{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-16.1-261","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 16.1-261","heading":"Statements made at intake or mental health screening and assessment","body":"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.1977, c. 559; 1996, cc. 755, 914.","path":["Title 16.1. COURTS NOT OF RECORD","Chapter 11. JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURTS","Article 5. INTAKE, PETITION AND NOTICE"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/16.1-261/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:24Z","sha256":"ffb821376e1dfa4b64a44538973d35742e8e7fbac381e7ea471d827a980ff3c2","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-16.1-260","next":"us-va/va.-code-16.1-262"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}