VA HB 635

Title: Juveniles; confidentiality of Department records, law-enforcement access, victim notification.
Author: Joseph C. Obenshain

Summary
Juveniles; confidentiality of Department records; law-enforcement access; victim notification. Provides access to confidential Department of Juvenile Justice records to (i) any full-time or part-time employee of the Department of State Police or of a police department or sheriff's office that is a part of or administered by the Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof and who is responsible for the enforcement of the penal, traffic, or motor vehicle laws of the Commonwealth having a need for juvenile offense history or identifying information of a juvenile and his family members, including juvenile names, parent or guardian names, addresses, dates of birth, photographs, and phone numbers, and (ii) with the exception of medical, psychiatric, and psychological records and reports, any victim, as defined in existing law, when release of the confidential information is only to notify such victim of a juvenile's release from the custody of a local or regional juvenile detention center, community group home, residential care facility, mental health facility, secure alternative placement, or commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice for any offense such juvenile committed against such victim. This bill contains technical amendments.

Status
House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N)

Bill Documents
VA HB 635 - Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104035D
2024-01-09 - VA HB 635 (Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104035D)