Bill Text: VA SB67 | 2018 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: Intake process, etc.; statements made by child to an intake officer or probation officer.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-22 - Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (7-Y 7-N) [SB67 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2018-SB67-Prefiled.html

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SENATE BILL NO. 67 Offered January 10, 2018 Prefiled November 30, 2017 A BILL to amend and reenact §16.1-261 of the Code of Virginia, relating to statements made by a child to an intake officer or probation officer. ---------- Patrons-- Favola and Marsden ---------- Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §16.1-261 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§16.1-261. Statements made by a child during or after intake or mental health screening or evaluation prior to hearing.

Statements made by a child to the intake officer or probation officer during or after the intake process, or during or after a mental health screening or assessment conducted pursuant to §16.1-248.2 or other court-ordered evaluations or assessments, and prior to a hearing on the merits of the petition filed against the child, shall not be admissible at any stage of the proceedings.