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

6VAC35-150-490: Juveniles' rights

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  1. Title 6. Criminal Justice And Corrections
  2. Agency 35. Department (Board) of Juvenile Justice
  3. Chapter 150. Regulation for Nonresidential Services
  4. Part III. Programs and Services
  5. Article 1. General Requirements

A. Juveniles shall not be excluded from a program nor be denied access to services on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, color, religion, sex, physical disability, or sexual orientation.

B. Juveniles shall not be subjected to:

1. Deprivation of drinking water or food necessary to meet daily nutritional needs except as ordered by a licensed physician for a legitimate medical purpose and documented in the juvenile's record;

2. Any action that is humiliating, degrading, or abusive;

3. Corporal punishment;

4. Unsanitary conditions;

5. Deprivation of access to toilet facilities; or

6. Confinement in a room with the door so secured that the juvenile cannot open it.

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