CHAPTER 648
An Act to amend and reenact the second enactment of Chapter 978 of the Acts of Assembly of 2000, relating to duties of the Department of Juvenile Justice.
Approved April 6, 2002
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the second enactment of Chapter 978 of the Acts of Assembly of 2000 is amended and reenacted as follows:
2. That the Department of Juvenile Justice shall establish guidelines for use
by their Court Service Unit personnel when making recommendations to the court
regarding the secure detention of juveniles a uniform risk assessment
instrument for use when making a detention decision pursuant to § 16.1-248.1
and when making recommendations to the court at a detention hearing pursuant to
§ 16.1-250. The uniform risk assessment instrument and related procedure shall
be implemented by each court service unit and distributed to each juvenile
court judge no later than October 1, 2002.