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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>75959</law_id><section_number>16.1-274.2</section_number><catch_line>Certain education records as evidence</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="16.1">Courts Not of Record</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="11">Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="8">Adjudication</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> In any proceeding where (i) a juvenile is alleged to have committed a <span class="dictionary">delinquent act</span> that would be a <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span> if committed by an <span class="dictionary">adult</span> and whether such act was committed intentionally or willfully by the juvenile is an element of the <span class="dictionary">delinquent act</span> and (ii) such act was committed (a) during school hours, and during school-related or school-sponsored activities upon the property of a public or private elementary or secondary school or child day center; (b) on any school bus as defined in &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/46.2-100/">46.2-100</a>; or (c) upon any property, public or private, during hours when such property is solely being used by a public or private elementary or secondary school for a school-related or school-sponsored activity, the juvenile shall be permitted to introduce into <span class="dictionary">evidence</span> as relevant to whether he acted intentionally or willfully any document created prior to the commission of the alleged <span class="dictionary">delinquent act</span> that relates to (a) an Individualized Education Program developed pursuant to the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. &#xA7; 1400 et seq.; (b) a Section 504 Plan prepared pursuant to &#xA7; 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. &#xA7; 794; (c) a behavioral intervention plan as defined in 8VAC20-81-10; or (d) a functional behavioral assessment as defined in 8VAC20-81-10.
			Any such document shall be admitted as <span class="dictionary">evidence</span> of the <span class="dictionary">facts</span> stated therein. <a id="paragraph-272708" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/16.1-274.2/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> At least 10 days prior to the commencement of the proceeding in which a document listed in subsection A will be offered as <span class="dictionary">evidence</span>, the juvenile intending to offer the document shall notify the attorney for the Commonwealth, in writing, of the <span class="dictionary">intent</span> to offer the document and shall provide or make available copies of the document to be introduced. <a id="paragraph-272709" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/16.1-274.2/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> Copies of documents listed in subsection A shall be received as <span class="dictionary">evidence</span>, provided that such copies are authenticated to be true and accurate copies by the custodian thereof, or by the person to whom the custodian reports if they are different. An <span class="dictionary">affidavit</span> signed by the custodian of such documents, or by the person to whom the custodian reports if they are different, stating that such documents are true and accurate copies of such documents shall be valid authentication for the purposes of this section. <a id="paragraph-272710" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/16.1-274.2/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> Upon <span class="dictionary">motion</span> of the juvenile, any document admitted pursuant to this section shall be placed under seal by <span class="dictionary">the court</span>. <a id="paragraph-272711" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/16.1-274.2/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2016, c. 726.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
