Juveniles; commitment to DJJ, petition to extend duration of indeterminate commitment.
It became law on Apr 13.
- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- Senate
- Latest action
- Apr 13
Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
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What it does
Department of Juvenile Justice; commitment of juveniles to Department; petition to extend duration of indeterminate commitment. Creates a process by which the Department of Juvenile Justice, upon determining that a juvenile currently committed to the Department should continue such commitment beyond the high end of the length of stay guidelines established by the State Board of Juvenile Justice, may petition the court that ordered a juvenile's indeterminate commitment to the Department to extend such juvenile's commitment. The bill requires the Department to file such petition at least 60 days prior to the expiration of the high end of the length of stay range, along with a report on the…
Where it goes next
Law in Virginia. Agencies now write the rules that carry it out, and courts can stay or strike it.
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Who is involved
- Barbara FavolaLead sponsor
- David SuetterleinCo-sponsor
- Holly SeiboldCo-sponsor
- Irene ShinCo-sponsor
Sponsors
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