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If the minor’s parents and the minor, if necessary, do not join the motion, the court shall schedule a hearing and provide notice of the hearing in accordance with subsection A of § 16.1-345.4.C\n\nUpon receipt of the motion for review, the court shall appoint a qualified evaluator who shall personally examine the minor pursuant to § 16.1-342. The community services board required to monitor the minor’s compliance with the mandatory outpatient treatment order shall provide a preadmission screening report as required in § 16.1-340.4.D\n\nAfter observing the minor, reviewing the preadmission screening report, and considering the appointed qualified evaluator’s report and any other relevant evidence referenced in § 16.1-345 and subsection A of § 16.1-345.2, the court may make one of the dispositions specified in subsection D of § 16.1-345.4. If the court finds that a continued period of mandatory outpatient treatment is warranted, it may continue the order for a period not to exceed 90 days. Any order of mandatory outpatient treatment that is in effect at the time a motion for review for the continuation of the order is filed shall remain in effect until the court enters a subsequent order in the case.E\n\nFor the purposes of this section, the “court” shall not include a special justice as authorized in § 37.2-803.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":259367,"text":"At any time within 30 days prior to the expiration of a mandatory outpatient treatment order, the community services board that is required to monitor the minor’s compliance with the order may file with the juvenile and domestic relations district court for the jurisdiction in which the minor resides a motion for review to continue the order for a period not to exceed 90 days.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":259368,"text":"The court shall grant the motion for review and enter an appropriate order without further hearing if it is joined by (i) the minor’s parents and the minor if he is 14 years of age or older, or (ii) the minor’s parents if the minor is younger than 14 years of age. If the minor’s parents and the minor, if necessary, do not join the motion, the court shall schedule a hearing and provide notice of the hearing in accordance with subsection A of § 16.1-345.4.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":259369,"text":"Upon receipt of the motion for review, the court shall appoint a qualified evaluator who shall personally examine the minor pursuant to § 16.1-342. 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Any order of mandatory outpatient treatment that is in effect at the time a motion for review for the continuation of the order is filed shall remain in effect until the court enters a subsequent order in the case.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"4":{"id":259371,"text":"For the purposes of this section, the “court” shall not include a special justice as authorized in § 37.2-803.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D"}},"ancestry":[{"id":12702,"edition_id":1,"name":"Psychiatric Treatment of Minors Act","identifier":"16","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12701,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":161253,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12702,"identifier":"16","token":"16.1\/11\/16","url":"\/16.1\/11\/16\/","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":74549,"structure_id":12702,"section_number":"16.1-335","catch_line":"Short title","url":"\/16.1-335\/","token":"16.1\/11\/16\/16.1-335","metadata":false},{"id":80739,"structure_id":12702,"section_number":"16.1-336","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/16.1-336\/","token":"16.1\/11\/16\/16.1-336","metadata":false},{"id":64915,"structure_id":12702,"section_number":"16.1-336.1","catch_line":"Admission forms","url":"\/16.1-336.1\/","token":"16.1\/11\/16\/16.1-336.1","metadata":false},{"id":81231,"structure_id":12702,"section_number":"16.1-337","catch_line":"Inpatient treatment of minors; 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This law was first created in 2009. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 455<\/a> and 555<\/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 2010, chapters 778<\/a> and 825<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":63926,"section_number":"16.1-345.4","catch_line":"Court review of mandatory outpatient treatment plan","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-345.4\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":86415,"section_number":"16.1-342","catch_line":"Involuntary commitment; clinical evaluation","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-342\/"},{"id":58318,"section_number":"16.1-345","catch_line":"Involuntary commitment; criteria","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-345\/"},{"id":86950,"section_number":"16.1-345.2","catch_line":"Mandatory outpatient treatment; criteria; orders","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-345.2\/"},{"id":63926,"section_number":"16.1-345.4","catch_line":"Court review of mandatory outpatient treatment plan","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-345.4\/"},{"id":84291,"section_number":"37.2-803","catch_line":"Special justices to perform duties of judge","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-803\/"}],"permalink":{"id":161347,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71978,"identifier":"16.1-345.5","token":"16.1\/11\/16\/16.1-345.5","url":"\/16.1-345.5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/16.1-345.5\/","token":"16.1\/11\/16\/16.1-345.5","dublin_core":{"Title":"Continuation of mandatory outpatient treatment order","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 16.1-345.5","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> At any time within 30 days prior to the expiration of a mandatory outpatient treatment<\/span> order<\/span>, the community services board<\/span> that is required to monitor the minor<\/span>’s compliance with the order<\/span> may file with the juvenile and domestic relations district court<\/span> for the jurisdiction<\/span> in which the minor<\/span> resides a motion<\/span> for review to continue the order<\/span> for a period not to exceed 90 days. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The court<\/span> shall grant the motion<\/span> for review and enter an appropriate order<\/span> without further hearing<\/span> if it is joined by (i) the minor<\/span>’s parents<\/span> and the minor<\/span> if he is 14 years of age or older, or (ii) the minor<\/span>’s parents<\/span> if the minor<\/span> is younger than 14 years of age. If the minor<\/span>’s parents<\/span> and the minor<\/span>, if necessary, do not join the motion<\/span>, the court<\/span> shall schedule a hearing<\/span> and provide notice of the hearing<\/span> in accordance with subsection A of § 16.1-345.4<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Upon receipt of the motion<\/span> for review, the court<\/span> shall appoint a qualified evaluator<\/span> who shall personally examine the minor<\/span> pursuant to § 16.1-342<\/a>. The community services board<\/span> required to monitor the minor<\/span>’s compliance with the mandatory outpatient treatment<\/span> order<\/span> shall provide a preadmission screening report as required in § 16.1-340.4<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> After observing the minor<\/span>, reviewing the preadmission screening report, and considering the appointed qualified evaluator<\/span>’s report and any other relevant evidence<\/span> referenced in § 16.1-345<\/a> and subsection A of § 16.1-345.2<\/a>, the court<\/span> may make one of the dispositions<\/span> specified in subsection D of § 16.1-345.4<\/a>. If the court<\/span> finds that a continued period of mandatory outpatient treatment<\/span> is warranted, it may continue the order<\/span> for a period not to exceed 90 days. Any order<\/span> of mandatory outpatient treatment<\/span> that is in effect at the time a motion<\/span> for review for the continuation of the order<\/span> is filed shall remain in effect until the court<\/span> enters a subsequent order<\/span> in the case. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> For the purposes of this section, the “court” shall not include a special justice as authorized in § 37.2-803<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONTINUATION OF MANDATORY OUTPATIENT TREATMENT ORDER (\u00a7 16.1-345.5)\n\nA. At any time within 30 days prior to the expiration of a mandatory outpatient\ntreatment order, the community services board that is required to monitor the\nminor’s compliance with the order may file with the juvenile and domestic\nrelations district court for the jurisdiction in which the minor resides a\nmotion for review to continue the order for a period not to exceed 90 days.\n\nB. The court shall grant the motion for review and enter an appropriate order\nwithout further hearing if it is joined by (i) the minor’s parents and the\nminor if he is 14 years of age or older, or (ii) the minor’s parents if\nthe minor is younger than 14 years of age. If the minor’s parents and the\nminor, if necessary, do not join the motion, the court shall schedule a hearing\nand provide notice of the hearing in accordance with subsection A of §\n16.1-345.4.\n\nC. Upon receipt of the motion for review, the court shall appoint a qualified\nevaluator who shall personally examine the minor pursuant to § 16.1-342.\nThe community services board required to monitor the minor’s compliance\nwith the mandatory outpatient treatment order shall provide a preadmission\nscreening report as required in § 16.1-340.4.\n\nD. After observing the minor, reviewing the preadmission screening report, and\nconsidering the appointed qualified evaluator’s report and any other\nrelevant evidence referenced in § 16.1-345 and subsection A of §\n16.1-345.2, the court may make one of the dispositions specified in subsection D\nof § 16.1-345.4. If the court finds that a continued period of mandatory\noutpatient treatment is warranted, it may continue the order for a period not to\nexceed 90 days. Any order of mandatory outpatient treatment that is in effect at\nthe time a motion for review for the continuation of the order is filed shall\nremain in effect until the court enters a subsequent order in the case.\n\nE. For the purposes of this section, the “court” shall not include a\nspecial justice as authorized in § 37.2-803.\n\nHISTORY: 2009, cc. 455, 555; 2010, cc. 778, 825.","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}}