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Sess., c. 109; 1973, c. 440; 1974, c. 358; 1977, c. 559; 1979, c. 202; 1990, cc. 629, 673.","full_text":"A\n\nThe detention home having custody or responsibility for supervision of a child pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA7; 16.1-246, 16.1-247, 16.1-248.1, 16.1-249, and 16.1-250 shall be responsible for transportation of the child to all local medical appointments, dental appointments, psychological and psychiatric evaluations. Transportation of youth to special placements pursuant to &#xA7; 16.1-286 shall be the responsibility of the court service unit.B\n\nHowever, the chief judge of the juvenile and domestic relations district court, on the basis of guidelines approved by the Board, shall designate the appropriate agencies in each county, city and town, other than the Department of State Police, to be responsible for (i) the transportation of violent and disruptive children and (ii) the transportation of children to destinations other than those set forth in subsection A of this section, pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA7; 16.1-246, 16.1-247, 16.1-248.1, 16.1-249, and 16.1-250, and as otherwise ordered by the judge.\n\t\t\tNo child shall be transported with adults suspected of or charged with criminal acts.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":236974,"text":"The detention home having custody or responsibility for supervision of a child pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA7; 16.1-246, 16.1-247, 16.1-248.1, 16.1-249, and 16.1-250 shall be responsible for transportation of the child to all local medical appointments, dental appointments, psychological and psychiatric evaluations. Transportation of youth to special placements pursuant to &#xA7; 16.1-286 shall be the responsibility of the court service unit.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":236975,"text":"However, the chief judge of the juvenile and domestic relations district court, on the basis of guidelines approved by the Board, shall designate the appropriate agencies in each county, city and town, other than the Department of State Police, to be responsible for (i) the transportation of violent and disruptive children and (ii) the transportation of children to destinations other than those set forth in subsection A of this section, pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA7; 16.1-246, 16.1-247, 16.1-248.1, 16.1-249, and 16.1-250, and as otherwise ordered by the judge.\n\t\t\tNo child shall be transported with adults suspected of or charged with criminal acts.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13976,"edition_id":1,"name":"Immediate Custody, Arrest, Detention and Shelter Care","identifier":"4","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12701,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:29","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:29","permalink":{"id":161527,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13976,"identifier":"4","token":"16.1\/11\/4","url":"\/16.1\/11\/4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12701,"edition_id":1,"name":"Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts","identifier":"11","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12700,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":160945,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12701,"identifier":"11","token":"16.1\/11","url":"\/16.1\/11\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12700,"edition_id":1,"name":"Courts Not of Record","identifier":"16.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":160919,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12700,"identifier":"16.1","token":"16.1","url":"\/16.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":56400,"structure_id":13976,"section_number":"16.1-246","catch_line":"When and how child may be taken into immediate custody","url":"\/16.1-246\/","token":"16.1\/11\/4\/16.1-246","metadata":false},{"id":55210,"structure_id":13976,"section_number":"16.1-247","catch_line":"Duties of person taking child into custody","url":"\/16.1-247\/","token":"16.1\/11\/4\/16.1-247","metadata":false},{"id":55045,"structure_id":13976,"section_number":"16.1-247.1","catch_line":"Custodial interrogation of a child; 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It has been modified 7 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 1956, chapter 555; in 1958, chapter 344; in 1973, chapter 440; in 1974, chapter 358; in 1977, chapter 559; in 1979, chapter 202; in 1990, chapters 629 and 673.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":56400,"section_number":"16.1-246","catch_line":"When and how child may be taken into immediate custody","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-246\/"},{"id":55210,"section_number":"16.1-247","catch_line":"Duties of person taking child into custody","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-247\/"},{"id":66525,"section_number":"16.1-248.1","catch_line":"Criteria for detention or shelter care","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-248.1\/"},{"id":56829,"section_number":"16.1-249","catch_line":"Places of confinement for juveniles","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-249\/"},{"id":76378,"section_number":"16.1-250","catch_line":"Procedure for detention hearing","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-250\/"},{"id":84274,"section_number":"16.1-286","catch_line":"Cost of maintenance; approval of placement; semiannual review","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-286\/"}],"permalink":{"id":161601,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65132,"identifier":"16.1-254","token":"16.1\/11\/4\/16.1-254","url":"\/16.1-254\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/16.1-254\/","token":"16.1\/11\/4\/16.1-254","dublin_core":{"Title":"Responsibility for and limitation on transportation of children","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 16.1-254","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">detention home<\/span> having <span class=\"dictionary\">custody<\/span> or responsibility for supervision of a child pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"When and how child may be taken into immediate custody\" href=\"\/16.1-246\/\">16.1-246<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Duties of person taking child into custody\" href=\"\/16.1-247\/\">16.1-247<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Criteria for detention or shelter care\" href=\"\/16.1-248.1\/\">16.1-248.1<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Places of confinement for juveniles\" href=\"\/16.1-249\/\">16.1-249<\/a>, and <a class=\"law\" title=\"Procedure for detention hearing\" href=\"\/16.1-250\/\">16.1-250<\/a> shall be responsible for transportation of the child to all local medical appointments, dental appointments, psychological and psychiatric evaluations. Transportation of youth to special placements pursuant to &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Cost of maintenance; approval of placement; semiannual review\" href=\"\/16.1-286\/\">16.1-286<\/a> shall be the responsibility of <span class=\"dictionary\">the court<\/span> service unit. <a id=\"paragraph-236974\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/16.1-254\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> However, the <span class=\"dictionary\">chief judge<\/span> of the juvenile and domestic relations district court, on the basis of guidelines approved by the Board, shall designate the appropriate agencies in each county, city and town, other than the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of State Police, to be responsible for (i) the transportation of violent and disruptive children and (ii) the transportation of children to destinations other than those set forth in subsection A of this section, pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"When and how child may be taken into immediate custody\" href=\"\/16.1-246\/\">16.1-246<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Duties of person taking child into custody\" href=\"\/16.1-247\/\">16.1-247<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Criteria for detention or shelter care\" href=\"\/16.1-248.1\/\">16.1-248.1<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Places of confinement for juveniles\" href=\"\/16.1-249\/\">16.1-249<\/a>, and <a class=\"law\" title=\"Procedure for detention hearing\" href=\"\/16.1-250\/\">16.1-250<\/a>, and as otherwise ordered by <span class=\"dictionary\">the judge<\/span>.\n\t\t\tNo child shall be transported with <span class=\"dictionary\">adults<\/span> suspected of or charged with criminal acts. <a id=\"paragraph-236975\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/16.1-254\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRESPONSIBILITY FOR AND LIMITATION ON TRANSPORTATION OF CHILDREN (\u00a7 16.1-254)\n\nA. The detention home having custody or responsibility for supervision of a\nchild pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA7; 16.1-246, 16.1-247, 16.1-248.1, 16.1-249, and\n16.1-250 shall be responsible for transportation of the child to all local\nmedical appointments, dental appointments, psychological and psychiatric\nevaluations. Transportation of youth to special placements pursuant to &#xA7;\n16.1-286 shall be the responsibility of the court service unit.\n\nB. However, the chief judge of the juvenile and domestic relations district\ncourt, on the basis of guidelines approved by the Board, shall designate the\nappropriate agencies in each county, city and town, other than the Department of\nState Police, to be responsible for (i) the transportation of violent and\ndisruptive children and (ii) the transportation of children to destinations\nother than those set forth in subsection A of this section, pursuant to\n&#xA7;&#xA7; 16.1-246, 16.1-247, 16.1-248.1, 16.1-249, and 16.1-250, and as\notherwise ordered by the judge.\n\t\t\tNo child shall be transported with adults suspected of or charged with\ncriminal acts.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 16.1-196; 1956, c. 555; 1958, c. 344; 1971, Ex. Sess., c.\n109; 1973, c. 440; 1974, c. 358; 1977, c. 559; 1979, c. 202; 1990, cc. 629, 673.","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}}