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This law was first created in 1996. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 755<\/a> and 914<\/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 2 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 2012, chapters 803<\/a> and 835<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 759<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":85077,"section_number":"16.1-272","catch_line":"Power of circuit court over juvenile offender","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-272\/"}],"permalink":{"id":238215,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81403,"identifier":"53.1-63.1","token":"53.1\/2\/4\/53.1-63.1","url":"\/53.1-63.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-63.1\/","token":"53.1\/2\/4\/53.1-63.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Department to establish facilities for juveniles sentenced as adults","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-63.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Department<\/span> shall establish, staff and maintain, at any state correctional facilities designated by the Director<\/span>, programs and housing for the rehabilitation, training, and confinement of juveniles sentenced by the circuit<\/span> courts<\/span> as adults and committed to the Department<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7 16.1-272<\/a>. The Department<\/span> shall establish, staff, and maintain education for such juveniles in accordance with standards established by the Department<\/span> of Juvenile Justice.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEPARTMENT TO ESTABLISH FACILITIES FOR JUVENILES SENTENCED AS ADULTS (\u00a7\n53.1-63.1)\n\nThe Department shall establish, staff and maintain, at any state correctional\nfacilities designated by the Director, programs and housing for the\nrehabilitation, training, and confinement of juveniles sentenced by the circuit\ncourts as adults and committed to the Department pursuant to \u00a7 16.1-272. The\nDepartment shall establish, staff, and maintain education for such juveniles in\naccordance with standards established by the Department of Juvenile Justice.\n\nHISTORY: 1996, cc. 755, 914; 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2020, c. 759.","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}}