CHAPTER 388

An Act to amend and reenact § 16.1-158 of the Code of Virginia, relating
to jurisdiction of juvenile courts.
[S 173]

Approved March 30, 1960

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 16.1-158 of the Code of Virginia be amended and reenacted
as follows:

§ 16.1-158. The judges of the juvenile court elected or appointed
under this law shall be conservators of the peace within the corporate
limits of the cities and the boundaries of the counties for which they are
respectively chosen and within one mile beyond the corporate limits of such
cities. Except as hereinafter provided, each juvenile and domestic relations
court shall have, within the limits of the territory for which it is created,
exclusive original jurisdiction, and within one mile beyond the corporate
limits of said city, concurrent jurisdiction with the juvenile court or courts
of the adjoining county or counties over all cases, matters and proceedings
involving:

(1) The custody, support, control or disposition of a child:

(a) whose parent or other person legally responsible for the care and
support of such child is unable, or neglects or refuses when able so to do,
to provide proper or necessary support, education as required by law, or
medical, surgical or other care necessary for his well being;

(b) who is without proper parental care, custody or guardianship;

(c) who is abandoned by his parent or other custodian ;
(d) whose parent or parents or custodian for good cause desire tc
be relieved of his care and custody; .

(e) whose custody or support is a subject of controversy, provided,
however, that in such cases jurisdiction shall be concurrent with and not
ee of courts having equity jurisdiction, as provided in § 16.1-161

ereof ;

(f) whose occupation, behavior, environment, condition, association,
habits or practices are injurious to his welfare;

(g) who deserts or is a fugitive from his home, or who is habitually
disobedient or beyond the control of his parents or other custodian, or
is incorrigible;

(h) who being required by law or his parents or custodian to attend
school is a willful and habitual truant therefrom;

(i) who violates any State or federal law, or any municipal or county
ordinance; provided, however, that in violation of federal law jurisdiction
in such cases shall be concurrent and shall be assumed only if waived by
the federal court;

(j) whose condition or situation is alleged to be such that his welfare
demands adjudication as to his disposition, control and custody, provided
that jurisdiction in such cases shall be concurrent with and not exclusive
of that of courts having equity jurisdiction, as provided in § 16.1-161

ereof.

(2) The commitment of a mentally defective or mentally disordered
child who is within the purview of this law. Such commitment shall be
in accordance with the provisions of chapters 3 (§ 37-61 et seq.), 6
(§ 37-154 et seq.) and 7 (§ 37-176 et seq.) of Title 37 of the Code.

(8) Judicial consent to the marriage of a child or minor, or for his
enlistment in the armed forces, or for surgical or medical treatment for a
child, who has been separated from his parents or guardian and is in the
custody of the court when such consent is required by law.

(4) A minor who is charged with having violated, prior to the time
he became eighteen years of age, any State or federal law, municipal or
county ordinance, provided that jurisdiction in federal offenses shall be
concurrent with federal courts and shall be assumed only if waived by
the federal court. Such minor shall be dealt with under the provisions of
this law relating to juveniles.

(5) An adult or a person sixteen years of age or over charged with
deserting, abandoning or failing to provide support for any person in
violation of law.

(6) The enforcement of any law, regulation, or ordinance for the
education, protection or care of children; provided, that in any case where
a child over whom the court has jurisdiction is not qualified to obtain a
work permit under other provisions of law, the court may, whenever the
judge thereof in his sound judicial discretion deems it for the best interest
of such child, grant a special work permit to such child, which permit shall
oe on forms furnished by the Department of Labor and Industry, but any
special work permit granted pursuant to this authority shall be valid only
for the employment for which it is issued, and may be restricted in any
other manner, or cancelled at any time, by the court which granted the
permit; and such permit shall conform, except as to the age of the child,
to the provisions of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of this Code.

The court shall forthwith transmit a copy of such permit to the
Department of Labor and Industry, and shall likewise notify said Depart-
ment of any subsequent restriction or cancellation of such permit.

(7) The prosecution and punishment of persons charged with ill-
treatment, abuse, abandonment or neglect of children or with any violation
of law which causes or tends to cause a child to come within the purview
of this law, or with any other offense against a child except murder and
manslaughter ; provided, that in prosecution for other felonies over which
the court shall have jurisdiction, such jurisdiction shall be limited to that
of examining magistrate.

(8) All offenses except murder and manslaughter committed by one
member of the family against another member of the family; and the
trial of all criminal warrants in which one member of the family is
complainant against another member of the family, provided, that in
prosecution for other felonies over which the court shall have jurisdiction,
said jurisdiction shall be limited to that of examining magistrate. The
word “family” as herein used shall be construed to include husband and
wite, parent and child, brothers and sisters, grandparent and grandchild;
an

(9) Any violation of law the effect or tendency of which is to cause
or contribute in any way to the disruption of marital relations or a home.