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Such agencies are intended to provide better information and services for use by judicial officers in determining the risk to public safety and the assurance of appearance of persons age 18 or over or persons under the age of 18 who have been transferred for trial as adults held in custody and charged with an offense, other than an offense punishable as a Class 1 felony, who are pending trial or hearing. Any city, county or combination thereof may establish a pretrial services agency and any city, county or combination thereof required to submit a community-based corrections plan pursuant to \u00a7 53.1-82.1 shall establish a pretrial services agency.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":217282,"text":"It is the purpose of this article to provide more effective protection of society by establishing pretrial services agencies that will assist judicial officers in discharging their duties pursuant to Article 1 (\u00a7 19.2-119 et seq.) of Chapter 9. Such agencies are intended to provide better information and services for use by judicial officers in determining the risk to public safety and the assurance of appearance of persons age 18 or over or persons under the age of 18 who have been transferred for trial as adults held in custody and charged with an offense, other than an offense punishable as a Class 1 felony, who are pending trial or hearing. Any city, county or combination thereof may establish a pretrial services agency and any city, county or combination thereof required to submit a community-based corrections plan pursuant to \u00a7 53.1-82.1 shall establish a pretrial services agency.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13933,"edition_id":1,"name":"Pretrial Services Act","identifier":"5","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12917,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:20","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:20","permalink":{"id":171363,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13933,"identifier":"5","token":"19.2\/9\/5","url":"\/19.2\/9\/5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12917,"edition_id":1,"name":"Bail and Recognizances","identifier":"9","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12801,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:01","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:01","permalink":{"id":171209,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12917,"identifier":"9","token":"19.2\/9","url":"\/19.2\/9\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12801,"edition_id":1,"name":"Criminal Procedure","identifier":"19.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":168169,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12801,"identifier":"19.2","token":"19.2","url":"\/19.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":59283,"structure_id":13933,"section_number":"19.2-152.2","catch_line":"Purpose; establishment of pretrial services and services agencies","url":"\/19.2-152.2\/","token":"19.2\/9\/5\/19.2-152.2","metadata":false},{"id":83709,"structure_id":13933,"section_number":"19.2-152.3","catch_line":"Department of Criminal Justice Services to prescribe standards; biennial plan","url":"\/19.2-152.3\/","token":"19.2\/9\/5\/19.2-152.3","metadata":false},{"id":73921,"structure_id":13933,"section_number":"19.2-152.4","catch_line":"Mandated services","url":"\/19.2-152.4\/","token":"19.2\/9\/5\/19.2-152.4","metadata":false},{"id":78184,"structure_id":13933,"section_number":"19.2-152.4:1","catch_line":"Form of oath of office for local pretrial services officer; authorization to seek capias","url":"\/19.2-152.4_1\/","token":"19.2\/9\/5\/19.2-152.4_1","metadata":false},{"id":59593,"structure_id":13933,"section_number":"19.2-152.4:2","catch_line":"Confidentiality of records of and reports on adult persons under investigation by or in the custody or supervision of a local pretrial services agency","url":"\/19.2-152.4_2\/","token":"19.2\/9\/5\/19.2-152.4_2","metadata":false},{"id":58775,"structure_id":13933,"section_number":"19.2-152.4:3","catch_line":"Duties and responsibilities of local pretrial services officers","url":"\/19.2-152.4_3\/","token":"19.2\/9\/5\/19.2-152.4_3","metadata":false},{"id":56669,"structure_id":13933,"section_number":"19.2-152.5","catch_line":"Community criminal justice boards","url":"\/19.2-152.5\/","token":"19.2\/9\/5\/19.2-152.5","metadata":false},{"id":74521,"structure_id":13933,"section_number":"19.2-152.6","catch_line":"Withdrawal from pretrial services","url":"\/19.2-152.6\/","token":"19.2\/9\/5\/19.2-152.6","metadata":false},{"id":54988,"structure_id":13933,"section_number":"19.2-152.7","catch_line":"Funding; failure to comply","url":"\/19.2-152.7\/","token":"19.2\/9\/5\/19.2-152.7","metadata":false}],"next_section":{"id":83709,"structure_id":13933,"section_number":"19.2-152.3","catch_line":"Department of Criminal Justice Services to prescribe standards; biennial plan","url":"\/19.2-152.3\/","token":"19.2\/9\/5\/19.2-152.3","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/19.2-152.2\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1999, chapters 829<\/a> and 846<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 378<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 133<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":87014,"section_number":"16.1-305","catch_line":"Confidentiality of court records","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-305\/"},{"id":82347,"section_number":"18.2-55","catch_line":"Bodily injuries caused by prisoners, state juvenile probationers and state and local adult probationers or adult parolees","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-55\/"},{"id":63594,"section_number":"19.2-389.1","catch_line":"Dissemination of juvenile record information","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-389.1\/"},{"id":64557,"section_number":"19.2-389.3","catch_line":"(Repealed effective July 1, 2026) Marijuana possession; limits on dissemination of criminal history record information; prohibited practices by employers, educational institutions, and state and local governments; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-389.3\/"},{"id":81296,"section_number":"19.2-80.2","catch_line":"Duty of arresting officer; providing magistrate or court with criminal history information","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-80.2\/"},{"id":76628,"section_number":"2.2-3706","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Disclosure of law-enforcement and criminal records; limitations","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3706\/"},{"id":60904,"section_number":"9.1-180","catch_line":"Responsibilities of community criminal justice boards","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-180\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":61367,"section_number":"19.2-119","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-119\/"},{"id":59081,"section_number":"53.1-82.1","catch_line":"Approval of jail projects by the Board; plan for community corrections","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-82.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":171365,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59283,"identifier":"19.2-152.2","token":"19.2\/9\/5\/19.2-152.2","url":"\/19.2-152.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-152.2\/","token":"19.2\/9\/5\/19.2-152.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Purpose; establishment of pretrial services and services agencies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-152.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

It is the purpose of this article to provide more effective protection of society by establishing pretrial services<\/span> agencies that will assist judicial officers in discharging their duties pursuant to Article 1 (\u00a7 19.2-119<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 9. Such agencies are intended to provide better information and services for use by judicial officers in determining the risk to public safety and the assurance of appearance<\/span> of persons<\/span> age 18 or over or persons<\/span> under the age of 18 who have been transferred for trial<\/span> as adults held in custody<\/span> and charged with an offense<\/span>, other than an offense<\/span> punishable as a Class 1 felony<\/span>, who are pending trial<\/span> or hearing<\/span>. Any city, county or combination thereof may establish a pretrial services<\/span> agency and any city, county or combination thereof required to submit a community-based corrections plan pursuant to \u00a7 53.1-82.1<\/a> shall establish a pretrial services<\/span> agency.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPURPOSE; ESTABLISHMENT OF PRETRIAL SERVICES AND SERVICES AGENCIES (\u00a7\n19.2-152.2)\n\nIt is the purpose of this article to provide more effective protection of\nsociety by establishing pretrial services agencies that will assist judicial\nofficers in discharging their duties pursuant to Article 1 (\u00a7 19.2-119 et seq.)\nof Chapter 9. Such agencies are intended to provide better information and\nservices for use by judicial officers in determining the risk to public safety\nand the assurance of appearance of persons age 18 or over or persons under the\nage of 18 who have been transferred for trial as adults held in custody and\ncharged with an offense, other than an offense punishable as a Class 1 felony,\nwho are pending trial or hearing. Any city, county or combination thereof may\nestablish a pretrial services agency and any city, county or combination thereof\nrequired to submit a community-based corrections plan pursuant to \u00a7 53.1-82.1\nshall establish a pretrial services agency.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, 2nd Sp. Sess., cc. 1, 2; 1999, cc. 829, 846; 2004, c. 378; 2007,\nc. 133; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 344, 345.","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}}