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If no such appropriate facility is available locally, the court may order the juvenile to be examined and treated by any physician or psychiatrist or examined by a clinical psychologist. The Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services shall provide for distribution a list of appropriate mental health centers available throughout the Commonwealth. Upon the written recommendation of the person examining the juvenile that an adequate evaluation of the juvenile’s treatment needs can only be performed in an inpatient hospital setting, the court shall have the power to send any such juvenile to a state mental hospital for not more than 10 days for the purpose of obtaining a recommendation for the treatment of the juvenile. No juvenile sent to a state mental hospital pursuant to this provision shall be held or cared for in any maximum security unit where adults determined to be criminally insane reside; the juvenile shall be kept separate and apart from such adults. However, the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services may place a juvenile who has been certified to the circuit court for trial as an adult pursuant to \u00a7 16.1-269.6 or 16.1-270 or who has been convicted as an adult of a felony in the circuit court in a unit appropriate for the care and treatment of persons under a criminal charge when, in his discretion, such placement is necessary to protect the security or safety of other patients, staff or the public.\n\t\tWhenever the parent or other person responsible for the care and support of a juvenile is determined by the court to be financially unable to pay the costs of such examination as ordered by the juvenile court or the circuit court, such costs may be paid according to procedures and rates adopted by the Department from funds appropriated in the general appropriation act for the Department.\n\t\tThe juvenile court or the circuit court may cause any juvenile within its jurisdiction who is found to be delinquent for an offense that is eligible for commitment pursuant to subdivision A 14 of \u00a7 16.1-278.8 or \u00a7 16.1-285.1 to be placed in the temporary custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice for a period of time not to exceed 30 days for diagnostic assessment services after the adjudicatory hearing and prior to final disposition of his or her case. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 15 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 1972, chapter 354; in 1975, chapter 430; in 1976, chapter 321; in 1977, chapter 559; in 1978, chapter 739; in 1982, chapter 636; in 1983, chapter 358; in 1984, chapter 44; in 1988, chapters 47 and 826; in 1990, chapter 975; in 1994, chapters 859<\/a> and 949<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 321<\/a>; in 2009, chapters 813<\/a> and 840<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 164<\/a> and 456<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":72657,"section_number":"16.1-269.6","catch_line":"Circuit court hearing; jury; termination of juvenile court jurisdiction; objections and appeals","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-269.6\/"},{"id":85877,"section_number":"16.1-270","catch_line":"Waiver of jurisdiction of juvenile court in certain cases","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-270\/"},{"id":62824,"section_number":"16.1-278.8","catch_line":"Delinquent juveniles","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-278.8\/"},{"id":75164,"section_number":"16.1-285.1","catch_line":"Commitment of serious offenders","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-285.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":161737,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68027,"identifier":"16.1-275","token":"16.1\/11\/8\/16.1-275","url":"\/16.1-275\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/16.1-275\/","token":"16.1\/11\/8\/16.1-275","dublin_core":{"Title":"Physical and mental examinations and treatment; nursing and medical care","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 16.1-275","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The juvenile court<\/span> or the circuit<\/span> court may cause any juvenile within its jurisdiction<\/span> under the provisions of this law<\/span> to be physically examined and treated by a physician or to be examined and treated at a local mental health center. If no such appropriate facility is available locally, the court<\/span> may order<\/span> the juvenile to be examined and treated by any physician or psychiatrist or examined by a clinical psychologist. The Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services shall provide for distribution a list of appropriate mental health centers available throughout the Commonwealth. Upon the written recommendation of the person examining the juvenile that an adequate evaluation of the juvenile’s treatment needs can only be performed in an inpatient hospital setting, the court<\/span> shall have the power to send any such juvenile to a state mental hospital for not more than 10 days for the purpose of obtaining a recommendation for the treatment of the juvenile. No juvenile sent to a state mental hospital pursuant to this provision shall be held or cared for in any maximum security unit where adults<\/span> determined to be criminally insane reside; the juvenile shall be kept separate and apart from such adults<\/span>. However, the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services may place a juvenile who has been certified to the circuit<\/span> court for trial<\/span> as an adult<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7 16.1-269.6<\/a> or 16.1-270<\/a> or who has been convicted as an adult<\/span> of a felony<\/span> in the circuit<\/span> court in a unit appropriate for the care and treatment of persons under a criminal charge when, in his discretion, such placement is necessary to protect the security or safety of other patients, staff or the public.\n\t\tWhenever the parent or other person responsible for the care and support of a juvenile is determined by the court<\/span> to be financially unable to pay the costs of such examination as ordered by the juvenile court<\/span> or the circuit<\/span> court, such costs may be paid according to procedures and rates adopted by the Department<\/span> from funds appropriated in the general appropriation act for the Department<\/span>.\n\t\tThe juvenile court<\/span> or the circuit<\/span> court may cause any juvenile within its jurisdiction<\/span> who is found to be delinquent for an offense<\/span> that is eligible for commitment pursuant to subdivision A 14 of \u00a7 16.1-278.8<\/a> or \u00a7 16.1-285.1<\/a> to be placed in the temporary custody<\/span> of the Department<\/span> of Juvenile Justice for a period of time not to exceed 30 days for diagnostic assessment services after the adjudicatory hearing<\/span> and prior to final disposition<\/span> of his or her case. Prior to such a placement, the Department<\/span> shall determine that the personnel, services and space are available in the appropriate correctional facility for the care, supervision and study of such juvenile and that the juvenile’s case is appropriate for referral for diagnostic services.\n\t\tWhenever a juvenile concerning whom a petition<\/span> has been filed appears to be in need of nursing, medical or surgical care, the juvenile court<\/span> or the circuit<\/span> court may order<\/span> the parent or other person responsible for the care and support of the juvenile to provide such care in a hospital or otherwise and to pay the expenses thereof. If the parent or other person is unable or fails to provide such care, the juvenile court<\/span> or the circuit<\/span> court may refer the matter to the authority designated in accordance with law for the determination of eligibility for such services in the county or city in which such juvenile or his parents have residence or legal domicile.\n\t\tIn any such case, if a parent who is able to do so fails or refuses to comply with the order<\/span>, the juvenile court<\/span> or the circuit<\/span> court may proceed against him as for contempt<\/span> or may proceed against him for nonsupport.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPHYSICAL AND MENTAL EXAMINATIONS AND TREATMENT; NURSING AND MEDICAL CARE (\u00a7\n16.1-275)\n\nThe juvenile court or the circuit court may cause any juvenile within its\njurisdiction under the provisions of this law to be physically examined and\ntreated by a physician or to be examined and treated at a local mental health\ncenter. If no such appropriate facility is available locally, the court may\norder the juvenile to be examined and treated by any physician or psychiatrist\nor examined by a clinical psychologist. The Commissioner of Behavioral Health\nand Developmental Services shall provide for distribution a list of appropriate\nmental health centers available throughout the Commonwealth. Upon the written\nrecommendation of the person examining the juvenile that an adequate evaluation\nof the juvenile’s treatment needs can only be performed in an inpatient\nhospital setting, the court shall have the power to send any such juvenile to a\nstate mental hospital for not more than 10 days for the purpose of obtaining a\nrecommendation for the treatment of the juvenile. No juvenile sent to a state\nmental hospital pursuant to this provision shall be held or cared for in any\nmaximum security unit where adults determined to be criminally insane reside;\nthe juvenile shall be kept separate and apart from such adults. However, the\nCommissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services may place a\njuvenile who has been certified to the circuit court for trial as an adult\npursuant to \u00a7 16.1-269.6 or 16.1-270 or who has been convicted as an adult of a\nfelony in the circuit court in a unit appropriate for the care and treatment of\npersons under a criminal charge when, in his discretion, such placement is\nnecessary to protect the security or safety of other patients, staff or the\npublic.\n\t\tWhenever the parent or other person responsible for the care and support of a\njuvenile is determined by the court to be financially unable to pay the costs of\nsuch examination as ordered by the juvenile court or the circuit court, such\ncosts may be paid according to procedures and rates adopted by the Department\nfrom funds appropriated in the general appropriation act for the Department.\n\t\tThe juvenile court or the circuit court may cause any juvenile within its\njurisdiction who is found to be delinquent for an offense that is eligible for\ncommitment pursuant to subdivision A 14 of \u00a7 16.1-278.8 or \u00a7 16.1-285.1 to be\nplaced in the temporary custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice for a\nperiod of time not to exceed 30 days for diagnostic assessment services after\nthe adjudicatory hearing and prior to final disposition of his or her case.\nPrior to such a placement, the Department shall determine that the personnel,\nservices and space are available in the appropriate correctional facility for\nthe care, supervision and study of such juvenile and that the juvenile’s\ncase is appropriate for referral for diagnostic services.\n\t\tWhenever a juvenile concerning whom a petition has been filed appears to be in\nneed of nursing, medical or surgical care, the juvenile court or the circuit\ncourt may order the parent or other person responsible for the care and support\nof the juvenile to provide such care in a hospital or otherwise and to pay the\nexpenses thereof. If the parent or other person is unable or fails to provide\nsuch care, the juvenile court or the circuit court may refer the matter to the\nauthority designated in accordance with law for the determination of eligibility\nfor such services in the county or city in which such juvenile or his parents\nhave residence or legal domicile.\n\t\tIn any such case, if a parent who is able to do so fails or refuses to comply\nwith the order, the juvenile court or the circuit court may proceed against him\nas for contempt or may proceed against him for nonsupport.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 16.1-190; 1956, c. 555; 1972, c. 354; 1975, c. 430; 1976,\nc. 321; 1977, c. 559; 1978, c. 739; 1982, c. 636; 1983, c. 358; 1984, c. 44;\n1988, cc. 47, 826; 1990, c. 975; 1994, cc. 859, 949; 2004, c. 321; 2009, cc.\n813, 840; 2012, cc. 164, 456.","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}}