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If either the person or the monitoring community services board does not join the petition, the court shall schedule a hearing and provide notice of the hearing in accordance with subsection D of § 37.2-817.1.C\n\nUpon receipt of a contested petition for continuation, the court shall appoint an examiner who shall personally examine the person pursuant to subsection E of § 37.2-817.1. The community services board required to monitor the person’s adherence to the mandatory outpatient treatment order or order for mandatory outpatient treatment following a period of involuntary inpatient treatment shall provide a report addressing whether the person continues to meet the criteria for being subject to a mandatory outpatient treatment order pursuant to subsection B of § 37.2-817.01 or order for mandatory outpatient treatment following a period of involuntary inpatient treatment pursuant to subsection C or D of § 37.2-817.01, as may be appropriate.D\n\nIf, after observing the person, reviewing the report of the community services board provided pursuant to subsection C and considering the appointed examiner’s certification and any other relevant evidence submitted at the hearing, the court finds that the person continues to meet the criteria for mandatory outpatient treatment pursuant to subsection B, C, or D of § 37.2-817.01, it may continue the order for a period not to exceed 180 days; in prescribing the terms of the order, including its length, the judge or special justice shall consider the impact on the person’s opportunities and obligations, including education and employment. Any order of mandatory outpatient treatment that is in effect at the time a petition for continuation of the order is filed shall remain in effect until the disposition of the hearing.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":224232,"text":"At any time within 30 days prior to the expiration of a mandatory outpatient treatment order or order for mandatory outpatient treatment following a period of involuntary inpatient treatment, any person or entity that may file a petition for review of a mandatory outpatient treatment order or order for mandatory outpatient treatment following a period of involuntary inpatient treatment pursuant to subsection D of § 37.2-817.1 may petition the court to continue the order for a period not to exceed 180 days.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":224233,"text":"If the person who is the subject of the order and the monitoring community services board, if it did not initiate the petition, join the petition, the court shall grant the petition and enter an appropriate order without further hearing. 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This law was first created in 2008. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 850<\/a> and 870<\/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 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 2010, chapters 330<\/a> and 461<\/a>; in 2022, chapter 763<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":71942,"section_number":"37.2-817.1","catch_line":"Monitoring and court review of mandatory outpatient treatment","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-817.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":71749,"section_number":"37.2-817.01","catch_line":"Mandatory outpatient treatment","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-817.01\/"},{"id":71942,"section_number":"37.2-817.1","catch_line":"Monitoring and court review of mandatory outpatient treatment","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-817.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":210373,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61384,"identifier":"37.2-817.4","token":"37.2\/III\/8\/5\/37.2-817.4","url":"\/37.2-817.4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/37.2-817.4\/","token":"37.2\/III\/8\/5\/37.2-817.4","dublin_core":{"Title":"Continuation of mandatory outpatient treatment order","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 37.2-817.4","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> At any time within 30 days prior to the expiration of a mandatory outpatient treatment order<\/span> or order<\/span> for mandatory outpatient treatment following a period of involuntary inpatient treatment, any person or entity that may file a petition<\/span> for review of a mandatory outpatient treatment order<\/span> or order<\/span> for mandatory outpatient treatment following a period of involuntary inpatient treatment pursuant to subsection D of § 37.2-817.1<\/a> may petition<\/span> the court<\/span> to continue the order<\/span> for a period not to exceed 180 days. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If the person who is the subject of the order<\/span> and the monitoring community services board<\/span>, if it did not initiate the petition<\/span>, join the petition<\/span>, the court<\/span> shall grant the petition<\/span> and enter an appropriate order<\/span> without further hearing<\/span>. If either the person or the monitoring community services board<\/span> does not join the petition<\/span>, the court<\/span> shall schedule a hearing<\/span> and provide notice of the hearing<\/span> in accordance with subsection D of § 37.2-817.1<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Upon receipt of a contested petition<\/span> for continuation, the court<\/span> shall appoint an examiner who shall personally examine the person pursuant to subsection E of § 37.2-817.1<\/a>. The community services board<\/span> required to monitor the person’s adherence to the mandatory outpatient treatment order<\/span> or order<\/span> for mandatory outpatient treatment following a period of involuntary inpatient treatment shall provide a report addressing whether the person continues to meet the criteria for being subject to a mandatory outpatient treatment order<\/span> pursuant to subsection B of § 37.2-817.01<\/a> or order<\/span> for mandatory outpatient treatment following a period of involuntary inpatient treatment pursuant to subsection C or D of § 37.2-817.01<\/a>, as may be appropriate. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> If, after observing the person, reviewing the report of the community services board<\/span> provided pursuant to subsection C and considering the appointed examiner’s certification and any other relevant evidence<\/span> submitted at the hearing<\/span>, the court<\/span> finds that the person continues to meet the criteria for mandatory outpatient treatment pursuant to subsection B, C, or D of § 37.2-817.01<\/a>, it may continue the order<\/span> for a period not to exceed 180 days; in prescribing the terms of the order<\/span>, including its length, the judge<\/span> or special justice<\/span> shall consider the impact on the person’s opportunities and obligations, including education and employment. Any order<\/span> of mandatory outpatient treatment that is in effect at the time a petition<\/span> for continuation of the order<\/span> is filed shall remain in effect until the disposition<\/span> of the hearing<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONTINUATION OF MANDATORY OUTPATIENT TREATMENT ORDER (\u00a7 37.2-817.4)\n\nA. At any time within 30 days prior to the expiration of a mandatory outpatient\ntreatment order or order for mandatory outpatient treatment following a period\nof involuntary inpatient treatment, any person or entity that may file a\npetition for review of a mandatory outpatient treatment order or order for\nmandatory outpatient treatment following a period of involuntary inpatient\ntreatment pursuant to subsection D of § 37.2-817.1 may petition the court\nto continue the order for a period not to exceed 180 days.\n\nB. If the person who is the subject of the order and the monitoring community\nservices board, if it did not initiate the petition, join the petition, the\ncourt shall grant the petition and enter an appropriate order without further\nhearing. If either the person or the monitoring community services board does\nnot join the petition, the court shall schedule a hearing and provide notice of\nthe hearing in accordance with subsection D of § 37.2-817.1.\n\nC. Upon receipt of a contested petition for continuation, the court shall\nappoint an examiner who shall personally examine the person pursuant to\nsubsection E of § 37.2-817.1. The community services board required to\nmonitor the person’s adherence to the mandatory outpatient treatment order\nor order for mandatory outpatient treatment following a period of involuntary\ninpatient treatment shall provide a report addressing whether the person\ncontinues to meet the criteria for being subject to a mandatory outpatient\ntreatment order pursuant to subsection B of § 37.2-817.01 or order for\nmandatory outpatient treatment following a period of involuntary inpatient\ntreatment pursuant to subsection C or D of § 37.2-817.01, as may be\nappropriate.\n\nD. If, after observing the person, reviewing the report of the community\nservices board provided pursuant to subsection C and considering the appointed\nexaminer’s certification and any other relevant evidence submitted at the\nhearing, the court finds that the person continues to meet the criteria for\nmandatory outpatient treatment pursuant to subsection B, C, or D of §\n37.2-817.01, it may continue the order for a period not to exceed 180 days; in\nprescribing the terms of the order, including its length, the judge or special\njustice shall consider the impact on the person’s opportunities and\nobligations, including education and employment. Any order of mandatory\noutpatient treatment that is in effect at the time a petition for continuation\nof the order is filed shall remain in effect until the disposition of the\nhearing.\n\nHISTORY: 2008, cc. 850, 870; 2010, cc. 330, 461; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 221;\n2022, c. 763.","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}}