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The circuit court may transfer the case upon a finding that another forum is more convenient. The appeal shall be heard de novo by the circuit court in accordance with the provisions set forth in this article. Any order of the circuit court shall not extend the period of commitment or mandatory outpatient treatment set forth in the order appealed from.B\n\nNotice of an appeal shall be filed within 10 days from the date of the order. The appeal shall be given priority over all other pending matters before the circuit court and heard as soon as possible, notwithstanding § 19.2-241 regarding the time within which the court shall set criminal cases for trial. A petition for or the pendency of an appeal shall not suspend any order unless so ordered by the court, however a minor may be released after a petition for or during the pendency of an appeal pursuant to subsection B of § 16.1-346. The clerk of the court from which the appeal is taken shall immediately transmit the record to the clerk of the appellate court. The clerk of the circuit court shall provide written notification of the appeal to the person who initiated the petition under this article in accordance with procedures set forth in § 16.1-112.C\n\nThe juvenile and domestic relations district court shall appoint an attorney and a guardian ad litem to represent any minor desiring to appeal who is not already represented.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":217003,"text":"The minor shall have the right to appeal any final order committing the minor or ordering the minor to mandatory outpatient treatment to the circuit court in the jurisdiction where the minor was committed, hospitalized pursuant to the commitment order, or ordered to mandatory outpatient treatment. Venue shall be in the circuit court having jurisdiction within the territory of the court that issued the final order. The circuit court may transfer the case upon a finding that another forum is more convenient. The appeal shall be heard de novo by the circuit court in accordance with the provisions set forth in this article. Any order of the circuit court shall not extend the period of commitment or mandatory outpatient treatment set forth in the order appealed from.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":217004,"text":"Notice of an appeal shall be filed within 10 days from the date of the order. The appeal shall be given priority over all other pending matters before the circuit court and heard as soon as possible, notwithstanding § 19.2-241 regarding the time within which the court shall set criminal cases for trial. 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This law was first created in 2010. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 778<\/a> and 825<\/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.<\/p>","references":[{"id":81410,"section_number":"18.2-308.1:3","catch_line":"Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm by persons involuntarily admitted or ordered to outpatient treatment; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-308.1_3\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":58903,"section_number":"16.1-346","catch_line":"Treatment plans; periodic review of status","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-346\/"},{"id":71478,"section_number":"19.2-241","catch_line":"Time within which court to set criminal cases for trial","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-241\/"}],"permalink":{"id":161351,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59197,"identifier":"16.1-345.6","token":"16.1\/11\/16\/16.1-345.6","url":"\/16.1-345.6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/16.1-345.6\/","token":"16.1\/11\/16\/16.1-345.6","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appeal of final order","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 16.1-345.6","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The minor<\/span> shall have the right to appeal<\/span> any final order<\/span> committing the minor<\/span> or ordering the minor<\/span> to mandatory outpatient treatment<\/span> to the circuit<\/span> court in the jurisdiction<\/span> where the minor<\/span> was committed, hospitalized pursuant to the commitment order, or ordered to mandatory outpatient treatment<\/span>. Venue<\/span> shall be in the circuit<\/span> court having jurisdiction<\/span> within the territory of the court<\/span> that issued the final order<\/span>. The circuit<\/span> court may transfer the case upon a finding<\/span> that another forum is more convenient. The appeal<\/span> shall be heard de novo<\/span> by the circuit<\/span> court in accordance with the provisions set forth in this article. Any order of the circuit<\/span> court shall not extend the period of commitment or mandatory outpatient treatment<\/span> set forth in the order appealed from. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Notice of an appeal<\/span> shall be filed within 10 days from the date of the order. The appeal<\/span> shall be given priority over all other pending matters before the circuit<\/span> court and heard as soon as possible, notwithstanding § 19.2-241<\/a> regarding the time within which the court<\/span> shall set criminal cases for trial<\/span>. A petition<\/span> for or the pendency of an appeal<\/span> shall not suspend any order unless so ordered by the court<\/span>, however a minor<\/span> may be released after a petition<\/span> for or during the pendency of an appeal<\/span> pursuant to subsection B of § 16.1-346<\/a>. The clerk of the court<\/span> from which the appeal<\/span> is taken shall immediately transmit the record to the clerk of the appellate<\/span> court. The clerk of the circuit<\/span> court shall provide written notification of the appeal<\/span> to the person who initiated the petition<\/span> under this article in accordance with procedures set forth in § 16.1-112<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The juvenile and domestic relations district court shall appoint an attorney and a guardian ad litem<\/span> to represent any minor<\/span> desiring to appeal<\/span> who is not already represented. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPEAL OF FINAL ORDER (\u00a7 16.1-345.6)\n\nA. The minor shall have the right to appeal any final order committing the minor\nor ordering the minor to mandatory outpatient treatment to the circuit court in\nthe jurisdiction where the minor was committed, hospitalized pursuant to the\ncommitment order, or ordered to mandatory outpatient treatment. Venue shall be\nin the circuit court having jurisdiction within the territory of the court that\nissued the final order. The circuit court may transfer the case upon a finding\nthat another forum is more convenient. The appeal shall be heard de novo by the\ncircuit court in accordance with the provisions set forth in this article. Any\norder of the circuit court shall not extend the period of commitment or\nmandatory outpatient treatment set forth in the order appealed from.\n\nB. Notice of an appeal shall be filed within 10 days from the date of the order.\nThe appeal shall be given priority over all other pending matters before the\ncircuit court and heard as soon as possible, notwithstanding § 19.2-241\nregarding the time within which the court shall set criminal cases for trial. A\npetition for or the pendency of an appeal shall not suspend any order unless so\nordered by the court, however a minor may be released after a petition for or\nduring the pendency of an appeal pursuant to subsection B of § 16.1-346.\nThe clerk of the court from which the appeal is taken shall immediately transmit\nthe record to the clerk of the appellate court. The clerk of the circuit court\nshall provide written notification of the appeal to the person who initiated the\npetition under this article in accordance with procedures set forth in §\n16.1-112.\n\nC. The juvenile and domestic relations district court shall appoint an attorney\nand a guardian ad litem to represent any minor desiring to appeal who is not\nalready represented.\n\nHISTORY: 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}}