction involving a child and the investigations thereof and, at the\nrequest of any member of the team, may conduct reviews of any other reports of\nchild abuse and neglect or sex offenses in the jurisdiction involving a child\nand the investigations thereof. The multidisciplinary team shall meet frequently\nenough to ensure that no new or ongoing reports go more than 60 days without\nbeing reviewed by the team.\n\nB. The following individuals, or their designees, shall participate in review\nmeetings of the multidisciplinary team established pursuant to subsection A: the\nattorney for the Commonwealth; law-enforcement officials responsible for the\ninvestigation of sex offenses involving a child in the jurisdiction; a\nrepresentative of the local child protective services unit; a representative of\na children’s advocacy center serving the jurisdiction, if one exists; and\na representative of an Internet Crimes Against Children task force affiliate\nagency serving the jurisdiction, if one exists. In addition, the attorney for\nthe Commonwealth may invite other individuals, or their designees, including the\nschool superintendent of the jurisdiction; a representative of any sexual\nassault crisis center serving the jurisdiction, if one exists; the director of\nthe victim\/witness program serving the jurisdiction, if one exists; and a health\nprofessional knowledgeable in the treatment and provision of services to\nchildren who have been sexually abused.\n\nC. The attorney for the Commonwealth in each jurisdiction may also establish a\nmultidisciplinary adult abuse, neglect, and exploitation response team to review\ncases of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of adults as defined in §\n63.2-1603. The multidisciplinary team may be established separately or in\nconjunction with any already existing multidisciplinary team.\n\nHISTORY: 2014, cc. 780, 801; 2019, cc. 170, 775; 2024, cc. 779, 829.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}