EZRCP · Virginia · Part Three - Practice and Procedure in Civil Actions · Va. Sup. Ct. R. 8:16

Va. Sup. Ct. R. 8:16. — Arraignment in Juvenile Delinquency Cases

Virginia · Part Three - Practice and Procedure in Civil Actions

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Rule text

Arraignment in a delinquency proceeding consists of reading to the juvenile the charge on which the juvenile will be tried and calling on the juvenile to plead thereto, and it must be conducted in court. Arraignment may be waived by the juvenile in court, or by counsel.

Last amended by Order dated November 23, 2020; effective March 1, 2021.