Juvenile and domestic relations district courts; mental health and social assessments. Provides that if a juvenile is found to be delinquent, that a juvenile and domestic relations district court may, before final disposition of the case, direct the appropriate public agency to evaluate such juvenile's service needs using an interdisciplinary approach. The bill permits the juvenile and domestic relations district court, in the alternative, to consider an existing report from an interdisciplinary team if such interdisciplinary team met not more than 90 days prior to the finding that the juvenile is delinquent.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 16.1-273, 16.1-278.8
Substitute: 16.1-274, 16.1-278.8
Engrossed: 16.1-274, 16.1-278.8
Courts of Justice Substitute : 16.1-278.8
Courts of Justice Substitute: 16.1-278.8