{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/16.1-292.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/16.1-292.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/16.1-292.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/16.1-292.html"}],"law_id":63958,"edition_id":1,"section_id":63958,"structure_id":15946,"section_number":"16.1-292","catch_line":"Violation of court order by any person","history":"1977, c. 559; 1983, c. 501; 1985, cc. 1, 260; 1987, c. 632; 1988, c. 771; 1989, c. 725; 1990, c. 110; 1991, c. 534; 1993, c. 632; 1994, c. 21; 2000, c. 978; 2016, c. 626; 2020, c. 593.","full_text":"A\n\nAny person violating an order of the juvenile court entered pursuant to §§ 16.1-278.2 through 16.1-278.19 or § 16.1-284, including a parent subject to an order issued pursuant to subdivision A 3 of § 16.1-278.8, may be proceeded against (i) by an order requiring the person to show cause why the order of the court entered pursuant to §§ 16.1-278.2 through 16.1-278.19 has not been complied with, (ii) for contempt of court pursuant to § 16.1-69.24 or as otherwise provided in this section, or (iii) by both. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, nothing in this chapter shall deprive the court of its power to punish summarily for contempt for such acts as set forth in § 18.2-456, or to punish for contempt after notice and an opportunity for a hearing on the contempt except that confinement in the case of a juvenile shall be in a secure facility for juveniles rather than in jail and shall not exceed a period of seven days for each offense. However, if the person violating the order was a juvenile at the time of the original act and is 18 years of age or older when the court enters a disposition for violation of the order, the judge may order confinement in jail. If a juvenile is found to have violated a court order as a status offender, any order of disposition of such violation confining the juvenile in a secure facility for juveniles shall (a) identify the valid court order that has been violated; (b) specify the factual basis for determining that there is reasonable cause to believe that the juvenile has violated such order; (c) state the findings of fact that support a determination that there is no appropriate less restrictive alternative available to placing the juvenile in such a facility, with due consideration to the best interest of the juvenile; (d) specify the length of time of such confinement, not to exceed seven days; and (e) include a plan for the juvenile’s release from such facility. Such order of confinement shall not be renewed or extended.B\n\nUpon conviction of any party for contempt of court in failing or refusing to comply with an order of a juvenile court for spousal support or child support under § 16.1-278.15, the court may commit and sentence such party to confinement in a jail, workhouse, city farm, or work squad as provided in §§ 20-61 and 20-62, for a fixed or indeterminate period or until the further order of the court. In no event, however, shall such sentence be imposed for a period of more than 12 months. The sum or sums as provided for in § 20-63 shall be paid as therein set forth, to be used for the support and maintenance of the spouse or the child or children for whose benefit such order or decree provided.C\n\nNotwithstanding the contempt power of the court, the court shall be limited in the actions it may take with respect to a child violating the terms and conditions of an order to those which the court could have taken at the time of the court’s original disposition pursuant to §§ 16.1-278.2 through 16.1-278.10, except as hereinafter provided. However, this limitation shall not be construed to deprive the court of its power to (i) punish a child summarily for contempt for acts set forth in § 18.2-456 subject to the provisions of subsection A or (ii) punish a child for contempt for violation of a dispositional order in a delinquency proceeding after notice and an opportunity for a hearing regarding such contempt, including acts of disobedience of the court’s dispositional order which are committed outside the presence of the court.D\n\nIn the event a child in need of services is found to have willfully and materially violated for a second or subsequent time the order of the court pursuant to § 16.1-278.4, the dispositional alternatives specified in subdivision A 9 of § 16.1-278.8 shall be available to the court.E\n\nIn the event that a child in need of supervision is found to have willfully and materially violated an order of the court pursuant to \u00a7 16.1-278.5, the court may enter any of the following orders of disposition:1\n\nSuspend the child’s motor vehicle driver’s license;2\n\nOrder any such child 14 years of age or older to be (i) placed in a foster home, group home, or other nonsecure residential facility or, (ii) if the court finds that such placement is not likely to meet the child’s needs, that all other treatment options in the community have been exhausted, and that secure placement is necessary in order to meet the child’s service needs, detained in a secure facility for a period of time not to exceed seven consecutive days for violation of any order of the court arising out of the same petition. The court shall state in its order for detention the basis for all findings required by this section. In addition, any order of disposition for such violation confining the child in a secure facility for juveniles shall (a) identify the valid court order that has been violated; (b) specify the factual basis for determining that there is reasonable cause to believe that the child has violated such order; (c) state the findings of fact that support a determination that there is no appropriate less restrictive alternative available to placing the child in such a facility, with due consideration to the best interest of the child; (d) specify the length of time of such confinement, not to exceed seven days; and (e) include a plan for the child’s release from such facility. Such order of confinement shall not be renewed or extended. When any child is detained in a secure facility pursuant to this section, the court shall direct the agency evaluating the child pursuant to § 16.1-278.5 to reconvene the interdisciplinary team participating in such evaluation as promptly as possible to review its evaluation, develop further treatment plans as may be appropriate and submit its report to the court for its determination as to further treatment efforts either during or following the period the child is in secure detention. A juvenile may only be detained pursuant to this section in a detention home or other secure facility in compliance with standards established by the State Board. Any order issued pursuant to this subsection is a final order and is appealable to the circuit court as provided by law.F\n\nNothing in this section shall be construed to reclassify a child in need of services or in need of supervision as a delinquent.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":232914,"text":"Any person violating an order of the juvenile court entered pursuant to §§ 16.1-278.2 through 16.1-278.19 or § 16.1-284, including a parent subject to an order issued pursuant to subdivision A 3 of § 16.1-278.8, may be proceeded against (i) by an order requiring the person to show cause why the order of the court entered pursuant to §§ 16.1-278.2 through 16.1-278.19 has not been complied with, (ii) for contempt of court pursuant to § 16.1-69.24 or as otherwise provided in this section, or (iii) by both. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, nothing in this chapter shall deprive the court of its power to punish summarily for contempt for such acts as set forth in § 18.2-456, or to punish for contempt after notice and an opportunity for a hearing on the contempt except that confinement in the case of a juvenile shall be in a secure facility for juveniles rather than in jail and shall not exceed a period of seven days for each offense. However, if the person violating the order was a juvenile at the time of the original act and is 18 years of age or older when the court enters a disposition for violation of the order, the judge may order confinement in jail. If a juvenile is found to have violated a court order as a status offender, any order of disposition of such violation confining the juvenile in a secure facility for juveniles shall (a) identify the valid court order that has been violated; (b) specify the factual basis for determining that there is reasonable cause to believe that the juvenile has violated such order; (c) state the findings of fact that support a determination that there is no appropriate less restrictive alternative available to placing the juvenile in such a facility, with due consideration to the best interest of the juvenile; (d) specify the length of time of such confinement, not to exceed seven days; and (e) include a plan for the juvenile’s release from such facility. Such order of confinement shall not be renewed or extended.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":232915,"text":"Upon conviction of any party for contempt of court in failing or refusing to comply with an order of a juvenile court for spousal support or child support under § 16.1-278.15, the court may commit and sentence such party to confinement in a jail, workhouse, city farm, or work squad as provided in §§ 20-61 and 20-62, for a fixed or indeterminate period or until the further order of the court. In no event, however, shall such sentence be imposed for a period of more than 12 months. The sum or sums as provided for in § 20-63 shall be paid as therein set forth, to be used for the support and maintenance of the spouse or the child or children for whose benefit such order or decree provided.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":232916,"text":"Notwithstanding the contempt power of the court, the court shall be limited in the actions it may take with respect to a child violating the terms and conditions of an order to those which the court could have taken at the time of the court’s original disposition pursuant to §§ 16.1-278.2 through 16.1-278.10, except as hereinafter provided. However, this limitation shall not be construed to deprive the court of its power to (i) punish a child summarily for contempt for acts set forth in § 18.2-456 subject to the provisions of subsection A or (ii) punish a child for contempt for violation of a dispositional order in a delinquency proceeding after notice and an opportunity for a hearing regarding such contempt, including acts of disobedience of the court’s dispositional order which are committed outside the presence of the court.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":232917,"text":"In the event a child in need of services is found to have willfully and materially violated for a second or subsequent time the order of the court pursuant to § 16.1-278.4, the dispositional alternatives specified in subdivision A 9 of § 16.1-278.8 shall be available to the court.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"4":{"id":232918,"text":"In the event that a child in need of supervision is found to have willfully and materially violated an order of the court pursuant to \u00a7 16.1-278.5, the court may enter any of the following orders of disposition:","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D","next_prefix":"E1"},"5":{"id":232919,"text":"Suspend the child’s motor vehicle driver’s license;","type":"section","prefixes":["E","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"E1","prefix_anchor":"E1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"E","next_prefix":"E2"},"6":{"id":232920,"text":"Order any such child 14 years of age or older to be (i) placed in a foster home, group home, or other nonsecure residential facility or, (ii) if the court finds that such placement is not likely to meet the child’s needs, that all other treatment options in the community have been exhausted, and that secure placement is necessary in order to meet the child’s service needs, detained in a secure facility for a period of time not to exceed seven consecutive days for violation of any order of the court arising out of the same petition. The court shall state in its order for detention the basis for all findings required by this section. In addition, any order of disposition for such violation confining the child in a secure facility for juveniles shall (a) identify the valid court order that has been violated; (b) specify the factual basis for determining that there is reasonable cause to believe that the child has violated such order; (c) state the findings of fact that support a determination that there is no appropriate less restrictive alternative available to placing the child in such a facility, with due consideration to the best interest of the child; (d) specify the length of time of such confinement, not to exceed seven days; and (e) include a plan for the child’s release from such facility. Such order of confinement shall not be renewed or extended. When any child is detained in a secure facility pursuant to this section, the court shall direct the agency evaluating the child pursuant to § 16.1-278.5 to reconvene the interdisciplinary team participating in such evaluation as promptly as possible to review its evaluation, develop further treatment plans as may be appropriate and submit its report to the court for its determination as to further treatment efforts either during or following the period the child is in secure detention. A juvenile may only be detained pursuant to this section in a detention home or other secure facility in compliance with standards established by the State Board. Any order issued pursuant to this subsection is a final order and is appealable to the circuit court as provided by law.","type":"section","prefixes":["E","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"E2","prefix_anchor":"E2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"E1","next_prefix":"F"},"7":{"id":232921,"text":"Nothing in this section shall be construed to reclassify a child in need of services or in need of supervision as a delinquent.","type":"section","prefixes":["F"],"prefix":"F","entire_prefix":"F","prefix_anchor":"F","level":1,"prior_prefix":"E2"}},"ancestry":[{"id":15946,"edition_id":1,"name":"Probation and Parole","identifier":"10","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12701,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 04:02:29","date_modified":"2026-06-26 04:02:29","permalink":{"id":160969,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15946,"identifier":"10","token":"16.1\/11\/10","url":"\/16.1\/11\/10\/","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":62047,"structure_id":15946,"section_number":"16.1-291","catch_line":"Revocation or modification of probation, protective supervision or parole; proceedings; disposition","url":"\/16.1-291\/","token":"16.1\/11\/10\/16.1-291","metadata":false},{"id":63958,"structure_id":15946,"section_number":"16.1-292","catch_line":"Violation of court order by any person","url":"\/16.1-292\/","token":"16.1\/11\/10\/16.1-292","metadata":false},{"id":62499,"structure_id":15946,"section_number":"16.1-293","catch_line":"Supervision of juvenile or person during commitment and on parole; placing juvenile in halfway house","url":"\/16.1-293\/","token":"16.1\/11\/10\/16.1-293","metadata":false},{"id":77615,"structure_id":15946,"section_number":"16.1-293.1","catch_line":"Mental health services transition plan","url":"\/16.1-293.1\/","token":"16.1\/11\/10\/16.1-293.1","metadata":false},{"id":77808,"structure_id":15946,"section_number":"16.1-294","catch_line":"Placing child on parole in foster home or with institution; how cost paid","url":"\/16.1-294\/","token":"16.1\/11\/10\/16.1-294","metadata":false},{"id":63996,"structure_id":15946,"section_number":"16.1-295","catch_line":"Transfer of supervision from one county or city to another, or to another state","url":"\/16.1-295\/","token":"16.1\/11\/10\/16.1-295","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":62047,"structure_id":15946,"section_number":"16.1-291","catch_line":"Revocation or modification of probation, protective supervision or parole; proceedings; disposition","url":"\/16.1-291\/","token":"16.1\/11\/10\/16.1-291","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":62499,"structure_id":15946,"section_number":"16.1-293","catch_line":"Supervision of juvenile or person during commitment and on parole; placing juvenile in halfway house","url":"\/16.1-293\/","token":"16.1\/11\/10\/16.1-293","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/16.1-292\/","history_text":"

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 12 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 1983, chapter 501; in 1985, chapters 1 and 260; in 1987, chapter 632; in 1988, chapter 771; in 1989, chapter 725; in 1990, chapter 110; in 1991, chapter 534; in 1993, chapter 632; in 1994, chapter 21<\/a>; in 2000, chapter 978<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 626<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 593<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":63788,"section_number":"16.1-228","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-228\/"},{"id":62708,"section_number":"16.1-278.5","catch_line":"Children in need of supervision","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-278.5\/"},{"id":62047,"section_number":"16.1-291","catch_line":"Revocation or modification of probation, protective supervision or parole; proceedings; disposition","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-291\/"},{"id":71093,"section_number":"18.2-477.1","catch_line":"Escapes from juvenile facility; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-477.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":82666,"section_number":"16.1-278.10","catch_line":"Traffic infractions","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-278.10\/"},{"id":78408,"section_number":"16.1-278.15","catch_line":"Custody or visitation, child or spousal support generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-278.15\/"},{"id":74062,"section_number":"16.1-278.19","catch_line":"Attorney fees","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-278.19\/"},{"id":59979,"section_number":"16.1-278.2","catch_line":"Abused, neglected, or abandoned children or children without parental care","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-278.2\/"},{"id":86609,"section_number":"16.1-278.4","catch_line":"Children in need of services","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-278.4\/"},{"id":62708,"section_number":"16.1-278.5","catch_line":"Children in need of supervision","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-278.5\/"},{"id":62824,"section_number":"16.1-278.8","catch_line":"Delinquent juveniles","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-278.8\/"},{"id":61757,"section_number":"16.1-284","catch_line":"When adult sentenced for juvenile offense","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-284\/"},{"id":66542,"section_number":"16.1-69.24","catch_line":"Contempt of court","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-69.24\/"},{"id":70926,"section_number":"18.2-456","catch_line":"Cases in which courts and judges may punish summarily for contempt","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-456\/"},{"id":68962,"section_number":"20-61","catch_line":"Desertion or nonsupport of wife, husband or children in necessitous circumstances","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-61\/"},{"id":55172,"section_number":"20-62","catch_line":"Commitment to workhouse, city farm or work squad for such desertion","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-62\/"},{"id":66099,"section_number":"20-63","catch_line":"Support payments by county or city","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-63\/"}],"permalink":{"id":160975,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63958,"identifier":"16.1-292","token":"16.1\/11\/10\/16.1-292","url":"\/16.1-292\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/16.1-292\/","token":"16.1\/11\/10\/16.1-292","dublin_core":{"Title":"Violation of court order by any person","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 16.1-292","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any person violating an order of the juvenile court<\/span> entered pursuant to §§ 16.1-278.2<\/a> through 16.1-278.19<\/a> or § 16.1-284<\/a>, including a parent subject to an order issued pursuant to subdivision A 3 of § 16.1-278.8<\/a>, may be proceeded against (i) by an order requiring the person to show cause why the order of the court<\/span> entered pursuant to §§ 16.1-278.2<\/a> through 16.1-278.19<\/a> has not been complied with, (ii) for contempt of court<\/span> pursuant to § 16.1-69.24<\/a> or as otherwise provided in this section, or (iii) by both. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, nothing in this chapter shall deprive the court<\/span> of its power to punish summarily for contempt for such acts as set forth in § 18.2-456<\/a>, or to punish for contempt after notice and an opportunity for a hearing<\/span> on the contempt except that confinement in the case of a juvenile shall be in a secure facility<\/span> for juveniles rather than in jail<\/span> and shall not exceed a period of seven days for each offense<\/span>. However, if the person violating the order was a juvenile at the time of the original act and is 18 years of age or older when the court<\/span> enters a disposition<\/span> for violation of the order, the judge<\/span> may order confinement in jail<\/span>. If a juvenile is found to have violated a court order<\/span> as a status offender<\/span>, any order of disposition<\/span> of such violation confining the juvenile in a secure facility<\/span> for juveniles shall (a) identify the valid court order<\/span> that has been violated; (b) specify the factual basis for determining that there is reasonable cause to believe that the juvenile has violated such order; (c) state the findings<\/span> of fact<\/span> that support a determination that there is no appropriate less restrictive alternative available to placing the juvenile in such a facility, with due consideration to the best interest of the juvenile; (d) specify the length of time of such confinement, not to exceed seven days; and (e) include a plan for the juvenile’s release from such facility. Such order of confinement shall not be renewed or extended. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Upon conviction<\/span> of any party<\/span> for contempt of court<\/span> in failing or refusing to comply with an order of a juvenile court<\/span> for spousal support or child support under § 16.1-278.15<\/a>, the court<\/span> may commit and sentence such party<\/span> to confinement in a jail<\/span>, workhouse, city farm, or work squad as provided in §§ 20-61<\/a> and 20-62<\/a>, for a fixed or indeterminate period or until the further order of the court<\/span>. In no event, however, shall such sentence be imposed for a period of more than 12 months. The sum or sums as provided for in § 20-63<\/a> shall be paid as therein set forth, to be used for the support and maintenance of the spouse or the child or children for whose benefit such order or decree<\/span> provided. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Notwithstanding the contempt power of the court<\/span>, the court<\/span> shall be limited in the actions it may take with respect to a child violating the terms and conditions of an order to those which the court<\/span> could have taken at the time of the court<\/span>’s original disposition<\/span> pursuant to §§ 16.1-278.2<\/a> through 16.1-278.10<\/a>, except as hereinafter provided. However, this limitation shall not be construed to deprive the court<\/span> of its power to (i) punish a child summarily for contempt for acts set forth in § 18.2-456<\/a> subject to the provisions of subsection A or (ii) punish a child for contempt for violation of a dispositional order in a delinquency proceeding after notice and an opportunity for a hearing<\/span> regarding such contempt, including acts of disobedience of the court<\/span>’s dispositional order which are committed outside the presence of the court<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> In the event a child in need of services<\/span> is found to have willfully and materially violated for a second or subsequent time the order of the court<\/span> pursuant to § 16.1-278.4<\/a>, the dispositional alternatives specified in subdivision A 9 of § 16.1-278.8<\/a> shall be available to the court<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> In the event that a child in need of supervision is found to have willfully and materially violated an order of the court<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7 16.1-278.5<\/a>, the court<\/span> may enter any of the following orders<\/span> of disposition<\/span>: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Suspend the child’s motor vehicle driver’s license; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Order any such child 14 years of age or older to be (i) placed in a foster home, group home, or other nonsecure residential facility or, (ii) if the court<\/span> finds that such placement is not likely to meet the child’s needs, that all other treatment options in the community have been exhausted, and that secure placement is necessary in order to meet the child’s service needs, detained in a secure facility<\/span> for a period of time not to exceed seven consecutive days for violation of any order of the court<\/span> arising out of the same petition<\/span>. The court<\/span> shall state in its order for detention the basis for all findings<\/span> required by this section. In addition, any order of disposition<\/span> for such violation confining the child in a secure facility<\/span> for juveniles shall (a) identify the valid court order<\/span> that has been violated; (b) specify the factual basis for determining that there is reasonable cause to believe that the child has violated such order; (c) state the findings<\/span> of fact<\/span> that support a determination that there is no appropriate less restrictive alternative available to placing the child in such a facility, with due consideration to the best interest of the child; (d) specify the length of time of such confinement, not to exceed seven days; and (e) include a plan for the child’s release from such facility. Such order of confinement shall not be renewed or extended. When any child is detained in a secure facility<\/span> pursuant to this section, the court<\/span> shall direct the agency evaluating the child pursuant to § 16.1-278.5<\/a> to reconvene the interdisciplinary team participating in such evaluation as promptly as possible to review its evaluation, develop further treatment plans as may be appropriate and submit its report to the court<\/span> for its determination as to further treatment efforts either during or following the period the child is in secure detention. A juvenile may only be detained pursuant to this section in a detention home<\/span> or other secure facility<\/span> in compliance with standards established by the State Board<\/span>. Any order issued pursuant to this subsection is a final order<\/span> and is appealable to the circuit<\/span> court as provided by law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> Nothing in this section shall be construed to reclassify a child in need of services<\/span> or in need of supervision as a delinquent. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVIOLATION OF COURT ORDER BY ANY PERSON (\u00a7 16.1-292)\n\nA. Any person violating an order of the juvenile court entered pursuant to\n§§ 16.1-278.2 through 16.1-278.19 or § 16.1-284, including a\nparent subject to an order issued pursuant to subdivision A 3 of §\n16.1-278.8, may be proceeded against (i) by an order requiring the person to\nshow cause why the order of the court entered pursuant to §§\n16.1-278.2 through 16.1-278.19 has not been complied with, (ii) for contempt of\ncourt pursuant to § 16.1-69.24 or as otherwise provided in this section, or\n(iii) by both. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, nothing in this\nchapter shall deprive the court of its power to punish summarily for contempt\nfor such acts as set forth in § 18.2-456, or to punish for contempt after\nnotice and an opportunity for a hearing on the contempt except that confinement\nin the case of a juvenile shall be in a secure facility for juveniles rather\nthan in jail and shall not exceed a period of seven days for each offense.\nHowever, if the person violating the order was a juvenile at the time of the\noriginal act and is 18 years of age or older when the court enters a disposition\nfor violation of the order, the judge may order confinement in jail. If a\njuvenile is found to have violated a court order as a status offender, any order\nof disposition of such violation confining the juvenile in a secure facility for\njuveniles shall (a) identify the valid court order that has been violated; (b)\nspecify the factual basis for determining that there is reasonable cause to\nbelieve that the juvenile has violated such order; (c) state the findings of\nfact that support a determination that there is no appropriate less restrictive\nalternative available to placing the juvenile in such a facility, with due\nconsideration to the best interest of the juvenile; (d) specify the length of\ntime of such confinement, not to exceed seven days; and (e) include a plan for\nthe juvenile’s release from such facility. Such order of confinement shall\nnot be renewed or extended.\n\nB. Upon conviction of any party for contempt of court in failing or refusing to\ncomply with an order of a juvenile court for spousal support or child support\nunder § 16.1-278.15, the court may commit and sentence such party to\nconfinement in a jail, workhouse, city farm, or work squad as provided in\n§§ 20-61 and 20-62, for a fixed or indeterminate period or until the\nfurther order of the court. In no event, however, shall such sentence be imposed\nfor a period of more than 12 months. The sum or sums as provided for in §\n20-63 shall be paid as therein set forth, to be used for the support and\nmaintenance of the spouse or the child or children for whose benefit such order\nor decree provided.\n\nC. Notwithstanding the contempt power of the court, the court shall be limited\nin the actions it may take with respect to a child violating the terms and\nconditions of an order to those which the court could have taken at the time of\nthe court’s original disposition pursuant to §§ 16.1-278.2\nthrough 16.1-278.10, except as hereinafter provided. However, this limitation\nshall not be construed to deprive the court of its power to (i) punish a child\nsummarily for contempt for acts set forth in § 18.2-456 subject to the\nprovisions of subsection A or (ii) punish a child for contempt for violation of\na dispositional order in a delinquency proceeding after notice and an\nopportunity for a hearing regarding such contempt, including acts of\ndisobedience of the court’s dispositional order which are committed\noutside the presence of the court.\n\nD. In the event a child in need of services is found to have willfully and\nmaterially violated for a second or subsequent time the order of the court\npursuant to § 16.1-278.4, the dispositional alternatives specified in\nsubdivision A 9 of § 16.1-278.8 shall be available to the court.\n\nE. In the event that a child in need of supervision is found to have willfully\nand materially violated an order of the court pursuant to \u00a7 16.1-278.5, the\ncourt may enter any of the following orders of disposition:\n\n 1. Suspend the child’s motor vehicle driver’s license;\n\n 2. Order any such child 14 years of age or older to be (i) placed in a foster\n home, group home, or other nonsecure residential facility or, (ii) if the\n court finds that such placement is not likely to meet the child’s needs,\n that all other treatment options in the community have been exhausted, and\n that secure placement is necessary in order to meet the child’s service\n needs, detained in a secure facility for a period of time not to exceed seven\n consecutive days for violation of any order of the court arising out of the\n same petition. The court shall state in its order for detention the basis for\n all findings required by this section. In addition, any order of disposition\n for such violation confining the child in a secure facility for juveniles\n shall (a) identify the valid court order that has been violated; (b) specify\n the factual basis for determining that there is reasonable cause to believe\n that the child has violated such order; (c) state the findings of fact that\n support a determination that there is no appropriate less restrictive\n alternative available to placing the child in such a facility, with due\n consideration to the best interest of the child; (d) specify the length of\n time of such confinement, not to exceed seven days; and (e) include a plan for\n the child’s release from such facility. Such order of confinement shall\n not be renewed or extended. When any child is detained in a secure facility\n pursuant to this section, the court shall direct the agency evaluating the\n child pursuant to § 16.1-278.5 to reconvene the interdisciplinary team\n participating in such evaluation as promptly as possible to review its\n evaluation, develop further treatment plans as may be appropriate and submit\n its report to the court for its determination as to further treatment efforts\n either during or following the period the child is in secure detention. A\n juvenile may only be detained pursuant to this section in a detention home or\n other secure facility in compliance with standards established by the State\n Board. Any order issued pursuant to this subsection is a final order and is\n appealable to the circuit court as provided by law.\n\nF. Nothing in this section shall be construed to reclassify a child in need of\nservices or in need of supervision as a delinquent.\n\nHISTORY: 1977, c. 559; 1983, c. 501; 1985, cc. 1, 260; 1987, c. 632; 1988, c.\n771; 1989, c. 725; 1990, c. 110; 1991, c. 534; 1993, c. 632; 1994, c. 21; 2000,\nc. 978; 2016, c. 626; 2020, c. 593.","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}}