                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

SUPERVISION OF JUVENILE OR PERSON DURING COMMITMENT AND ON PAROLE; PLACING
JUVENILE IN HALFWAY HOUSE (§ 16.1-293)

At such time as the court commits a juvenile to the Department, the juvenile and
domestic relations district court service unit shall maintain contact with the
juvenile during the juvenile&#8217;s commitment.
		If a person is placed on parole supervision following that person&#8217;s
release from commitment to the Department, the court services unit providing
parole supervision shall furnish the person a written statement of the
conditions of his parole and shall instruct him regarding the same. The
conditions of the reenrollment plan may be included in the conditions of parole.
Violations of parole shall be heard by the court pursuant to § 16.1-291. If the
parole supervision is for an indeterminate period of time, the director of the
supervising court services unit may approve termination of parole supervision.
		The Department shall notify the school division superintendent in the locality
where the person was enrolled of his commitment to a facility. The court
services unit shall, in consultation with the local school division, the
Department&#8217;s Division of Education and the juvenile correctional
counselor, develop a reenrollment plan if the person is of compulsory school
attendance age or is eligible for special education services pursuant to §
22.1-213. The reenrollment plan shall be in accordance with regulations adopted
by the Board of Education pursuant to § 22.1-17.1. The superintendent shall
provide the person&#8217;s scholastic records, as defined in § 22.1-289, and
the terms and conditions of any expulsion which was in effect at the time of
commitment or which will be in effect upon release. A court may not order a
local school board to reenroll a person who has been expelled in accordance with
the procedures set forth in § 22.1-277.06. At least 14 days prior to the
person&#8217;s scheduled release, the Department shall notify the school
division superintendent in the locality where the person will reside.
		In the event it is determined by the juvenile and domestic relations district
court that a person may benefit from placement in the halfway house program
operated by the Department, the person may be referred for care and treatment to
a halfway house. Persons so placed in a halfway house shall remain in parole
status and cannot be transferred or otherwise placed in another institutional
setting or institutional placement operated by the Department except as
elsewhere provided by law for those persons who have violated their parole
status.
		In the event that the person was in the custody of the local department of
social services immediately prior to his commitment to the Department and has
not attained the age of 18 years, the local department of social services shall
resume custody upon the person&#8217;s release from commitment, unless an
alternative arrangement for the custody of the person has been made and
communicated in writing to the Department. At least 90 days prior to the
person&#8217;s release from commitment on parole supervision, (i) the court
services unit shall consult with the local department of social services
concerning return of the person to the locality and the placement of the person
and (ii) the local department of social services and the court services unit
shall collaborate to develop a plan that prepares the person for successful
transition from the Department&#8217;s commitment to the custody of the local
department of social services or to an alternative custody arrangement if
applicable. The plan shall identify the services necessary for such transition
and how the services are to be provided. The court services unit will be
responsible for supervising the person&#8217;s terms and conditions of parole.
		In the event that the person was in the custody of the local department of
social services immediately prior to his commitment to the Department, is
between 18 and 21 years of age, provides written notice of his intent to receive
independent living services to the local department of social services, and
enters into a written agreement with the local department of social services as
set forth in § 63.2-905.1, the person shall be eligible to receive independent
living services from the local department or a child-placing agency pursuant to
§ 63.2-905.1. At least 90 days prior to the person&#8217;s release from
commitment on parole supervision, (i) the court services unit shall inform the
person of the availability of independent living services and shall consult with
the local department of social services concerning return of the person to the
locality and living arrangements for the person and (ii) the local department of
social services and the court services unit shall work collaboratively to
develop a plan for the successful transition of the person from the custody of
the Department to independent living, which shall identify the services
necessary to facilitate the person&#8217;s transition to independent living and
describe how the necessary services shall be provided.
		In all cases in which a person who is in the custody of the local department
of social services is committed to the Department, the local department of
social services and the Department shall work cooperatively through the duration
of the person&#8217;s commitment to ensure communication of information
regarding the status of the person and to facilitate transition planning for the
person prior to his release.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 16.1-210; 1956, c. 555; 1962, c. 628; 1972, cc. 73, 708;
1973, cc. 440, 546; 1977, c. 559; 1980, c. 217; 1981, c. 487; 1985, c. 203;
1988, c. 453; 1996, cc. 755, 914, 916, 1000; 2001, cc. 688, 820, 853; 2010, c.
742; 2011, cc. 39, 442; 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2013, cc. 362, 564.