VA SB70

Allows a juvenile court to refer a delinquency charge back to the court service unit for informal processing at any point before the adjudication hearing begins, upon request of the child and with consent of the Commonwealth's Attorney

Requires mandatory filing of a delinquency petition if a juvenile is alleged to have committed a violent juvenile felony or has a prior felony adjudication (removes previous informal processing as a trigger for mandatory petition filing)

Mandates automatic expungement of court records when a delinquency charge is referred back to the court service unit, with the court required to notify all agencies holding such records to destroy them

Amends Virginia Code sections 16.1-260 and 16.1-306 and adds new section 16.1-277.3 to establish these procedures for juvenile delinquency cases