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This law was first created in 1996. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 755<\/a> and 914<\/a> 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. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2000, chapter 339<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":161043,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70200,"identifier":"16.1-302.1","token":"16.1\/11\/12\/16.1-302.1","url":"\/16.1-302.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/16.1-302.1\/","token":"16.1\/11\/12\/16.1-302.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Right of victim or representative to attend certain proceedings; notice of hearings","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 16.1-302.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

During proceedings involving petitions<\/span> or warrants alleging that a juvenile is delinquent, including proceedings on appeal<\/span>, a victim may remain in the courtroom and shall not be excluded unless the court<\/span> determines in its discretion, that the presence of the victim would impair the conduct of a fair trial<\/span>. In any such case involving a minor<\/span> victim, the court<\/span> may permit an adult<\/span> chosen by the minor<\/span> victim to be present in the courtroom during the proceedings in addition to or in lieu of the minor<\/span>’s parent or guardian.\n\t\tThe attorney for the Commonwealth shall give prior notice of any such proceedings and changes in the scheduling thereof to any known victim and to any known adult<\/span> chosen in accordance with this section by a minor<\/span> victim at the address or telephone number, or both, provided in writing by such persons.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRIGHT OF VICTIM OR REPRESENTATIVE TO ATTEND CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS; NOTICE OF\nHEARINGS (\u00a7 16.1-302.1)\n\nDuring proceedings involving petitions or warrants alleging that a juvenile is\ndelinquent, including proceedings on appeal, a victim may remain in the\ncourtroom and shall not be excluded unless the court determines in its\ndiscretion, that the presence of the victim would impair the conduct of a fair\ntrial. In any such case involving a minor victim, the court may permit an adult\nchosen by the minor victim to be present in the courtroom during the proceedings\nin addition to or in lieu of the minor’s parent or guardian.\n\t\tThe attorney for the Commonwealth shall give prior notice of any such\nproceedings and changes in the scheduling thereof to any known victim and to any\nknown adult chosen in accordance with this section by a minor victim at the\naddress or telephone number, or both, provided in writing by such persons.\n\nHISTORY: 1996, cc. 755, 914; 2000, c. 339.","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}}