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In addition, the participating political subdivisions may provide for the appointment of an alternate for each principal member of such a commission. The alternate members may attend and participate in all meetings of the commission and may vote in the absence of their respective principals. Such members and alternates, if any, shall be appointed, after consultation with the chief judge of the juvenile and domestic relations district court, by the governing body. Neither the chief judge nor any judge of the juvenile and domestic relations district court from his district shall be a member of the commission.\n\t\tThe term of office of all members and alternates, if any, shall be for four years. When additional local governing bodies desire to join the commission, they may do so upon the recommendation of the commission and with the approval of the sponsoring local governing bodies. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 10 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 1966, chapter 509; in 1972, chapters 365 and 430; in 1974, chapter 645; in 1976, chapter 448; in 1977, chapter 559; in 1978, chapters 37 and 717; in 1984, chapter 77; in 1988, chapter 885; in 1992, chapter 441; in 1998, chapter 488<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":161143,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66182,"identifier":"16.1-316","token":"16.1\/11\/13\/16.1-316","url":"\/16.1-316\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/16.1-316\/","token":"16.1\/11\/13\/16.1-316","dublin_core":{"Title":"Number and terms of members; admission of additional local governing bodies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 16.1-316","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A juvenile detention home<\/span>, group home or other residential care facility commission shall consist of not less than three members and shall be comprised of at least one member from each participating political subdivision. In addition, the participating political subdivisions may provide for the appointment of an alternate for each principal member of such a commission. The alternate members may attend and participate in all meetings of the commission and may vote in the absence of their respective principals. Such members and alternates, if any, shall be appointed, after consultation with the chief judge<\/span> of the juvenile and domestic relations district court<\/span>, by the governing body. Neither the chief judge<\/span> nor any judge of the juvenile and domestic relations district court<\/span> from his district shall be a member of the commission.\n\t\tThe term of office of all members and alternates, if any, shall be for four years. When additional local governing bodies desire to join the commission, they may do so upon the recommendation of the commission and with the approval of the sponsoring local governing bodies. The number of members which the applicant local governments will be entitled to appoint to such commission and other conditions relating to the expansion of sponsoring membership shall be determined by the agreement entered into between or among the sponsoring local governments and such applicant local governments.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNUMBER AND TERMS OF MEMBERS; ADMISSION OF ADDITIONAL LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES (\u00a7\n16.1-316)\n\nA juvenile detention home, group home or other residential care facility\ncommission shall consist of not less than three members and shall be comprised\nof at least one member from each participating political subdivision. In\naddition, the participating political subdivisions may provide for the\nappointment of an alternate for each principal member of such a commission. The\nalternate members may attend and participate in all meetings of the commission\nand may vote in the absence of their respective principals. Such members and\nalternates, if any, shall be appointed, after consultation with the chief judge\nof the juvenile and domestic relations district court, by the governing body.\nNeither the chief judge nor any judge of the juvenile and domestic relations\ndistrict court from his district shall be a member of the commission.\n\t\tThe term of office of all members and alternates, if any, shall be for four\nyears. When additional local governing bodies desire to join the commission,\nthey may do so upon the recommendation of the commission and with the approval\nof the sponsoring local governing bodies. The number of members which the\napplicant local governments will be entitled to appoint to such commission and\nother conditions relating to the expansion of sponsoring membership shall be\ndetermined by the agreement entered into between or among the sponsoring local\ngovernments and such applicant local governments.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 16.1-202.3; 1966, c. 509; 1972, cc. 365, 430; 1974, c.\n645; 1976, c. 448; 1977, c. 559; 1978, cc. 37, 717; 1984, c. 77; 1988, c. 885;\n1992, c. 441; 1998, c. 488.","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}}