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Va. Code Ann. § 16.1-359 — Litigating certain issues when the juvenile is incompetent
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 18: Juvenile Competency, Code of Virginia.
Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 16.1-359
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.
A finding of incompetency does not preclude the adjudication, at any time before trial, of a motion objecting to the sufficiency of the petition, nor does it preclude the adjudication of similar legal objections which, in the court's opinion, may be undertaken without the personal participation of the juvenile.
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