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Upon motion of the treating physician, a family member or personal representative of the person, or the community services board serving the county or city where the facility is located, the county or city where the person resides, or the county or city where the person receives treatment, a hearing shall be held prior to the release date of any person who has been the subject of a temporary detention order and voluntarily admitted himself in accordance with subsection B of \u00a7 37.2-814 to determine whether such person should be ordered to mandatory outpatient treatment pursuant to subsection D of \u00a7 37.2-817.01, except that such 36-month period shall not include any time during which the person was receiving inpatient psychiatric treatment or was incarcerated, as established by evidence admitted at the hearing, upon his release if such person, on at least two previous occasions within 36 months preceding the date of the hearing, has been (a) the subject of a temporary detention order and voluntarily admitted himself in accordance with subsection B of \u00a7 37.2-814 or (b) involuntarily admitted pursuant to \u00a7 37.2-817. A district court judge or special justice shall hold the hearing within 72 hours after receiving the motion for a mandatory outpatient treatment order; however, if the 72-hour period expires on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the hearing shall be held by the close of business on the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":306621,"text":"Any state facility shall admit any person requesting admission who has been (i) screened by the community services board or behavioral health authority that serves the county or city where the person resides or, if impractical, where the person is located, (ii) examined by a physician on the staff of the state facility, and (iii) deemed by the board or authority and the state facility physician to be in need of treatment, training, or habilitation in a state facility. Upon motion of the treating physician, a family member or personal representative of the person, or the community services board serving the county or city where the facility is located, the county or city where the person resides, or the county or city where the person receives treatment, a hearing shall be held prior to the release date of any person who has been the subject of a temporary detention order and voluntarily admitted himself in accordance with subsection B of \u00a7 37.2-814 to determine whether such person should be ordered to mandatory outpatient treatment pursuant to subsection D of \u00a7 37.2-817.01, except that such 36-month period shall not include any time during which the person was receiving inpatient psychiatric treatment or was incarcerated, as established by evidence admitted at the hearing, upon his release if such person, on at least two previous occasions within 36 months preceding the date of the hearing, has been (a) the subject of a temporary detention order and voluntarily admitted himself in accordance with subsection B of \u00a7 37.2-814 or (b) involuntarily admitted pursuant to \u00a7 37.2-817. A district court judge or special justice shall hold the hearing within 72 hours after receiving the motion for a mandatory outpatient treatment order; however, if the 72-hour period expires on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the hearing shall be held by the close of business on the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":16652,"edition_id":1,"name":"Voluntary Admission","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12890,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 04:30:42","date_modified":"2026-06-26 04:30:42","permalink":{"id":210289,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":16652,"identifier":"2","token":"37.2\/III\/8\/2","url":"\/37.2\/III\/8\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12890,"edition_id":1,"name":"Emergency Custody and Voluntary and Involuntary Civil Admissions","identifier":"8","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12889,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:59","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:59","permalink":{"id":210257,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12890,"identifier":"8","token":"37.2\/III\/8","url":"\/37.2\/III\/8\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12889,"edition_id":1,"name":"Admissions and Dispositions","identifier":"III","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12843,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:59","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:59","permalink":{"id":210255,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12889,"identifier":"III","token":"37.2\/III","url":"\/37.2\/III\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12843,"edition_id":1,"name":"Behavioral Health and Developmental Services","identifier":"37.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:56","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:56","permalink":{"id":209673,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12843,"identifier":"37.2","token":"37.2","url":"\/37.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":85593,"structure_id":16652,"section_number":"37.2-805","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Voluntary admission","url":"\/37.2-805\/","token":"37.2\/III\/8\/2\/37.2-805","metadata":false},{"id":73953,"structure_id":16652,"section_number":"37.2-805.1","catch_line":"Admission of incapacitated persons pursuant to advance directives or by guardians","url":"\/37.2-805.1\/","token":"37.2\/III\/8\/2\/37.2-805.1","metadata":false}],"next_section":{"id":73953,"structure_id":16652,"section_number":"37.2-805.1","catch_line":"Admission of incapacitated persons pursuant to advance directives or by guardians","url":"\/37.2-805.1\/","token":"37.2\/III\/8\/2\/37.2-805.1","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/37.2-805\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 12 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 1964, chapter 640; in 1968, chapter 477; in 1970, chapter 46; in 1972, chapters 639 and 823; in 1976, chapter 671; in 1980, chapter 582; in 1998, chapter 446<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 716<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 300<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 179<\/a>; in 2022, chapter 763<\/a>; in 2024, chapter 780<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"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":80010,"section_number":"18.2-308.2:2","catch_line":"Criminal history record information check required for the transfer of certain firearms","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-308.2_2\/"},{"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":85041,"section_number":"37.2-1102","catch_line":"Certain actions may not be authorized","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-1102\/"},{"id":62018,"section_number":"37.2-505","catch_line":"Coordination of services for preadmission screening and discharge planning","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-505\/"},{"id":63295,"section_number":"37.2-801","catch_line":"Admission procedures; forms","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-801\/"},{"id":56013,"section_number":"37.2-806","catch_line":"Judicial certification of eligibility for admission of persons with intellectual disability","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-806\/"},{"id":68004,"section_number":"37.2-814","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Commitment hearing for involuntary admission; written explanation; right to counsel; rights of petitioner","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-814\/"},{"id":61292,"section_number":"37.2-817","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Involuntary admission","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-817\/"},{"id":75630,"section_number":"37.2-819","catch_line":"Order of involuntary admission or mandatory outpatient treatment forwarded to CCRE; certain voluntary admissions forwarded to CCRE; firearm background check","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-819\/"},{"id":75804,"section_number":"37.2-821","catch_line":"Appeal of involuntary admission or certification order","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-821\/"},{"id":79479,"section_number":"37.2-836","catch_line":"Employees to accompany persons admitted voluntarily to facilities","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-836\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":68004,"section_number":"37.2-814","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Commitment hearing for involuntary admission; written explanation; right to counsel; rights of petitioner","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-814\/"},{"id":61292,"section_number":"37.2-817","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Involuntary admission","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-817\/"},{"id":71749,"section_number":"37.2-817.01","catch_line":"Mandatory outpatient treatment","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-817.01\/"}],"permalink":{"id":210291,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85593,"identifier":"37.2-805","token":"37.2\/III\/8\/2\/37.2-805","url":"\/37.2-805\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/37.2-805\/","token":"37.2\/III\/8\/2\/37.2-805","dublin_core":{"Title":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Voluntary admission","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 37.2-805","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any state<\/span> facility<\/span> shall admit any person requesting admission who has been (i) screened by the community services board<\/span> or behavioral health authority<\/span> that serves the county or city where the person resides or, if impractical, where the person is located, (ii) examined by a physician on the staff of the state<\/span> facility<\/span>, and (iii) deemed by the board or authority and the state<\/span> facility<\/span> physician to be in need of treatment, training, or habilitation in a state<\/span> facility<\/span>. Upon motion<\/span> of the treating physician, a family member<\/span> or personal representative of the person, or the community services board<\/span> serving the county or city where the facility<\/span> is located, the county or city where the person resides, or the county or city where the person receives treatment, a hearing<\/span> shall be held prior to the release date of any person who has been the subject of a temporary detention order<\/span> and voluntarily admitted himself in accordance with subsection B of \u00a7 37.2-814<\/a> to determine whether such person should be ordered to mandatory outpatient treatment pursuant to subsection D of \u00a7 37.2-817.01<\/a>, except that such 36-month period shall not include any time during which the person was receiving inpatient psychiatric treatment or was incarcerated, as established by evidence<\/span> admitted at the hearing<\/span>, upon his release if such person, on at least two previous occasions within 36 months preceding the date of the hearing<\/span>, has been (a) the subject of a temporary detention order<\/span> and voluntarily admitted himself in accordance with subsection B of \u00a7 37.2-814<\/a> or (b) involuntarily admitted pursuant to \u00a7 37.2-817<\/a>. A district court<\/span> judge<\/span> or special justice<\/span> shall hold the hearing<\/span> within 72 hours after receiving the motion<\/span> for a mandatory outpatient treatment order<\/span>; however, if the 72-hour period expires on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the hearing<\/span> shall be held by the close of business on the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n(EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026) VOLUNTARY ADMISSION (\u00a7 37.2-805)\n\nAny state facility shall admit any person requesting admission who has been (i)\nscreened by the community services board or behavioral health authority that\nserves the county or city where the person resides or, if impractical, where the\nperson is located, (ii) examined by a physician on the staff of the state\nfacility, and (iii) deemed by the board or authority and the state facility\nphysician to be in need of treatment, training, or habilitation in a state\nfacility. Upon motion of the treating physician, a family member or personal\nrepresentative of the person, or the community services board serving the county\nor city where the facility is located, the county or city where the person\nresides, or the county or city where the person receives treatment, a hearing\nshall be held prior to the release date of any person who has been the subject\nof a temporary detention order and voluntarily admitted himself in accordance\nwith subsection B of \u00a7 37.2-814 to determine whether such person should be\nordered to mandatory outpatient treatment pursuant to subsection D of \u00a7\n37.2-817.01, except that such 36-month period shall not include any time during\nwhich the person was receiving inpatient psychiatric treatment or was\nincarcerated, as established by evidence admitted at the hearing, upon his\nrelease if such person, on at least two previous occasions within 36 months\npreceding the date of the hearing, has been (a) the subject of a temporary\ndetention order and voluntarily admitted himself in accordance with subsection B\nof \u00a7 37.2-814 or (b) involuntarily admitted pursuant to \u00a7 37.2-817. A district\ncourt judge or special justice shall hold the hearing within 72 hours after\nreceiving the motion for a mandatory outpatient treatment order; however, if the\n72-hour period expires on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the hearing\nshall be held by the close of business on the next day that is not a Saturday,\nSunday, or legal holiday.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 37-113; 1950, p. 915; 1964, c. 640; 1968, c. 477, \u00a7\n37.1-65; 1970, c. 46; 1972, cc. 639, 823; 1976, c. 671; 1980, c. 582; 1998, c.\n446; 2005, c. 716; 2012, c. 300; 2013, c. 179; 2022, c. 763; 2024, c. 780.","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}}