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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 1956, chapter 555; in 1977, chapter 559; in 1996, chapters 755<\/a> and 914<\/a>; in 2011, chapter 622<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":161079,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82034,"identifier":"16.1-308","token":"16.1\/11\/12\/16.1-308","url":"\/16.1-308\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/16.1-308\/","token":"16.1\/11\/12\/16.1-308","dublin_core":{"Title":"Effect of adjudication on status of child","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 16.1-308","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Except as otherwise provided by law for a juvenile found guilty of a felony<\/span> in circuit<\/span> court<\/span> whose case is disposed of in the same manner as an adult<\/span> criminal case, a finding<\/span> of guilty on a petition<\/span> charging delinquency under the provisions of this law<\/span> shall not operate to impose any of the civil disabilities ordinarily imposed by conviction<\/span> for a crime<\/span>, nor shall any such finding<\/span> operate to disqualify the child for employment by any state or local governmental agency.\n\t\tNothing in this section shall prohibit the State Police or a police department<\/span> or sheriff’s office that is a part of or administered by the Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof from denying employment to a person who had been adjudicated delinquent where such denial is based on the nature and gravity of the offense<\/span>, the time since adjudication, the time since completion of any sentence, and the nature of the job sought.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEFFECT OF ADJUDICATION ON STATUS OF CHILD (\u00a7 16.1-308)\n\nExcept as otherwise provided by law for a juvenile found guilty of a felony in\ncircuit court whose case is disposed of in the same manner as an adult criminal\ncase, a finding of guilty on a petition charging delinquency under the\nprovisions of this law shall not operate to impose any of the civil disabilities\nordinarily imposed by conviction for a crime, nor shall any such finding operate\nto disqualify the child for employment by any state or local governmental\nagency.\n\t\tNothing in this section shall prohibit the State Police or a police department\nor sheriff’s office that is a part of or administered by the Commonwealth\nor any political subdivision thereof from denying employment to a person who had\nbeen adjudicated delinquent where such denial is based on the nature and gravity\nof the offense, the time since adjudication, the time since completion of any\nsentence, and the nature of the job sought.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 16.1-179; 1956, c. 555; 1977, c. 559; 1996, cc. 755, 914;\n2011, c. 622.","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}}