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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 1989, chapter 675; in 1990, chapter 668; in 1994, chapters 859<\/a> and 949<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 221<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":161707,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57857,"identifier":"16.1-271","token":"16.1\/11\/7\/16.1-271","url":"\/16.1-271\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/16.1-271\/","token":"16.1\/11\/7\/16.1-271","dublin_core":{"Title":"Subsequent offenses by juvenile","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 16.1-271","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Conviction<\/span> of a juvenile as an adult<\/span> pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall preclude the juvenile court<\/span> from taking jurisdiction<\/span> of such juvenile for subsequent offenses<\/span> committed by that juvenile.\n\t\tAny juvenile who is tried and convicted in a circuit<\/span> court as an adult<\/span> under the provisions of this article shall be considered and treated as an adult<\/span> in any criminal proceeding resulting from any alleged future criminal acts and any pending allegations<\/span> of delinquency which have not been disposed of by the juvenile court<\/span> at the time of the criminal conviction<\/span>.\n\t\tAll procedures and dispositions<\/span> applicable to adults<\/span> charged with such a criminal offense<\/span> shall apply in such cases, including, but not limited to, arrest<\/span>; probable cause<\/span> determination by a magistrate<\/span> or grand jury<\/span>; the use of a warrant, summons<\/span>, or capias<\/span> instead of a petition<\/span> to initiate the case; adult<\/span> bail<\/span>; preliminary hearing<\/span> and right to counsel<\/span> provisions; trial<\/span> in a court having jurisdiction<\/span> over adults<\/span>; and trial<\/span> and sentencing as an adult<\/span>. The provisions of this article regarding a transfer hearing shall not be applicable to such juveniles.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSUBSEQUENT OFFENSES BY JUVENILE (\u00a7 16.1-271)\n\nConviction of a juvenile as an adult pursuant to the provisions of this chapter\nshall preclude the juvenile court from taking jurisdiction of such juvenile for\nsubsequent offenses committed by that juvenile.\n\t\tAny juvenile who is tried and convicted in a circuit court as an adult under\nthe provisions of this article shall be considered and treated as an adult in\nany criminal proceeding resulting from any alleged future criminal acts and any\npending allegations of delinquency which have not been disposed of by the\njuvenile court at the time of the criminal conviction.\n\t\tAll procedures and dispositions applicable to adults charged with such a\ncriminal offense shall apply in such cases, including, but not limited to,\narrest; probable cause determination by a magistrate or grand jury; the use of a\nwarrant, summons, or capias instead of a petition to initiate the case; adult\nbail; preliminary hearing and right to counsel provisions; trial in a court\nhaving jurisdiction over adults; and trial and sentencing as an adult. The\nprovisions of this article regarding a transfer hearing shall not be applicable\nto such juveniles.\n\nHISTORY: 1977, c. 559; 1989, c. 675; 1990, c. 668; 1994, cc. 859, 949; 2007, c.\n221.","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}}