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This law was first created in 1977. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 559 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. Unfortunately, the 1977 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1985, chapter 260; in 1996, chapters 755<\/a> and 914<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 862<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 700<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":74960,"section_number":"16.1-235.1","catch_line":"Provision of court services; replacement intake officers","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-235.1\/"},{"id":55210,"section_number":"16.1-247","catch_line":"Duties of person taking child into custody","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-247\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":80695,"section_number":"16.1-256","catch_line":"Limitations as to issuance of warrants for juveniles; detention orders","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-256\/"},{"id":84637,"section_number":"19.2-3.1","catch_line":"Personal appearance by two-way electronic video and audio communication; standards","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-3.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":161605,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82466,"identifier":"16.1-255","token":"16.1\/11\/4\/16.1-255","url":"\/16.1-255\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/16.1-255\/","token":"16.1\/11\/4\/16.1-255","dublin_core":{"Title":"Limitation on issuance of detention orders for juveniles; appearance by juvenile","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 16.1-255","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No detention order<\/span> shall be issued for any juvenile except when authorized by the judge<\/span> or intake officer<\/span> of a juvenile court<\/span> or by a magistrate<\/span> as provided in \u00a7 16.1-256<\/a>.\n\t\tIn matters involving the issuance of detention orders<\/span> each state or local court service unit shall ensure the capability of a prompt response by an intake officer<\/span> who is either on duty or on call.\n\t\tA child may appear before an intake officer<\/span> either (i) by personal appearance<\/span> before the intake officer<\/span> or (ii) by the use of two-way electronic video and audio communication. All communications and proceedings shall be conducted in the same manner and the intake officer<\/span> shall have the same powers as if the appearance<\/span> were in person. Any documents filed may be transmitted by facsimile and the facsimile and any signatures thereon shall serve, for all purposes, as an original document. Any two-way electronic video and audio communication system used shall comply with the provisions of subsection B of \u00a7 19.2-3.1<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLIMITATION ON ISSUANCE OF DETENTION ORDERS FOR JUVENILES; APPEARANCE BY JUVENILE\n(\u00a7 16.1-255)\n\nNo detention order shall be issued for any juvenile except when authorized by\nthe judge or intake officer of a juvenile court or by a magistrate as provided\nin \u00a7 16.1-256.\n\t\tIn matters involving the issuance of detention orders each state or local\ncourt service unit shall ensure the capability of a prompt response by an intake\nofficer who is either on duty or on call.\n\t\tA child may appear before an intake officer either (i) by personal appearance\nbefore the intake officer or (ii) by the use of two-way electronic video and\naudio communication. All communications and proceedings shall be conducted in\nthe same manner and the intake officer shall have the same powers as if the\nappearance were in person. Any documents filed may be transmitted by facsimile\nand the facsimile and any signatures thereon shall serve, for all purposes, as\nan original document. Any two-way electronic video and audio communication\nsystem used shall comply with the provisions of subsection B of \u00a7 19.2-3.1.\n\nHISTORY: 1977, c. 559; 1985, c. 260; 1996, cc. 755, 914; 1997, c. 862; 2002, c.\n700.","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}}