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If the court defers disposition, or the charges are nolle prosequi, withdrawn, or dismissed the clerk shall, within 15 days of such action, provide written notice of such action to the superintendent of the school division in which the child is enrolled at such time or, if he is not then enrolled in school, the division in which he was enrolled at the time of the offense. If charges are withdrawn in intake or handled informally without a court disposition, the intake officer shall, within 15 days of such action, provide written notification of the action to the superintendent of the school division in which the child is enrolled at that time or, if he is not then enrolled in school, the division in which he was enrolled at the time of the offense.\n\t\tIf the child is not enrolled in the school division that receives notification under this section, the superintendent of that division shall forward the notification to the superintendent of the school division where the child is enrolled or where the child intends to enroll, as evidenced by the school division’s receipt of a request from another school division for such child’s scholastic record.\n\t\tA superintendent who receives notification under this section may disclose the information received to anyone to whom he or a principal disclosed that a petition had been filed. Further disclosure of information received under this section by the superintendent to school personnel is authorized only as provided in \u00a7 22.1-288.2.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":224835,"text":"Upon a court’s disposition of a proceeding where a juvenile is charged with a crime listed in subsection G of \u00a7 16.1-260 in which a juvenile is adjudicated delinquent, convicted, found not guilty or the charges are reduced, the clerk of the court in which the disposition is entered shall, within 15 days of the expiration of the appeal period, if there has been no notice of an appeal, provide written notice of the disposition ordered by the court, including the nature of the offense upon which the disposition was based, to the superintendent of the school division in which the child is enrolled at the time of the disposition or, if he is not then enrolled in school, the division in which he was enrolled at the time of the offense. If the court defers disposition, or the charges are nolle prosequi, withdrawn, or dismissed the clerk shall, within 15 days of such action, provide written notice of such action to the superintendent of the school division in which the child is enrolled at such time or, if he is not then enrolled in school, the division in which he was enrolled at the time of the offense. If charges are withdrawn in intake or handled informally without a court disposition, the intake officer shall, within 15 days of such action, provide written notification of the action to the superintendent of the school division in which the child is enrolled at that time or, if he is not then enrolled in school, the division in which he was enrolled at the time of the offense.\n\t\tIf the child is not enrolled in the school division that receives notification under this section, the superintendent of that division shall forward the notification to the superintendent of the school division where the child is enrolled or where the child intends to enroll, as evidenced by the school division’s receipt of a request from another school division for such child’s scholastic record.\n\t\tA superintendent who receives notification under this section may disclose the information received to anyone to whom he or a principal disclosed that a petition had been filed. 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This law was first created in 1993. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 645 and 889 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 1993 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1994, chapters 835<\/a> and 913<\/a>; in 1996, chapters 755<\/a> and 914<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 371<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 952<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 119<\/a>; in 2024, chapters 8<\/a> and 61<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":72253,"section_number":"16.1-305.2","catch_line":"Disclosure of notice of the filing of a petition and certain reports by division superintendent","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-305.2\/"},{"id":78870,"section_number":"16.1-309","catch_line":"Penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-309\/"},{"id":87441,"section_number":"22.1-277","catch_line":"Suspensions and expulsions of students generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-277\/"},{"id":60447,"section_number":"22.1-288.2","catch_line":"Receipt, dissemination and maintenance of records of certain law-enforcement information","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-288.2\/"},{"id":80543,"section_number":"22.1-289","catch_line":"Transfer and management of scholastic records; disclosure of information in court notices; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-289\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":57160,"section_number":"16.1-260","catch_line":"Intake; petition; investigation","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-260\/"},{"id":60447,"section_number":"22.1-288.2","catch_line":"Receipt, dissemination and maintenance of records of certain law-enforcement information","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-288.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":161063,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61575,"identifier":"16.1-305.1","token":"16.1\/11\/12\/16.1-305.1","url":"\/16.1-305.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/16.1-305.1\/","token":"16.1\/11\/12\/16.1-305.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Disclosure of disposition in certain delinquency cases","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 16.1-305.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Upon a court’s disposition<\/span> of a proceeding where a juvenile is charged with a crime<\/span> listed in subsection G of \u00a7 16.1-260<\/a> in which a juvenile is adjudicated delinquent, convicted, found not guilty or the charges are reduced, the clerk of the court<\/span> in which the disposition<\/span> is entered shall, within 15 days of the expiration of the appeal<\/span> period, if there has been no notice of an appeal<\/span>, provide written notice of the disposition<\/span> ordered by the court<\/span>, including the nature of the offense<\/span> upon which the disposition<\/span> was based, to the superintendent of the school division in which the child is enrolled at the time of the disposition<\/span> or, if he is not then enrolled in school, the division in which he was enrolled at the time of the offense<\/span>. If the court<\/span> defers disposition<\/span>, or the charges are nolle prosequi<\/span>, withdrawn, or dismissed the clerk shall, within 15 days of such action, provide written notice of such action to the superintendent of the school division in which the child is enrolled at such time or, if he is not then enrolled in school, the division in which he was enrolled at the time of the offense<\/span>. If charges are withdrawn in intake or handled informally without a court disposition<\/span>, the intake officer<\/span> shall, within 15 days of such action, provide written notification of the action to the superintendent of the school division in which the child is enrolled at that time or, if he is not then enrolled in school, the division in which he was enrolled at the time of the offense<\/span>.\n\t\tIf the child is not enrolled in the school division that receives notification under this section, the superintendent of that division shall forward the notification to the superintendent of the school division where the child is enrolled or where the child intends to enroll, as evidenced by the school division’s receipt of a request from another school division for such child’s scholastic record.\n\t\tA superintendent who receives notification under this section may disclose the information received to anyone to whom he or a principal disclosed that a petition<\/span> had been filed. Further disclosure of information received under this section by the superintendent to school personnel is authorized only as provided in \u00a7 22.1-288.2<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDISCLOSURE OF DISPOSITION IN CERTAIN DELINQUENCY CASES (\u00a7 16.1-305.1)\n\nUpon a court’s disposition of a proceeding where a juvenile is charged\nwith a crime listed in subsection G of \u00a7 16.1-260 in which a juvenile is\nadjudicated delinquent, convicted, found not guilty or the charges are reduced,\nthe clerk of the court in which the disposition is entered shall, within 15 days\nof the expiration of the appeal period, if there has been no notice of an\nappeal, provide written notice of the disposition ordered by the court,\nincluding the nature of the offense upon which the disposition was based, to the\nsuperintendent of the school division in which the child is enrolled at the time\nof the disposition or, if he is not then enrolled in school, the division in\nwhich he was enrolled at the time of the offense. If the court defers\ndisposition, or the charges are nolle prosequi, withdrawn, or dismissed the\nclerk shall, within 15 days of such action, provide written notice of such\naction to the superintendent of the school division in which the child is\nenrolled at such time or, if he is not then enrolled in school, the division in\nwhich he was enrolled at the time of the offense. If charges are withdrawn in\nintake or handled informally without a court disposition, the intake officer\nshall, within 15 days of such action, provide written notification of the action\nto the superintendent of the school division in which the child is enrolled at\nthat time or, if he is not then enrolled in school, the division in which he was\nenrolled at the time of the offense.\n\t\tIf the child is not enrolled in the school division that receives notification\nunder this section, the superintendent of that division shall forward the\nnotification to the superintendent of the school division where the child is\nenrolled or where the child intends to enroll, as evidenced by the school\ndivision’s receipt of a request from another school division for such\nchild’s scholastic record.\n\t\tA superintendent who receives notification under this section may disclose the\ninformation received to anyone to whom he or a principal disclosed that a\npetition had been filed. Further disclosure of information received under this\nsection by the superintendent to school personnel is authorized only as provided\nin \u00a7 22.1-288.2.\n\nHISTORY: 1993, cc. 645, 889; 1994, cc. 835, 913; 1996, cc. 755, 914; 1997, c.\n371; 1999, c. 952; 2003, c. 119; 2024, cc. 8, 61.","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}}