Juvenile Competency
This is Article 18 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Juvenile Competency.” It is part of Title 16.1, titled “Courts Not Of Record.” It is part of Chapter 11, titled “Juvenile And Domestic Relations District Courts.” It’s comprised of the following 6 sections.
- § 16.1-356
- Raising question of competency to stand trial; evaluation and determination of competency
- § 16.1-357
- Disposition when juvenile found incompetent
- § 16.1-358
- Disposition of the unrestorably incompetent juvenile
- § 16.1-359
- Litigating certain issues when the juvenile is incompetent
- § 16.1-360
- Disclosure by juvenile during evaluation or restoration; use at guilt phase of trial adjudication or disposition hearing
- § 16.1-361
- Compensation of experts