HB 1248 Virginia House of Delegates · 2022 Regular Session

Juveniles; adjudication of delinquency.

Summary
Juveniles; adjudication of delinquency. Specifiesthat a delinquent child is a child 11 years of age or older who hascommitted a delinquent act. Currently, there is no minimum age fora child to be adjudicated delinquent. The bill provides that if ajuvenile younger than 11 years of age is found to have committeda delinquent act, the juvenile shall not be proceeded upon as delinquent;however, the court may make any orders of disposition authorizedfor a child in need of services or a child in need of supervision.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2022 Last action Feb 15, 2022
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Committee
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Feb 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 20, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 20, 2022
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 22103496D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Vivian Watts
DDemocratic
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