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VA · HB245INTRO · 1 COSPONSOR

Jurisdiction of district courts in felony cases; specialty dockets, Behavioral Health Docket Act.

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Jurisdiction of district courts in felony cases; specialty dockets; Behavioral Health Docket Act. Authorizes a general district court and a juvenile and domestic relations district court to retain jurisdiction over a felony offense for the purpose of allowing the accused to complete a specialty docket or behavioral health docket established pursuant to relevant law. Current law only explicitly provides such courts with the ability to certify felony charges to the circuit court or dismiss such ch…

Source: OpenStates · fetched April 13, 2026

Who it affects
Parent / guardian

via Voices for Virginia's Children: Jurisdiction of district courts in felony cases; specialty dockets; Behavioral Health Docket Act.

Student / education borrower

via Voices for Virginia's Children: Jurisdiction of district courts in felony cases; specialty dockets; Behavioral Health Docket Act.

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  • Parent / guardiandirectModerate impactMedium certainty

    via Voices for Virginia's Children

    Jurisdiction of district courts in felony cases; specialty dockets; Behavioral Health Docket Act.

  • Student / education borrowerdirectModerate impactMedium certainty

    via Voices for Virginia's Children

    Jurisdiction of district courts in felony cases; specialty dockets; Behavioral Health Docket Act.

What the Bill Does
  • Jurisdiction of district courts in felony cases; specialty dockets; Behavioral Health Docket Act.
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