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The Program shall provide services in accordance with this article to children who are subjects of judicial proceedings (i) involving allegations that the child is abused, neglected, in need of services, or in need of supervision or (ii) for the restoration of parental rights pursuant to § 16.1-283.2 and for whom the juvenile and domestic relations district court judge determines such services are appropriate. Court-Appointed Special Advocate volunteer appointments may continue for youth 18 years of age and older who are in foster care if the court has retained jurisdiction pursuant to subsection Z of § 16.1-241 or § 16.1-242 and the juvenile and domestic relations district court judge determines such services are appropriate. The Department shall adopt regulations necessary and appropriate for the administration of the Program.B\n\nThe Board shall appoint an Advisory Committee to the Court-Appointed Special Advocate Program, consisting of 15 members, one of whom shall be a judge of the juvenile and domestic relations district court or circuit court, knowledgeable of court matters, child welfare, and juvenile justice issues and representative of both state and local interests. The duties of the Advisory Committee shall be to advise the Board on all matters relating to the Program and the needs of the clients served by the Program, and to make such recommendations as it may deem desirable.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":298074,"text":"There is established a Court-Appointed Special Advocate Program (the Program) that shall be administered by the Department. The Program shall provide services in accordance with this article to children who are subjects of judicial proceedings (i) involving allegations that the child is abused, neglected, in need of services, or in need of supervision or (ii) for the restoration of parental rights pursuant to § 16.1-283.2 and for whom the juvenile and domestic relations district court judge determines such services are appropriate. Court-Appointed Special Advocate volunteer appointments may continue for youth 18 years of age and older who are in foster care if the court has retained jurisdiction pursuant to subsection Z of § 16.1-241 or § 16.1-242 and the juvenile and domestic relations district court judge determines such services are appropriate. 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This law was first created in 1990. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 752 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 1990 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1994, chapter 24<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2013, chapters 338<\/a> and 685<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 636<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 202<\/a>; in 2020, chapters 95<\/a> and 732<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":71070,"section_number":"2.2-507","catch_line":"Legal service in civil matters","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-507\/"},{"id":86098,"section_number":"63.2-1509","catch_line":"Requirement that certain injuries to children be reported by physicians, nurses, teachers, etc.; penalty for failure to report","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1509\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":71312,"section_number":"16.1-241","catch_line":"Jurisdiction; consent for abortion","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-241\/"},{"id":54717,"section_number":"16.1-242","catch_line":"Retention of jurisdiction","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-242\/"},{"id":85194,"section_number":"16.1-283.2","catch_line":"Restoration of parental rights","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-283.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":284957,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83191,"identifier":"9.1-151","token":"9.1\/1\/5\/9.1-151","url":"\/9.1-151\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-151\/","token":"9.1\/1\/5\/9.1-151","dublin_core":{"Title":"Court-Appointed Special Advocate Program; appointment of advisory committee","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-151","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> There is established a Court<\/span>-Appointed Special Advocate Program (the Program) that shall be administered by the Department<\/span>. The Program shall provide services in accordance with this article to children who are subjects of judicial proceedings (i) involving allegations<\/span> that the child is abused, neglected, in need of services, or in need of supervision or (ii) for the restoration of parental rights pursuant to § 16.1-283.2<\/a> and for whom the juvenile and domestic relations district court<\/span> judge<\/span> determines such services are appropriate. Court<\/span>-Appointed Special Advocate volunteer appointments may continue for youth 18 years of age and older who are in foster care if the court<\/span> has retained jurisdiction<\/span> pursuant to subsection Z of § 16.1-241<\/a> or § 16.1-242<\/a> and the juvenile and domestic relations district court<\/span> judge<\/span> determines such services are appropriate. The Department<\/span> shall adopt regulations necessary and appropriate for the administration of the Program. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall appoint an Advisory Committee to the Court<\/span>-Appointed Special Advocate Program, consisting of 15 members, one of whom shall be a judge<\/span> of the juvenile and domestic relations district court<\/span> or circuit<\/span> court<\/span>, knowledgeable of court<\/span> matters, child welfare, and juvenile justice issues<\/span> and representative of both state and local interests. The duties of the Advisory Committee shall be to advise the Board<\/span> on all matters relating to the Program and the needs of the clients served by the Program, and to make such recommendations as it may deem desirable. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE PROGRAM; APPOINTMENT OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE (\u00a7\n9.1-151)\n\nA. There is established a Court-Appointed Special Advocate Program (the Program)\nthat shall be administered by the Department. The Program shall provide services\nin accordance with this article to children who are subjects of judicial\nproceedings (i) involving allegations that the child is abused, neglected, in\nneed of services, or in need of supervision or (ii) for the restoration of\nparental rights pursuant to § 16.1-283.2 and for whom the juvenile and\ndomestic relations district court judge determines such services are\nappropriate. Court-Appointed Special Advocate volunteer appointments may\ncontinue for youth 18 years of age and older who are in foster care if the court\nhas retained jurisdiction pursuant to subsection Z of § 16.1-241 or §\n16.1-242 and the juvenile and domestic relations district court judge determines\nsuch services are appropriate. The Department shall adopt regulations necessary\nand appropriate for the administration of the Program.\n\nB. The Board shall appoint an Advisory Committee to the Court-Appointed Special\nAdvocate Program, consisting of 15 members, one of whom shall be a judge of the\njuvenile and domestic relations district court or circuit court, knowledgeable\nof court matters, child welfare, and juvenile justice issues and representative\nof both state and local interests. The duties of the Advisory Committee shall be\nto advise the Board on all matters relating to the Program and the needs of the\nclients served by the Program, and to make such recommendations as it may deem\ndesirable.\n\nHISTORY: 1990, c. 752, \u00a7 9-173.6; 1994, c. 24; 2001, c. 844; 2013, cc. 338,\n685; 2014, c. 636; 2016, c. 202; 2020, cc. 95, 732.","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}}