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Upon receipt of any order from a commitment hearing issued pursuant to this article for mandatory outpatient treatment of a minor 14 years of age or older, the clerk of court shall, prior to the close of that business day, certify and forward to the Central Criminal Records Exchange, on a form provided by the Exchange, a copy of the order.C\n\nThe clerk of court shall also, as soon as practicable but no later than the close of business on the next following business day, forward upon receipt to the Central Criminal Records Exchange, on a form provided by the Exchange, certification of any minor 14 years of age or older who has been the subject of a temporary detention order pursuant to § 16.1-340.1 and who, after being advised by the court that he will be prohibited from possessing a firearm pursuant to § 18.2-308.1:3, subsequently agreed to voluntary admission pursuant to § 16.1-338.D\n\nExcept as provided in subdivision A 1 of § 19.2-389, the copy of the forms and orders sent to the Central Criminal Records Exchange pursuant to subsection B, and the forms and certifications sent to the Central Criminal Records Exchange regarding voluntary admission pursuant to subsection C, shall be kept confidential in a separate file and used only to determine a person’s eligibility to possess, purchase, or transfer a firearm. No medical records shall be forwarded to the Central Criminal Records Exchange with any form, order, or certification required by subsection B or C. The Department of State Police shall forward only a person’s eligibility to possess, purchase, or transfer a firearm to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":304706,"text":"The order from a commitment hearing issued pursuant to this article for involuntary admission or mandatory outpatient treatment for a minor 14 years of age or older and the certification of any minor 14 years of age or older who has been the subject of a temporary detention order pursuant to § 16.1-340.1 and who, after being advised by the court that he will be prohibited from possessing a firearm pursuant to § 18.2-308.1:3, subsequently agreed to voluntary admission pursuant to § 16.1-338 shall be filed by the court with the clerk of the juvenile and domestic relations district court for the county or city where the hearing took place as soon as practicable but no later than the close of business on the next business day following the completion of the hearing.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":304707,"text":"Upon receipt of any order from a commitment hearing issued pursuant to this article for involuntary admission of a minor 14 years of age or older to a facility, the clerk of court shall, as soon as practicable but no later than the close of business on the next following business day, certify and forward to the Central Criminal Records Exchange, on a form provided by the Exchange, a copy of the order. Upon receipt of any order from a commitment hearing issued pursuant to this article for mandatory outpatient treatment of a minor 14 years of age or older, the clerk of court shall, prior to the close of that business day, certify and forward to the Central Criminal Records Exchange, on a form provided by the Exchange, a copy of the order.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":304708,"text":"The clerk of court shall also, as soon as practicable but no later than the close of business on the next following business day, forward upon receipt to the Central Criminal Records Exchange, on a form provided by the Exchange, certification of any minor 14 years of age or older who has been the subject of a temporary detention order pursuant to § 16.1-340.1 and who, after being advised by the court that he will be prohibited from possessing a firearm pursuant to § 18.2-308.1:3, subsequently agreed to voluntary admission pursuant to § 16.1-338.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":304709,"text":"Except as provided in subdivision A 1 of § 19.2-389, the copy of the forms and orders sent to the Central Criminal Records Exchange pursuant to subsection B, and the forms and certifications sent to the Central Criminal Records Exchange regarding voluntary admission pursuant to subsection C, shall be kept confidential in a separate file and used only to determine a person’s eligibility to possess, purchase, or transfer a firearm. No medical records shall be forwarded to the Central Criminal Records Exchange with any form, order, or certification required by subsection B or C. The Department of State Police shall forward only a person’s eligibility to possess, purchase, or transfer a firearm to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C"}},"ancestry":[{"id":12702,"edition_id":1,"name":"Psychiatric Treatment of Minors Act","identifier":"16","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12701,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":161253,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12702,"identifier":"16","token":"16.1\/11\/16","url":"\/16.1\/11\/16\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12701,"edition_id":1,"name":"Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts","identifier":"11","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12700,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":160945,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12701,"identifier":"11","token":"16.1\/11","url":"\/16.1\/11\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12700,"edition_id":1,"name":"Courts Not of Record","identifier":"16.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":160919,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12700,"identifier":"16.1","token":"16.1","url":"\/16.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":74549,"structure_id":12702,"section_number":"16.1-335","catch_line":"Short title","url":"\/16.1-335\/","token":"16.1\/11\/16\/16.1-335","metadata":false},{"id":80739,"structure_id":12702,"section_number":"16.1-336","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/16.1-336\/","token":"16.1\/11\/16\/16.1-336","metadata":false},{"id":64915,"structure_id":12702,"section_number":"16.1-336.1","catch_line":"Admission forms","url":"\/16.1-336.1\/","token":"16.1\/11\/16\/16.1-336.1","metadata":false},{"id":81231,"structure_id":12702,"section_number":"16.1-337","catch_line":"Inpatient treatment of minors; 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This law was first created in 2018. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 846<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":81231,"section_number":"16.1-337","catch_line":"Inpatient treatment of minors; general applicability; disclosure of records","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-337\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":77269,"section_number":"16.1-338","catch_line":"Parental admission of minors younger than 14 and nonobjecting minors 14 years of age or older","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-338\/"},{"id":68740,"section_number":"16.1-340.1","catch_line":"Involuntary temporary detention; issuance and execution of order","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-340.1\/"},{"id":81410,"section_number":"18.2-308.1:3","catch_line":"Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm by persons involuntarily admitted or ordered to outpatient treatment; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-308.1_3\/"},{"id":81089,"section_number":"19.2-389","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Dissemination of criminal history record information","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-389\/"}],"permalink":{"id":161271,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85004,"identifier":"16.1-337.1","token":"16.1\/11\/16\/16.1-337.1","url":"\/16.1-337.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/16.1-337.1\/","token":"16.1\/11\/16\/16.1-337.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Order of involuntary commitment or mandatory outpatient treatment forwarded to Central Criminal Records Exchange; certain voluntary admissions forwarded to Central Criminal Records Exchange; firearm background check","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 16.1-337.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The order<\/span> from a commitment hearing<\/span> issued pursuant to this article for involuntary admission or mandatory outpatient treatment<\/span> for a minor<\/span> 14 years of age or older and the certification of any minor<\/span> 14 years of age or older who has been the subject of a temporary detention order<\/span> pursuant to § 16.1-340.1<\/a> and who, after being advised by the court<\/span> that he will be prohibited from possessing a firearm pursuant to § 18.2-308.1:3<\/a>, subsequently agreed to voluntary admission pursuant to § 16.1-338<\/a> shall be filed by the court<\/span> with the clerk of the juvenile and domestic relations district court for the county or city where the hearing<\/span> took place as soon as practicable but no later than the close of business on the next business day following the completion of the hearing<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Upon receipt of any order<\/span> from a commitment hearing<\/span> issued pursuant to this article for involuntary admission of a minor<\/span> 14 years of age or older to a facility, the clerk of court<\/span> shall, as soon as practicable but no later than the close of business on the next following business day, certify and forward to the Central Criminal Records Exchange, on a form provided by the Exchange, a copy of the order<\/span>. Upon receipt of any order<\/span> from a commitment hearing<\/span> issued pursuant to this article for mandatory outpatient treatment<\/span> of a minor<\/span> 14 years of age or older, the clerk of court<\/span> shall, prior to the close of that business day, certify and forward to the Central Criminal Records Exchange, on a form provided by the Exchange, a copy of the order<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The clerk of court<\/span> shall also, as soon as practicable but no later than the close of business on the next following business day, forward upon receipt to the Central Criminal Records Exchange, on a form provided by the Exchange, certification of any minor<\/span> 14 years of age or older who has been the subject of a temporary detention order<\/span> pursuant to § 16.1-340.1<\/a> and who, after being advised by the court<\/span> that he will be prohibited from possessing a firearm pursuant to § 18.2-308.1:3<\/a>, subsequently agreed to voluntary admission pursuant to § 16.1-338<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Except as provided in subdivision A 1 of § 19.2-389<\/a>, the copy of the forms and orders<\/span> sent to the Central Criminal Records Exchange pursuant to subsection B, and the forms and certifications sent to the Central Criminal Records Exchange regarding voluntary admission pursuant to subsection C, shall be kept confidential in a separate file and used only to determine a person’s eligibility to possess, purchase, or transfer a firearm. No medical records shall be forwarded to the Central Criminal Records Exchange with any form, order<\/span>, or certification required by subsection B or C. The Department<\/span> of State Police shall forward only a person’s eligibility to possess, purchase, or transfer a firearm to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nORDER OF INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT OR MANDATORY OUTPATIENT TREATMENT FORWARDED TO\nCENTRAL CRIMINAL RECORDS EXCHANGE; CERTAIN VOLUNTARY ADMISSIONS FORWARDED TO\nCENTRAL CRIMINAL RECORDS EXCHANGE; FIREARM BACKGROUND CHECK (\u00a7 16.1-337.1)\n\nA. The order from a commitment hearing issued pursuant to this article for\ninvoluntary admission or mandatory outpatient treatment for a minor 14 years of\nage or older and the certification of any minor 14 years of age or older who has\nbeen the subject of a temporary detention order pursuant to § 16.1-340.1\nand who, after being advised by the court that he will be prohibited from\npossessing a firearm pursuant to § 18.2-308.1:3, subsequently agreed to\nvoluntary admission pursuant to § 16.1-338 shall be filed by the court with\nthe clerk of the juvenile and domestic relations district court for the county\nor city where the hearing took place as soon as practicable but no later than\nthe close of business on the next business day following the completion of the\nhearing.\n\nB. Upon receipt of any order from a commitment hearing issued pursuant to this\narticle for involuntary admission of a minor 14 years of age or older to a\nfacility, the clerk of court shall, as soon as practicable but no later than the\nclose of business on the next following business day, certify and forward to the\nCentral Criminal Records Exchange, on a form provided by the Exchange, a copy of\nthe order. Upon receipt of any order from a commitment hearing issued pursuant\nto this article for mandatory outpatient treatment of a minor 14 years of age or\nolder, the clerk of court shall, prior to the close of that business day,\ncertify and forward to the Central Criminal Records Exchange, on a form provided\nby the Exchange, a copy of the order.\n\nC. The clerk of court shall also, as soon as practicable but no later than the\nclose of business on the next following business day, forward upon receipt to\nthe Central Criminal Records Exchange, on a form provided by the Exchange,\ncertification of any minor 14 years of age or older who has been the subject of\na temporary detention order pursuant to § 16.1-340.1 and who, after being\nadvised by the court that he will be prohibited from possessing a firearm\npursuant to § 18.2-308.1:3, subsequently agreed to voluntary admission\npursuant to § 16.1-338.\n\nD. Except as provided in subdivision A 1 of § 19.2-389, the copy of the\nforms and orders sent to the Central Criminal Records Exchange pursuant to\nsubsection B, and the forms and certifications sent to the Central Criminal\nRecords Exchange regarding voluntary admission pursuant to subsection C, shall\nbe kept confidential in a separate file and used only to determine a\nperson’s eligibility to possess, purchase, or transfer a firearm. No\nmedical records shall be forwarded to the Central Criminal Records Exchange with\nany form, order, or certification required by subsection B or C. The Department\nof State Police shall forward only a person’s eligibility to possess,\npurchase, or transfer a firearm to the National Instant Criminal Background\nCheck System.\n\nHISTORY: 2018, c. 846.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}