                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

SUBSEQUENT OFFENSES BY JUVENILE (§ 16.1-271)

Conviction of a juvenile as an adult pursuant to the provisions of this chapter
shall preclude the juvenile court from taking jurisdiction of such juvenile for
subsequent offenses committed by that juvenile.
		Any juvenile who is tried and convicted in a circuit court as an adult under
the provisions of this article shall be considered and treated as an adult in
any criminal proceeding resulting from any alleged future criminal acts and any
pending allegations of delinquency which have not been disposed of by the
juvenile court at the time of the criminal conviction.
		All procedures and dispositions applicable to adults charged with such a
criminal offense shall apply in such cases, including, but not limited to,
arrest; probable cause determination by a magistrate or grand jury; the use of a
warrant, summons, or capias instead of a petition to initiate the case; adult
bail; preliminary hearing and right to counsel provisions; trial in a court
having jurisdiction over adults; and trial and sentencing as an adult. The
provisions of this article regarding a transfer hearing shall not be applicable
to such juveniles.

HISTORY: 1977, c. 559; 1989, c. 675; 1990, c. 668; 1994, cc. 859, 949; 2007, c.
221.