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SENATE BILL NO. 609 Senate Amendments in [ ] -- February 7, 2018 A BILL to amend and reenact § 16.1-242 of the Code of Virginia, relating to retention of jurisdiction over juvenile offenders. ---------- Patron Prior to Engrossment--Senator Surovell ---------- Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 16.1-242 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 16.1-242. Retention of jurisdiction.

When jurisdiction has been obtained by the court in the case of any child, such jurisdiction, which includes the authority to suspend, reduce,  [ or   ] modify  [ , or dismiss  ] the disposition of any juvenile adjudication, may be retained by the court until such person becomes twenty-one 21 years of age, except when the person is in the custody of the Department or when jurisdiction is divested under the provisions of § 16.1-244. In any event, when such person reaches the age of twenty-one 21 and a prosecution has not been commenced against him, he shall be proceeded against as an adult, even if he was a juvenile when the offense was committed.