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CHAPTER 648 An Act to amend and reenact the second enactment of Chapter 978 of the Acts of Assembly of 2000, relating to duties of the Department of Juvenile Justice. [H 1000] Approved April 6, 2002

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the second enactment of Chapter 978 of the Acts of Assembly of 2000 is amended and reenacted as follows:

2. That the Department of Juvenile Justice shall establish guidelines for use by their Court Service Unit personnel when making recommendations to the court regarding the secure detention of juveniles a uniform risk assessment instrument for use when making a detention decision pursuant to § 16.1-248.1 and when making recommendations to the court at a detention hearing pursuant to § 16.1-250. The uniform risk assessment instrument and related procedure shall be implemented by each court service unit and distributed to each juvenile court judge no later than October 1, 2002.