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This law was first created in 1989. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 733 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. Unfortunately, the 1989 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 1990, chapter 350; in 1996, chapter 503<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":276799,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77851,"identifier":"66-1","token":"66\/1\/66-1","url":"\/66-1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/66-1\/","token":"66\/1\/66-1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Creation of Department of Juvenile Justice","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 66-1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

There is hereby created within the executive branch, responsible to the Governor, a Department<\/span> of Juvenile Justice. The Department<\/span> shall be under the immediate supervision of a Director<\/span> who shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. The Director<\/span> shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor or until his successor shall be appointed and qualified. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCREATION OF DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE (\u00a7 66-1)\n\nThere is hereby created within the executive branch, responsible to the\nGovernor, a Department of Juvenile Justice. The Department shall be under the\nimmediate supervision of a Director who shall be appointed by the Governor,\nsubject to confirmation by the General Assembly. The Director shall serve at the\npleasure of the Governor or until his successor shall be appointed and\nqualified. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as original\nappointments.\n\nHISTORY: 1989, c. 733; 1990, c. 350; 1996, c. 503.","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}}