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I, c. 483.","full_text":"Prior to any person being placed into the custody of the Commissioner for evaluation or treatment pursuant to \u00a7\u00a7 19.2-169.2, 19.2-169.3, 19.2-169.6, 19.2-182.2, and 19.2-182.3, and Chapter 9 (\u00a7 37.2-900 et seq.) of Title 37.2, the court or special justice shall provide the Commissioner with the following, if available: (i) the commitment order, (ii) the names and addresses for the attorney for the Commonwealth, the attorney for the person and the judge holding jurisdiction over the person, (iii) a copy of the warrant or indictment, and (iv) a copy of the criminal incident information as defined in \u00a7 2.2-3706.1 or a copy of the arrest report or a summary of the facts relating to the crime. The party requesting the placement into the Commissioner’s custody or, in the case of admissions pursuant to \u00a7\u00a7 19.2-169.3 and 19.2-169.6, and Chapter 9 (\u00a7 37.2-900 et seq.) of Title 37.2, the person having custody over the defendant or inmate shall gather the above information for submission to the court at the hearing. If the information is not available at the hearing, it shall be provided by the party requesting placement or the person having custody directly to the Commissioner within 96 hours of the person being placed into the Commissioner’s custody. If the 96-hour period expires on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the 96 hours shall be extended to the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":220282,"text":"Prior to any person being placed into the custody of the Commissioner for evaluation or treatment pursuant to \u00a7\u00a7 19.2-169.2, 19.2-169.3, 19.2-169.6, 19.2-182.2, and 19.2-182.3, and Chapter 9 (\u00a7 37.2-900 et seq.) of Title 37.2, the court or special justice shall provide the Commissioner with the following, if available: (i) the commitment order, (ii) the names and addresses for the attorney for the Commonwealth, the attorney for the person and the judge holding jurisdiction over the person, (iii) a copy of the warrant or indictment, and (iv) a copy of the criminal incident information as defined in \u00a7 2.2-3706.1 or a copy of the arrest report or a summary of the facts relating to the crime. The party requesting the placement into the Commissioner’s custody or, in the case of admissions pursuant to \u00a7\u00a7 19.2-169.3 and 19.2-169.6, and Chapter 9 (\u00a7 37.2-900 et seq.) of Title 37.2, the person having custody over the defendant or inmate shall gather the above information for submission to the court at the hearing. If the information is not available at the hearing, it shall be provided by the party requesting placement or the person having custody directly to the Commissioner within 96 hours of the person being placed into the Commissioner’s custody. If the 96-hour period expires on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the 96 hours shall be extended to the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13151,"edition_id":1,"name":"Proceedings on Question of Insanity","identifier":"11","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12801,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:21","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:21","permalink":{"id":168457,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13151,"identifier":"11","token":"19.2\/11","url":"\/19.2\/11\/","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":63190,"structure_id":13151,"section_number":"19.2-167","catch_line":"Accused not to be tried while insane or feebleminded","url":"\/19.2-167\/","token":"19.2\/11\/19.2-167","metadata":false},{"id":75846,"structure_id":13151,"section_number":"19.2-168","catch_line":"Notice to Commonwealth of intention to present evidence of insanity; 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This law was first created in 1995. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 645<\/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. It has been modified 4 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 946<\/a> and 985<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 837<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 989<\/a>; in 2010, chapters 340<\/a> and 406<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":84291,"section_number":"37.2-803","catch_line":"Special justices to perform duties of judge","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-803\/"},{"id":73700,"section_number":"37.2-908","catch_line":"Trial; right to trial by jury; standard of proof; discovery","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-908\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":66444,"section_number":"19.2-169.2","catch_line":"Disposition when defendant found incompetent","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-169.2\/"},{"id":80703,"section_number":"19.2-169.3","catch_line":"Disposition of the unrestorably incompetent defendant; aggravated murder charge; sexually violent offense charge","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-169.3\/"},{"id":74002,"section_number":"19.2-169.6","catch_line":"Inpatient psychiatric hospital admission from local correctional facility","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-169.6\/"},{"id":66912,"section_number":"19.2-182.2","catch_line":"Verdict of acquittal by reason of insanity to state the fact; temporary custody and evaluation","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-182.2\/"},{"id":57647,"section_number":"19.2-182.3","catch_line":"Commitment; civil proceedings","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-182.3\/"},{"id":78370,"section_number":"2.2-3706.1","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Disclosure of law-enforcement records; criminal incident information and certain criminal investigative files; limitations","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3706.1\/"},{"id":55224,"section_number":"37.2-900","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-900\/"}],"permalink":{"id":168515,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60224,"identifier":"19.2-174.1","token":"19.2\/11\/19.2-174.1","url":"\/19.2-174.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-174.1\/","token":"19.2\/11\/19.2-174.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Information required prior to admission to a mental health facility","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-174.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Prior to any person being placed into the custody<\/span> of the Commissioner for evaluation or treatment pursuant to \u00a7\u00a7 19.2-169.2<\/a>, 19.2-169.3<\/a>, 19.2-169.6<\/a>, 19.2-182.2<\/a>, and 19.2-182.3<\/a>, and Chapter 9 (\u00a7 37.2-900<\/a> et seq.) of Title 37.2, the court<\/span> or special justice shall provide the Commissioner with the following, if available: (i) the commitment order<\/span>, (ii) the names and addresses for the attorney for the Commonwealth, the attorney for the person and the judge<\/span> holding jurisdiction<\/span> over the person, (iii) a copy of the warrant or indictment<\/span>, and (iv) a copy of the criminal incident information as defined in \u00a7 2.2-3706.1<\/a> or a copy of the arrest<\/span> report or a summary of the facts<\/span> relating to the crime<\/span>. The party<\/span> requesting the placement into the Commissioner’s custody<\/span> or, in the case of admissions pursuant to \u00a7\u00a7 19.2-169.3<\/a> and 19.2-169.6<\/a>, and Chapter 9 (\u00a7 37.2-900<\/a> et seq.) of Title 37.2, the person having custody<\/span> over the defendant<\/span> or inmate shall gather the above information for submission to the court<\/span> at the hearing<\/span>. If the information is not available at the hearing<\/span>, it shall be provided by the party<\/span> requesting placement or the person having custody<\/span> directly to the Commissioner within 96 hours of the person being placed into the Commissioner’s custody<\/span>. If the 96-hour period expires on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the 96 hours shall be extended to the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINFORMATION REQUIRED PRIOR TO ADMISSION TO A MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY (\u00a7\n19.2-174.1)\n\nPrior to any person being placed into the custody of the Commissioner for\nevaluation or treatment pursuant to \u00a7\u00a7 19.2-169.2, 19.2-169.3, 19.2-169.6,\n19.2-182.2, and 19.2-182.3, and Chapter 9 (\u00a7 37.2-900 et seq.) of Title 37.2,\nthe court or special justice shall provide the Commissioner with the following,\nif available: (i) the commitment order, (ii) the names and addresses for the\nattorney for the Commonwealth, the attorney for the person and the judge holding\njurisdiction over the person, (iii) a copy of the warrant or indictment, and\n(iv) a copy of the criminal incident information as defined in \u00a7 2.2-3706.1 or\na copy of the arrest report or a summary of the facts relating to the crime. The\nparty requesting the placement into the Commissioner’s custody or, in the\ncase of admissions pursuant to \u00a7\u00a7 19.2-169.3 and 19.2-169.6, and Chapter 9 (\u00a7\n37.2-900 et seq.) of Title 37.2, the person having custody over the defendant or\ninmate shall gather the above information for submission to the court at the\nhearing. If the information is not available at the hearing, it shall be\nprovided by the party requesting placement or the person having custody directly\nto the Commissioner within 96 hours of the person being placed into the\nCommissioner’s custody. If the 96-hour period expires on a Saturday,\nSunday or legal holiday, the 96 hours shall be extended to the next day that is\nnot a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.\n\nHISTORY: 1995, c. 645; 1999, cc. 946, 985; 2001, c. 837; 2003, c. 989, cls. 4,\n5; c. 1018, cls. 4, 5; c. 1042, cls. 10, 11; 2010, cc. 340, 406; 2021, Sp. Sess.\nI, c. 483.","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}}