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§ 37.2-920 Appeal by Attorney General; emergency custody order

In any case in which the Attorney General successfully appeals the trial court’s denial of probable cause, denial of civil commitment or conditional release, or discharge or placement on conditional release after an annual review hearing, upon the issuance of the mandate by the Court of Appeals, the trial court shall immediately issue an emergency custody order to any local law-enforcement official to have the person taken into custody and held in the local correctional facility, pending further appropriate proceedings.

History

This law was first created in 2006. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 863 and 914 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.

2006, cc. 863, 914; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 489.

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Court Decisions

Smith v. Com. (SCV, 06/10/10)
. . . 694 S.E.2d 578 (2010) . . .

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Amendment Attempts

HB1101: Sexually violent predators; adds to list of offenses that qualify as sexual offenses. (failed)
SB694: Sexually violent predators; adds to list of offenses that qualify as sexual offenses. (failed)
HB2112: Court of Appeals; expands jurisdiction, increases from 11 to 15 number of judges on Court. (failed)
SB1261: Court of Appeals; expands jurisdiction, increases from 11 to 17 number of judges on Court.
SB1261: Court of Appeals; expands jurisdiction, increases from 11 to 17 number of judges on Court.