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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>67748</law_id><section_number>66-25.2</section_number><catch_line>Notice to be given prior to release of serious offenders</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="66">Juvenile Justice</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="2">Care of Children Committed to Department</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Prior to the release of any juvenile committed pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Commitment of serious offenders" href="/16.1-285.1/">16.1-285.1</a>, the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> shall have notice of the release delivered by first-class mail to the <span class="dictionary">court</span> which committed the juvenile, to the last known address of any victim of the <span class="dictionary">offense</span> for which the juvenile was committed if such victim has submitted a written request for notification to the <span class="dictionary">Department</span>, and to the sheriff, chief of police, and attorney for the Commonwealth of the <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span> (i) in which the <span class="dictionary">offense</span> occurred, (ii) in which the juvenile resided prior to commitment, and (iii) if different from (i) and (ii), in which the juvenile intends to reside subsequent to being released.</p></section></text><history>1994, cc. 859, 949.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
