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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1973, chapter 440; in 1977, chapter 559; in 1994, chapters 859<\/a> and 949<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":56829,"section_number":"16.1-249","catch_line":"Places of confinement for juveniles","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-249\/"},{"id":68027,"section_number":"16.1-275","catch_line":"Physical and mental examinations and treatment; nursing and medical care","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-275\/"},{"id":76101,"section_number":"16.1-280","catch_line":"Commitment of juveniles with mental illness or intellectual disability","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-280\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":161703,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85877,"identifier":"16.1-270","token":"16.1\/11\/7\/16.1-270","url":"\/16.1-270\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/16.1-270\/","token":"16.1\/11\/7\/16.1-270","dublin_core":{"Title":"Waiver of jurisdiction of juvenile court in certain cases","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 16.1-270","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

At any time prior to commencement of the adjudicatory hearing<\/span>, a juvenile fourteen years of age or older charged with an offense<\/span> which if committed by an adult<\/span> could be punishable by confinement in a state correctional facility, with the written consent of his counsel<\/span>, may elect in writing to waive<\/span> the jurisdiction<\/span> of the juvenile court<\/span> and have his case transferred to the appropriate circuit<\/span> court, in which event his case shall thereafter be dealt with in the same manner as if he had been transferred pursuant to this article.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWAIVER OF JURISDICTION OF JUVENILE COURT IN CERTAIN CASES (\u00a7 16.1-270)\n\nAt any time prior to commencement of the adjudicatory hearing, a juvenile\nfourteen years of age or older charged with an offense which if committed by an\nadult could be punishable by confinement in a state correctional facility, with\nthe written consent of his counsel, may elect in writing to waive the\njurisdiction of the juvenile court and have his case transferred to the\nappropriate circuit court, in which event his case shall thereafter be dealt\nwith in the same manner as if he had been transferred pursuant to this article.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 16.1-176.2; 1973, c. 440; 1977, c. 559; 1994, cc. 859,\n949.","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}}