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Va. Code Ann. § 22.1-262 (2026)

Complaint to court when parent fails to comply with law

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A list of persons notified pursuant to § 22.1-261 shall be sent by the attendance officer to the appropriate school principal. If the parent (i) fails to comply with the provisions of § 22.1-261 within the time specified in the notice or (ii) fails to comply with the provisions of § 22.1-254, it shall be the duty of the attendance officer, with the knowledge and approval of the division superintendent, to make complaint against the pupil's parent in the name of the Commonwealth before the juvenile and domestic relations district court. If proceedings are instituted against the parent for failure to comply with the provisions of § 22.1-258, the attendance officer is to provide documentation to the court regarding the school division's compliance with § 22.1-258. In addition thereto, such child may be proceeded against as a child in need of services or a child in need of supervision as provided in Chapter 11 (§ 16.1-226 et seq.) of Title 16.1.

Code 1950, § 22-275.11; 1959, Ex. Sess., c. 72; 1976, c. 98; 1980, c. 559; 1990, c. 797; 1991, c. 295; 1996, cc. 891, 964; 1999, c. 526; 2018, cc. 713, 753.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1982–2013 · leading case: Grigg v. Commonwealth, 297 S.E.2d 799 (Va. 1982).
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Grigg v. Commonwealth, 297 S.E.2d 799 (Va. 1982). “11 (now § 22.1-262), which provides that a proceeding against a parent for violating the duty shall be initiated by a “complaint in the name of the Commonwealth”; and § 22-275.”
Maureen Anne Blake v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1751124 (Va. Ct. App. Nov. 19, 2013). “2-371 (contributing to the delinquency of a minor) or under Code § 22.1-262 (complaint to court when a parent fails to comply with the law), or both.”
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