HB126: Juvenile detention hearings; judge may designate courthouse where to be held.

Chief Patron

Terry Kilgore (R-1)
Gate City, VA
Served: 1994–

Progress

	Introduced
	Passed Committee
	Passed House
	Passed Senate
	Signed by Governor
	Became Law

Status

03/23/2006: signed by governor

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Summary

Juvenile detention hearings. Provides that if the juvenile and domestic relations district court does not sit within the county or city where the charge is pending on the day following the day the child is taken into custody and there is no ability to hold the hearing electronically the judge may conduct the hearing in another county or city. The bill also states that the attorney for the Commonwealth, the attorney for the child and the parents may appear electronically. The introduced bill was a recommendation of the Committee on District Courts. View Full Text »

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