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Va. Code Ann. § 16.1-261 — Statements made at intake or mental health screening and assessment
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 5: Intake, Petition and Notice, Code of Virginia.
Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 16.1-261
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.
Statements made by a child to the intake officer or probation officer during the intake process or during a mental health screening or assessment conducted pursuant to § 16.1-248.2 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.
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