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Home » US Law » 2022 Code of Virginia » Title 16.1 - Courts Not of Record » Chapter 11 - Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts » Article 18. Juvenile Competency » § 16.1-360. Disclosure by juvenile during evaluation or restoration; use at guilt phase of trial adjudication or disposition hearing

No statement or disclosure by the juvenile concerning the alleged offense made during a competency evaluation ordered pursuant to § 16.1-356, or services ordered pursuant to § 16.1-357 may be used against the juvenile at the adjudication or disposition hearings as evidence or as a basis for such evidence.

1999, cc. 958, 997.