Bill Text: VA SB587 | 2010 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: Juvenile and domestic relations district courts; retention of jurisdiction.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-25 - Senate: Stricken at the request of Patron in Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) [SB587 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2010-SB587-Prefiled.html

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SENATE BILL NO. 587 Offered January 13, 2010 Prefiled January 13, 2010 A BILL to amend and reenact § 16.1-242 of the Code of Virginia, relating to retention of jurisdiction by juvenile and domestic relations district courts. ---------- Patron-- Marsden ---------- Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That § 16.1-242 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§16.1-242. Retention of jurisdiction.

When jurisdiction has been obtained by the court in the case of any child, such jurisdiction may be retained by the court until such person becomes twenty-one 21 years of age, except when the person is in the custody of the Department or when jurisdiction is divested under the provisions of §16.1-244. In any event, when such person reaches the age of twenty-one 21 and a prosecution has not been commenced against him, he shall be proceeded against as an adult, even if he was a juvenile when the offense was committed.