16.1-278.14 - Criminal jurisdiction; protective orders; family offenses.
§ 16.1-278.14. Criminal jurisdiction; protective orders; family offenses.
In cases involving the violation of any law, regulation or ordinance for theeducation, protection or care of children or involving offenses committed byone family or household member against another, the juvenile court or thecircuit court may impose a penalty prescribed by applicable sections of theCode and may impose conditions and limitations upon the defendant to protectthe health or safety of family or household members, including, but notlimited to, a protective order as provided in § 16.1-279.1, treatment andcounseling for the defendant and payment by the defendant for crisis sheltercare for the complaining family or household member.
(1991, c. 534; 1992, c. 742; 1996, c. 866.)