Code of Virginia (Last Updated:July 28, 2020) |
TITLE 16.1. Courts Not of Record |
CHAPTER 11. Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts |
ARTICLE 18. Juvenile Competency |
SECTION 16.1-359. Litigating certain issues when the juvenile is incompetent |
A finding of incompetency does not preclude the adjudication, at any time before trial, of a motion objecting to the sufficiency of the petition, nor does it preclude the adjudication of similar legal objections which, in the court's opinion, may be undertaken without the personal participation of the juvenile. |