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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>67041</law_id><section_number>16.1-278.8:01</section_number><catch_line>Juveniles found delinquent of first drug offense; screening; assessment; drug tests; costs and fees; education or treatment programs</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>16.1-260</reference><reference>4.1-1105.1</reference></referred_to_by><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="9">Disposition</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Whenever any juvenile who has not previously been found delinquent of any <span class="dictionary">offense</span> under Chapter 11 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Possession, etc., of marijuana and marijuana products by persons 21 years of age or older lawful; penalties" href="/4.1-1100/">4.1-1100</a> et seq.) of Title 4.1 or Article 1 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Use of terms &quot;controlled substances,&quot; &quot;marijuana,&quot; &quot;Schedules I, II, III, IV, V, and VI,&quot; &quot;imitation controlled substance,&quot; and &quot;counterfeit controlled substance&quot; in Title 18.2" href="/18.2-247/">18.2-247</a> et seq.) of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2 or under any <span class="dictionary">statute</span> of the United States or of any state relating to narcotic drugs, marijuana, or stimulant, depressant or hallucinogenic drugs, or has not previously had a proceeding against him for a violation of such an <span class="dictionary">offense</span> dismissed as provided in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Persons charged with first offense may be placed on probation; conditions; substance abuse screening, assessment treatment, and education programs or services; drug tests; costs and fees; violations; discharge" href="/4.1-1120/">4.1-1120</a> or <a class="law" title="Persons charged with first offense may be placed on probation; conditions; substance abuse screening, assessment treatment and education programs or services; drug tests; costs and fees; violations; discharge" href="/18.2-251/">18.2-251</a>, is found delinquent of any <span class="dictionary">offense</span> concerning the use, in any manner, of drugs, controlled substances, narcotics, marijuana, noxious chemical substances and like substances, the <span class="dictionary">juvenile court</span> or the <span class="dictionary">circuit</span> court shall require such juvenile to undergo a substance abuse screening pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Court may require investigation of social history and preparation of victim impact statement" href="/16.1-273/">16.1-273</a> and to submit to such periodic substance abuse testing, to include alcohol testing, as may be directed by <span class="dictionary">the court</span>. Such testing shall be conducted by a court services unit of the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Juvenile Justice, or by a locally operated court services unit or by personnel of any program or agency approved by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span>. The cost of such testing ordered by <span class="dictionary">the court</span> shall be paid by the Commonwealth from funds appropriated to the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> for this purpose. <span class="dictionary">The court</span> shall also <span class="dictionary">order</span> the juvenile to undergo such treatment or education program for substance abuse, if available, as <span class="dictionary">the court</span> deems appropriate based upon consideration of the substance abuse assessment. The treatment or education shall be provided by a program licensed by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services or by a similar program available through a facility or program operated by or under <span class="dictionary">contract</span> to the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Juvenile Justice or a locally operated court services unit or a program funded through the Virginia Juvenile Community <span class="dictionary">Crime</span> Control Act (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Purpose and intent" href="/16.1-309.2/">16.1-309.2</a> et seq.).</p></section></text><history>2000, cc. 1020, 1041; 2009, cc. 813, 840; 2011, cc. 384, 410; 2014, cc. 674, 719; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 550, 551.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
