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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 913<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 1996, chapters 755<\/a> and 914<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1388731,"object_type":"law","relational_id":349620,"identifier":"16.1-274.1","token":"16.1\/11\/8\/16.1-274.1","url":"\/16.1-274.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/16.1-274.1\/","token":"16.1\/11\/8\/16.1-274.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Admission of evidence of juvenile’s age","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 16.1-274.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In any proceeding in a district court<\/span> or circuit<\/span> court<\/span> where a juvenile is alleged to have committed a delinquent act<\/span>, the Commonwealth shall be permitted to introduce evidence<\/span> establishing the age of the juvenile at any time prior to adjudication of the case.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nADMISSION OF EVIDENCE OF JUVENILE’S AGE (\u00a7 16.1-274.1)\n\nIn any proceeding in a district court or circuit court where a juvenile is\nalleged to have committed a delinquent act, the Commonwealth shall be permitted\nto introduce evidence establishing the age of the juvenile at any time prior to\nadjudication of the case.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 913; 1996, cc. 755, 914.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}