Virginia legal term
Treatment in Virginia Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Virginia legislative session
In Virginia criminal law, “Treatment” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Virginia criminal code.
What does “Treatment” mean in Virginia criminal law?
"Treatment" means any planned intervention intended to improve a minor's functioning in those areas which show impairment as a result of mental illness. (Va. Code Ann. § 16.1-336)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Abuse and neglect of vulnerable adults
- Assault and battery
- Criminal history record information check required for the transfer of certain firearms
- Disarming a law-enforcement or correctional officer
- Duty of driver to stop, etc., in event of accident involving injury or death or damage to attended property
- Escapes from juvenile facility
- Obtaining drugs, procuring administration of controlled substances, etc., by fraud, deceit or forgery
- Abuse and neglect of children
- Alcohol and substance abuse screening and assessment for designated Class 1 misdemeanor convictions
- Failing to secure medical attention for injured child
- Medical referral for profit
- Obstructing reproductive health care facility
Related terms in the same statutes
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