16.1-345.6 - Appeal of final order.
§ 16.1-345.6. Appeal of final order.
A. The minor shall have the right to appeal any final order committing theminor or ordering the minor to mandatory outpatient treatment to the circuitcourt in the jurisdiction where the minor was committed, hospitalizedpursuant to the commitment order, or ordered to mandatory outpatienttreatment. Venue shall be in the circuit court having jurisdiction within theterritory of the court that issued the final order. The circuit court maytransfer the case upon a finding that another forum is more convenient. Theappeal shall be heard de novo by the circuit court in accordance with theprovisions set forth in this article. Any order of the circuit court shallnot extend the period of commitment or mandatory outpatient treatment setforth in the order appealed from.
B. Notice of an appeal shall be filed within 10 days from the date of theorder. The appeal shall be given priority over all other pending mattersbefore the circuit court and heard as soon as possible, notwithstanding §19.2-241 regarding the time within which the court shall set criminal casesfor trial. A petition for or the pendency of an appeal shall not suspend anyorder unless so ordered by the court, however a minor may be released after apetition for or during the pendency of an appeal pursuant to subsection B of§ 16.1-346. The clerk of the court from which the appeal is taken shallimmediately transmit the record to the clerk of the appellate court. Theclerk of the circuit court shall provide written notification of the appealto the person who initiated the petition under this article in accordancewith procedures set forth in § 16.1-112.
C. The juvenile and domestic relations district court shall appoint anattorney and a guardian ad litem to represent any minor desiring to appealwho is not already represented.
(2010, cc. 778, 825.)