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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 1968, chapter 477; in 2005, chapter 716<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 476<\/a> and 507<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":209993,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59073,"identifier":"37.2-427","token":"37.2\/I\/4\/4\/37.2-427","url":"\/37.2-427\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/37.2-427\/","token":"37.2\/I\/4\/4\/37.2-427","dublin_core":{"Title":"Mistreatment of individuals receiving services in hospital or training center","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 37.2-427","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

It shall be unlawful for any officer or employee of any hospital or training center<\/span> or other person to maltreat or misuse any individual<\/span> who is receiving services in any hospital or training center<\/span> or who is on a day pass, family visit, or trial<\/span> visit from a hospital or training center<\/span>. Any officer or employee of any hospital or training center<\/span> or other person who maltreats or misuses any individual<\/span> who is receiving services in any hospital or training center<\/span> or who is on a day pass, family visit, or trial<\/span> visit from a hospital or training center<\/span> is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMISTREATMENT OF INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING SERVICES IN HOSPITAL OR TRAINING CENTER\n(\u00a7 37.2-427)\n\nIt shall be unlawful for any officer or employee of any hospital or training\ncenter or other person to maltreat or misuse any individual who is receiving\nservices in any hospital or training center or who is on a day pass, family\nvisit, or trial visit from a hospital or training center. Any officer or\nemployee of any hospital or training center or other person who maltreats or\nmisuses any individual who is receiving services in any hospital or training\ncenter or who is on a day pass, family visit, or trial visit from a hospital or\ntraining center is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 37-16; 1950, p. 901; 1968, c. 477, \u00a7 37.1-150; 2005, c.\n716; 2012, cc. 476, 507.","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}}