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The officer executing the order of temporary detention shall order such person to remain confined in his home or another’s residence or in some convenient and willing institution or other willing place for a period not to exceed 48 hours prior to a hearing. An electronic device may be used to enforce such detention in the person’s home or another’s residence. The institution or other place of temporary detention shall not include a jail or other place of confinement for persons charged with criminal offenses.\n\t\t\tIf the specified 48-hour period terminates on a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday or day on which the court is lawfully closed, such person may be detained until the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday or day on which the court is lawfully closed.C\n\nAny person ordered to appear before the court pursuant to this section shall be informed of his right to be represented by counsel. The court shall provide the person with reasonable opportunity to employ counsel at his own expense, if so requested. If the person is not represented by counsel, the court shall appoint an attorney-at-law to represent him. Counsel so appointed shall be paid a fee of $75 and his necessary expenses.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":258939,"text":"Upon receiving a verified report or upon receiving medical evidence that any person who has been counseled pursuant to § 32.1-48.02 has continued to engage in at-risk behavior, the Commissioner or his designee may petition the general district court of the county or city in which such person resides to order the person to appear before the court to determine whether isolation is necessary to protect the public health from the risk of infection with a communicable disease of public health significance.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":258940,"text":"If such person cannot be conveniently brought before the court, the court may issue an order of temporary detention. The officer executing the order of temporary detention shall order such person to remain confined in his home or another’s residence or in some convenient and willing institution or other willing place for a period not to exceed 48 hours prior to a hearing. An electronic device may be used to enforce such detention in the person’s home or another’s residence. The institution or other place of temporary detention shall not include a jail or other place of confinement for persons charged with criminal offenses.\n\t\t\tIf the specified 48-hour period terminates on a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday or day on which the court is lawfully closed, such person may be detained until the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday or day on which the court is lawfully closed.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":258941,"text":"Any person ordered to appear before the court pursuant to this section shall be informed of his right to be represented by counsel. The court shall provide the person with reasonable opportunity to employ counsel at his own expense, if so requested. If the person is not represented by counsel, the court shall appoint an attorney-at-law to represent him. 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This law was first created in 1990. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 958 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. Unfortunately, the 1990 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 2001, chapter 837<\/a>; in 2004, chapters 773<\/a> and 1021<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":59369,"section_number":"32.1-50.1","catch_line":"Treatment plan; submission of plan and mediation of disagreements; determination of cure","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-50.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":61048,"section_number":"32.1-48.02","catch_line":"Investigations of verified reports or medical evidence; counseling; outpatient and emergency treatment orders; custody upon emergency order; application of article","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-48.02\/"}],"permalink":{"id":202039,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71869,"identifier":"32.1-48.03","token":"32.1\/2\/3.01\/32.1-48.03","url":"\/32.1-48.03\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-48.03\/","token":"32.1\/2\/3.01\/32.1-48.03","dublin_core":{"Title":"Petition for hearing; temporary detention","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-48.03","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Upon receiving a verified report or upon receiving medical evidence<\/span> that any person<\/span> who has been counseled pursuant to § 32.1-48.02<\/a> has continued to engage in at-risk behavior<\/span>, the Commissioner<\/span> or his designee may petition<\/span> the general district court<\/span> of the county or city in which such person<\/span> resides to order<\/span> the person<\/span> to appear before the court<\/span> to determine whether isolation is necessary to protect the public health from the risk of infection with a communicable disease of public health significance<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If such person<\/span> cannot be conveniently brought before the court<\/span>, the court<\/span> may issue<\/span> an order<\/span> of temporary detention. The officer executing the order<\/span> of temporary detention shall order<\/span> such person<\/span> to remain confined in his home or another’s residence or in some convenient and willing institution or other willing place for a period not to exceed 48 hours prior to a hearing<\/span>. An electronic device may be used to enforce such detention in the person<\/span>’s home or another’s residence. The institution or other place of temporary detention shall not include a jail or other place of confinement for persons<\/span> charged with criminal offenses<\/span>.\n\t\t\tIf the specified 48-hour period terminates on a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday or day on which the court<\/span> is lawfully closed, such person<\/span> may be detained until the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday or day on which the court<\/span> is lawfully closed. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any person<\/span> ordered to appear before the court<\/span> pursuant to this section shall be informed of his right to be represented by counsel<\/span>. The court<\/span> shall provide the person<\/span> with reasonable opportunity to employ counsel<\/span> at his own expense, if so requested. If the person<\/span> is not represented by counsel<\/span>, the court<\/span> shall appoint an attorney-at-law<\/span> to represent him. Counsel<\/span> so appointed shall be paid a fee of $75 and his necessary expenses. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPETITION FOR HEARING; TEMPORARY DETENTION (\u00a7 32.1-48.03)\n\nA. Upon receiving a verified report or upon receiving medical evidence that any\nperson who has been counseled pursuant to § 32.1-48.02 has continued to\nengage in at-risk behavior, the Commissioner or his designee may petition the\ngeneral district court of the county or city in which such person resides to\norder the person to appear before the court to determine whether isolation is\nnecessary to protect the public health from the risk of infection with a\ncommunicable disease of public health significance.\n\nB. If such person cannot be conveniently brought before the court, the court may\nissue an order of temporary detention. The officer executing the order of\ntemporary detention shall order such person to remain confined in his home or\nanother’s residence or in some convenient and willing institution or other\nwilling place for a period not to exceed 48 hours prior to a hearing. An\nelectronic device may be used to enforce such detention in the person’s\nhome or another’s residence. The institution or other place of temporary\ndetention shall not include a jail or other place of confinement for persons\ncharged with criminal offenses.\n\t\t\tIf the specified 48-hour period terminates on a Saturday, Sunday, legal\nholiday or day on which the court is lawfully closed, such person may be\ndetained until the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday or\nday on which the court is lawfully closed.\n\nC. Any person ordered to appear before the court pursuant to this section shall\nbe informed of his right to be represented by counsel. The court shall provide\nthe person with reasonable opportunity to employ counsel at his own expense, if\nso requested. If the person is not represented by counsel, the court shall\nappoint an attorney-at-law to represent him. Counsel so appointed shall be paid\na fee of $75 and his necessary expenses.\n\nHISTORY: 1990, c. 958; 2001, c. 837; 2004, cc. 773, 1021.","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}}