Code of Virginia
Title 66 - Juvenile Justice

Chapter 1 - Department and State Board of Juvenile Justice

§ 66-1. Creation of Department of Juvenile Justice - There is hereby created within the executive branch, responsible to...

§ 66-2. Supervision of the Department - The Director of the Department of Juvenile Justice shall, under...

§ 66-3. Powers of the Director - A. The Director of the Department shall have the following...

§ 66-3.1. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2011, cc. 798 and 871, cl. 2,...

§ 66-3.2. Additional duties of the Director - A. The Director shall coordinate with the Department of Corrections...

§ 66-4. State Board of Juvenile Justice - There shall be a State Board of Juvenile Justice, consisting...

§ 66-5. Term of office of members; suspension or removal - The members of the Board shall be appointed initially as...

§ 66-6. Chairman, vice-chairman and secretary - The Board shall select a chairman from its membership, and...

§ 66-7. Compensation and expenses - The members of the Board shall receive no salaries. They...

§ 66-8. Meetings - The Board shall meet at such times as it deems...

§ 66-9. Quorum - A majority of the current membership of the Board shall...

§ 66-10. Powers and duties of Board - The Board shall have the following powers and duties: 1....

§ 66-10.01. Certified mail; subsequent mail or notices may be sent by regular mail - Whenever in this title the Board or the Department is...

§ 66-10.1. Board to establish regulations regarding human research - The Board shall promulgate regulations pursuant to the Administrative Process...

§ 66-10.2. Board to establish regulations regarding youth detained in juvenile correctional facilities pursuant to contracts with the federal government - The Board, in collaboration with the Department of Behavioral Health...

§ 66-10.3. Guidelines and policies and procedures for sharing information derived from juvenile records - A. The Department shall develop and biennially update a model...

§ 66-11. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2012, cc. 164 and 456, cl. 2.

§ 66-12. Definitions - Unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context, as...

Chapter 2 - Care of Children Committed to Department

§ 66-13. Authority of Department as to juveniles committed to it; establishment of facilities; arrangements for temporary care - A. The Department is authorized and empowered to receive juveniles...

§ 66-13.1. Division of Education; employment of Superintendent; powers and duties - A. To assist in the performance of the duties imposed...

§ 66-14. Allowance for maintenance of children placed by Commonwealth in private homes, etc. - For the maintenance of each child committed to the custody...

§ 66-15. Schedules of per diem cost of maintenance in detention homes; reimbursements of cities and counties - The Department shall establish schedules setting forth the per diem...

§ 66-16. Acceptance and expenditure of certain funds for children committed to Department - The Department is authorized to accept and expend for the...

§ 66-17. Disposition of property left by child - If any child, having been in the custody of the...

§ 66-18. Examination and placing of such children - The Department shall make a careful physical and mental examination...

§ 66-19. Behavioral services unit; director and personnel; examination of children - To assist in the performance of the duties imposed by...

§ 66-20. Observation and treatment of children with mental illness or developmental disabilities - After commitment of any child to the Department, if the...

§ 66-21. Superintendents and agents of facilities to have powers of sheriff - The superintendents of the facilities established by the Department pursuant...

§ 66-22. Daily and additional allowance to children - The Director may allow every child in any facility established...

§ 66-22.1. Establishment of stores in juvenile correctional facilities - The Director is hereby authorized to provide for the establishment...

§ 66-23. Authority of superintendents with regard to application for operator's licenses and employment certificates - The superintendents of facilities established by the Department shall have...

§ 66-24. Community group homes and other residential facilities for certain juveniles; licensure; personnel; summary suspension under certain circumstances; penalty - A. The Department of Juvenile Justice shall cooperate with other...

§ 66-25. Collection of information concerning religious preferences by correctional facilities - A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any...

§ 66-25.1. Work programs - A. The Director or his designee may enter into an...

§ 66-25.1:1. Juvenile academic and career training - The Director or his designee shall assess, in accordance with...

§ 66-25.1:2. Career training and technical education programs - A. With such funds as are made available for this...

§ 66-25.1:3. Extending limits of confinement of state wards for work and educational programs; disposition of wages; penalties for violations - A. The Director is authorized to establish work release programs,...

§ 66-25.1:4. Work release furlough - The Director may, subject to rules and regulations prescribed by...

§ 66-25.2. Notice to be given prior to release of serious offenders - Prior to the release of any juvenile committed pursuant to...

§ 66-25.2:1. Director; notice to school superintendent prior to release of certain offenders - The Director or designee shall notify the school division superintendent...

Chapter 2.1 - Juvenile Corrections Private Management Act

§ 66-25.3. Definitions - As used in this chapter unless the context requires otherwise...

§ 66-25.4. State juvenile correctional facilities; private contracts - The Director, subject to any applicable regulations which may be...

§ 66-25.5. Powers and duties not delegable to contractor - No contract for juvenile correctional services shall authorize, allow, or...

§ 66-25.6. Board shall promulgate regulations; local school board exemption - A. The Board shall make, adopt and promulgate regulations governing...

§ 66-25.7. Fixed-price or not-to-exceed-price design-build-operate and related contracts authorized - Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, but...

Chapter 3 - Delinquency Prevention and Youth Development Act

§ 66-26. Delinquency prevention and youth development programs; agents - The Director shall develop and supervise delinquency prevention and youth...

§ 66-27. Authority of Director to make grants to localities - The Director is authorized to make grants to counties and...

§ 66-28. Policies - The Board shall prescribe policies governing applications for grants pursuant...

§ 66-29. Ordinances to be enacted by participating localities; applications by localities for grants - Prior to applying to the Director for a grant pursuant...

§ 66-30. Renewal of grants; suspension for failure to comply with standards; notice and hearing - Grants approved by the Director pursuant to § 66-29 shall...

§ 66-31. Funding; records to be kept by localities; use of funds - A. Grants made to a county or city or combination...

§ 66-32. Withdrawal from program - Any participating county or city may, at the beginning of...

§ 66-33. Unexpended funds - In any case in which any portion of state funds...

§ 66-34. Youth services citizen boards; appointment and qualifications of members - A. Each county and city participating in a program funded...

§ 66-35. Responsibilities of local programs - It shall be the responsibility of the local programs to:...