Virginia regulations · Through 2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)

6VAC35-150-300: Predispositionally placed juvenile

A. In accordance with approved procedures, a representative of the  CSU shall make contact, either face-to-face or via videoconferencing, with each  juvenile placed in predispositional detention, jail, or shelter care pursuant to § 16.1-248.1 of the Code of Virginia, within five days of the placement . A representative of the CSU shall make contact with the  juvenile at least once every 10 days thereafter  either face-to-face or by telephone or videoconferencing. All such contacts shall include direct communication between the CSU staff and the juvenile.

B. The case of each predispositionally placed  juvenile shall be reviewed at least every 10 days in accordance with approved procedures to determine whether there has been a material change sufficient to warrant recommending a change in placement.

C. When the unit  is the placing agency and is supervising a  juvenile in a residential facility, designated staff of the  CSU shall be available to the facility's staff 24 hours a day in case of emergency.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 6. Criminal Justice And Corrections
Agency 35. Department (Board) of Juvenile Justice
Chapter 150. Regulation for Nonresidential Services
Part II. Operating Standards for Court Service Units
Article 4. Out-of-Home Placements

A. In accordance with approved procedures, a representative of the CSU shall make contact, either face-to-face or via videoconferencing, with each juvenile placed in predispositional detention, jail, or shelter care pursuant to § 16.1-248.1 of the Code of Virginia, within five days of the placement . A representative of the CSU shall make contact with the juvenile at least once every 10 days thereafter either face-to-face or by telephone or videoconferencing. All such contacts shall include direct communication between the CSU staff and the juvenile.

B. The case of each predispositionally placed juvenile shall be reviewed at least every 10 days in accordance with approved procedures to determine whether there has been a material change sufficient to warrant recommending a change in placement.

C. When the unit is the placing agency and is supervising a juvenile in a residential facility, designated staff of the CSU shall be available to the facility's staff 24 hours a day in case of emergency.

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