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Upon receipt of any order from a commitment hearing issued pursuant to this chapter for mandatory outpatient treatment, the clerk of court shall, prior to the close of that business day, certify and forward to the Central Criminal Records Exchange, on a form provided by the Exchange, a copy of the order.C\n\nThe clerk of court shall also, as soon as practicable but no later than the close of business on the next following business day, forward upon receipt to the Central Criminal Records Exchange, on a form provided by the Exchange, certification of any person who has been the subject of a temporary detention order pursuant to § 37.2-809, and who, after being advised by the judge or special justice that he will be prohibited from possessing a firearm pursuant to § 18.2-308.1:3, subsequently agreed to voluntary admission pursuant to § 37.2-805.D\n\nExcept as provided in subdivision A 1 of § 19.2-389, the copy of the forms and orders sent to the Central Criminal Records Exchange pursuant to subsection B, and the forms and certifications sent to the Central Criminal Records Exchange regarding voluntary admission pursuant to subsection C, shall be kept confidential in a separate file and used only to determine a person’s eligibility to possess, purchase, or transfer a firearm. No medical records shall be forwarded to the Central Criminal Records Exchange with any form, order, or certification required by subsection B or C. The Department of State Police shall forward only a person’s eligibility to possess, purchase, or transfer a firearm to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":271642,"text":"The order from a commitment hearing issued pursuant to this chapter for involuntary admission or mandatory outpatient treatment and the certification of any person who has been the subject of a temporary detention order pursuant to § 37.2-809 and who, after being advised by the judge or special justice that he will be prohibited from possessing a firearm pursuant to § 18.2-308.1:3, subsequently agreed to voluntary admission pursuant to § 37.2-805 shall be filed by the judge or special justice with the clerk of the district court for the county or city where the hearing took place as soon as practicable but no later than the close of business on the next business day following the completion of the hearing.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":271643,"text":"Upon receipt of any order from a commitment hearing issued pursuant to this chapter for involuntary admission to a facility, the clerk of court shall, as soon as practicable but not later than the close of business on the next following business day, certify and forward to the Central Criminal Records Exchange, on a form provided by the Exchange, a copy of the order. Upon receipt of any order from a commitment hearing issued pursuant to this chapter for mandatory outpatient treatment, the clerk of court shall, prior to the close of that business day, certify and forward to the Central Criminal Records Exchange, on a form provided by the Exchange, a copy of the order.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":271644,"text":"The clerk of court shall also, as soon as practicable but no later than the close of business on the next following business day, forward upon receipt to the Central Criminal Records Exchange, on a form provided by the Exchange, certification of any person who has been the subject of a temporary detention order pursuant to § 37.2-809, and who, after being advised by the judge or special justice that he will be prohibited from possessing a firearm pursuant to § 18.2-308.1:3, subsequently agreed to voluntary admission pursuant to § 37.2-805.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":271645,"text":"Except as provided in subdivision A 1 of § 19.2-389, the copy of the forms and orders sent to the Central Criminal Records Exchange pursuant to subsection B, and the forms and certifications sent to the Central Criminal Records Exchange regarding voluntary admission pursuant to subsection C, shall be kept confidential in a separate file and used only to determine a person’s eligibility to possess, purchase, or transfer a firearm. No medical records shall be forwarded to the Central Criminal Records Exchange with any form, order, or certification required by subsection B or C. The Department of State Police shall forward only a person’s eligibility to possess, purchase, or transfer a firearm to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14586,"edition_id":1,"name":"Involuntary Admissions","identifier":"5","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12890,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:48:47","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:48:47","permalink":{"id":210339,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14586,"identifier":"5","token":"37.2\/III\/8\/5","url":"\/37.2\/III\/8\/5\/","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":68004,"structure_id":14586,"section_number":"37.2-814","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Commitment hearing for involuntary admission; 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This law was first created in 1976. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 671 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 1976 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 23 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 1979, chapter 426; in 1980, chapters 166 and 582; in 1982, chapter 471; in 1984, chapter 277; in 1985, chapter 261; in 1986, chapters 349 and 609; in 1988, chapter 225; in 1989, chapter 716; in 1990, chapters 59, 60, 728, and 798; in 1991, chapter 636; in 1992, chapter 752; in 1994, chapters 736<\/a> and 907<\/a>; in 1995, chapters 489<\/a>, 668<\/a>, and 844<\/a>; in 1996, chapters 343<\/a> and 893<\/a>; in 1997, chapters 558<\/a> and 921<\/a>; in 1998, chapter 446<\/a>; in 2001, chapters 478<\/a>, 479<\/a>, 507<\/a>, 658<\/a>, and 837<\/a>; in 2004, chapters 66<\/a> and 1014<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 716<\/a>; in 2008, chapters 751<\/a> and 788<\/a>; in 2009, chapters 21<\/a> and 838<\/a>; in 2014, chapters 336<\/a> and 374<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 540<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":81089,"section_number":"19.2-389","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Dissemination of criminal history record information","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-389\/"},{"id":85041,"section_number":"37.2-1102","catch_line":"Certain actions may not be authorized","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-1102\/"},{"id":69246,"section_number":"37.2-813","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Release of person prior to commitment hearing for involuntary admission","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-813\/"},{"id":56084,"section_number":"37.2-818","catch_line":"Commitment hearing for involuntary admission; recordings and records","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-818\/"},{"id":78780,"section_number":"37.2-820","catch_line":"Place of hearing","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-820\/"},{"id":75804,"section_number":"37.2-821","catch_line":"Appeal of involuntary admission or certification order","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-821\/"},{"id":87039,"section_number":"37.2-906","catch_line":"Probable cause hearing; procedures","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-906\/"},{"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\/"},{"id":86543,"section_number":"53.1-40.9","catch_line":"Civil admission proceeding prior to release","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-40.9\/"},{"id":83472,"section_number":"63.2-1805","catch_line":"Admissions and discharge; mandatory minimum liability insurance","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1805\/"}],"refers_to":[{"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":81089,"section_number":"19.2-389","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Dissemination of criminal history record information","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-389\/"},{"id":85593,"section_number":"37.2-805","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Voluntary admission","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-805\/"},{"id":70156,"section_number":"37.2-809","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Involuntary temporary detention; issuance and execution of order","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-809\/"}],"permalink":{"id":210381,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75630,"identifier":"37.2-819","token":"37.2\/III\/8\/5\/37.2-819","url":"\/37.2-819\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/37.2-819\/","token":"37.2\/III\/8\/5\/37.2-819","dublin_core":{"Title":"Order of involuntary admission or mandatory outpatient treatment forwarded to CCRE; certain voluntary admissions forwarded to CCRE; firearm background check","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 37.2-819","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The order<\/span> from a commitment hearing<\/span> issued pursuant to this chapter for involuntary admission or mandatory outpatient treatment and the certification of any person who has been the subject of a temporary detention order<\/span> pursuant to § 37.2-809<\/a> and who, after being advised by the judge<\/span> or special justice<\/span> that he will be prohibited from possessing a firearm pursuant to § 18.2-308.1:3<\/a>, subsequently agreed to voluntary admission pursuant to § 37.2-805<\/a> shall be filed by the judge<\/span> or special justice<\/span> with the clerk of the district court<\/span> for the county or city where the hearing<\/span> took place as soon as practicable but no later than the close of business on the next business day following the completion of the hearing<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Upon receipt of any order<\/span> from a commitment hearing<\/span> issued pursuant to this chapter for involuntary admission to a facility<\/span>, the clerk of court<\/span> shall, as soon as practicable but not later than the close of business on the next following business day, certify and forward to the Central Criminal Records Exchange, on a form provided by the Exchange, a copy of the order<\/span>. Upon receipt of any order<\/span> from a commitment hearing<\/span> issued pursuant to this chapter for mandatory outpatient treatment, the clerk of court<\/span> shall, prior to the close of that business day, certify and forward to the Central Criminal Records Exchange, on a form provided by the Exchange, a copy of the order<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The clerk of court<\/span> shall also, as soon as practicable but no later than the close of business on the next following business day, forward upon receipt to the Central Criminal Records Exchange, on a form provided by the Exchange, certification of any person who has been the subject of a temporary detention order<\/span> pursuant to § 37.2-809<\/a>, and who, after being advised by the judge<\/span> or special justice<\/span> that he will be prohibited from possessing a firearm pursuant to § 18.2-308.1:3<\/a>, subsequently agreed to voluntary admission pursuant to § 37.2-805<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Except as provided in subdivision A 1 of § 19.2-389<\/a>, the copy of the forms and orders<\/span> sent to the Central Criminal Records Exchange pursuant to subsection B, and the forms and certifications sent to the Central Criminal Records Exchange regarding voluntary admission pursuant to subsection C, shall be kept confidential in a separate file and used only to determine a person’s eligibility to possess, purchase, or transfer a firearm. No medical records shall be forwarded to the Central Criminal Records Exchange with any form, order<\/span>, or certification required by subsection B or C. The Department<\/span> of State<\/span> Police shall forward only a person’s eligibility to possess, purchase, or transfer a firearm to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nORDER OF INVOLUNTARY ADMISSION OR MANDATORY OUTPATIENT TREATMENT FORWARDED TO\nCCRE; CERTAIN VOLUNTARY ADMISSIONS FORWARDED TO CCRE; FIREARM BACKGROUND CHECK\n(\u00a7 37.2-819)\n\nA. The order from a commitment hearing issued pursuant to this chapter for\ninvoluntary admission or mandatory outpatient treatment and the certification of\nany person who has been the subject of a temporary detention order pursuant to\n§ 37.2-809 and who, after being advised by the judge or special justice\nthat he will be prohibited from possessing a firearm pursuant to §\n18.2-308.1:3, subsequently agreed to voluntary admission pursuant to §\n37.2-805 shall be filed by the judge or special justice with the clerk of the\ndistrict court for the county or city where the hearing took place as soon as\npracticable but no later than the close of business on the next business day\nfollowing the completion of the hearing.\n\nB. Upon receipt of any order from a commitment hearing issued pursuant to this\nchapter for involuntary admission to a facility, the clerk of court shall, as\nsoon as practicable but not later than the close of business on the next\nfollowing business day, certify and forward to the Central Criminal Records\nExchange, on a form provided by the Exchange, a copy of the order. Upon receipt\nof any order from a commitment hearing issued pursuant to this chapter for\nmandatory outpatient treatment, the clerk of court shall, prior to the close of\nthat business day, certify and forward to the Central Criminal Records Exchange,\non a form provided by the Exchange, a copy of the order.\n\nC. The clerk of court shall also, as soon as practicable but no later than the\nclose of business on the next following business day, forward upon receipt to\nthe Central Criminal Records Exchange, on a form provided by the Exchange,\ncertification of any person who has been the subject of a temporary detention\norder pursuant to § 37.2-809, and who, after being advised by the judge or\nspecial justice that he will be prohibited from possessing a firearm pursuant to\n§ 18.2-308.1:3, subsequently agreed to voluntary admission pursuant to\n§ 37.2-805.\n\nD. Except as provided in subdivision A 1 of § 19.2-389, the copy of the\nforms and orders sent to the Central Criminal Records Exchange pursuant to\nsubsection B, and the forms and certifications sent to the Central Criminal\nRecords Exchange regarding voluntary admission pursuant to subsection C, shall\nbe kept confidential in a separate file and used only to determine a\nperson’s eligibility to possess, purchase, or transfer a firearm. No\nmedical records shall be forwarded to the Central Criminal Records Exchange with\nany form, order, or certification required by subsection B or C. The Department\nof State Police shall forward only a person’s eligibility to possess,\npurchase, or transfer a firearm to the National Instant Criminal Background\nCheck System.\n\nHISTORY: 1976, c. 671, \u00a7 37.1-67.3; 1979, c. 426; 1980, cc. 166, 582; 1982, c.\n471; 1984, c. 277; 1985, c. 261; 1986, cc. 349, 609; 1988, c. 225; 1989, c. 716;\n1990, cc. 59, 60, 728, 798; 1991, c. 636; 1992, c. 752; 1994, cc. 736, 907;\n1995, cc. 489, 668, 844; 1996, cc. 343, 893; 1997, cc. 558, 921; 1998, c. 446;\n2001, cc. 478, 479, 507, 658, 837; 2004, cc. 66, 1014; 2005, c. 716; 2008, cc.\n751, 788; 2009, cc. 21, 838; 2014, cc. 336, 374; 2015, c. 540.","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}}