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If any person in the custody of a sheriff or other person pursuant to the provisions of this chapter escapes, the sheriff or other person having that person in custody shall immediately secure a warrant from any officer authorized to issue warrants charging the individual with escape from lawful custody, directing his apprehension, and stating what disposition shall be made of the person upon arrest.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":248073,"text":"If any person who has been ordered to be involuntarily admitted to a facility escapes, becomes too sick to travel, dies, or is discharged by due process of law while in the custody of a sheriff or other person, the sheriff or other person shall immediately notify the facility of that fact. 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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 1954, chapter 668; in 1968, chapter 477; in 2005, chapter 716<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":55319,"section_number":"37.2-835","catch_line":"Arrest without warrant","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-835\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":210439,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68528,"identifier":"37.2-833","token":"37.2\/III\/8\/6\/37.2-833","url":"\/37.2-833\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/37.2-833\/","token":"37.2\/III\/8\/6\/37.2-833","dublin_core":{"Title":"Escape, sickness, death, or discharge of a person ordered to be involuntarily admitted while in custody; warrant for person escaping","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 37.2-833","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If any person who has been ordered to be involuntarily admitted to a facility<\/span> escapes, becomes too sick to travel, dies, or is discharged by due process<\/span> of law<\/span> while in the custody<\/span> of a sheriff or other person, the sheriff or other person shall immediately notify the facility<\/span> of that fact<\/span>. If any person in the custody<\/span> of a sheriff or other person pursuant to the provisions of this chapter escapes, the sheriff or other person having that person in custody<\/span> shall immediately secure a warrant from any officer authorized to issue<\/span> warrants charging the individual<\/span> with escape from lawful custody<\/span>, directing his apprehension, and stating what disposition<\/span> shall be made of the person upon arrest<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nESCAPE, SICKNESS, DEATH, OR DISCHARGE OF A PERSON ORDERED TO BE INVOLUNTARILY\nADMITTED WHILE IN CUSTODY; WARRANT FOR PERSON ESCAPING (\u00a7 37.2-833)\n\nIf any person who has been ordered to be involuntarily admitted to a facility\nescapes, becomes too sick to travel, dies, or is discharged by due process of\nlaw while in the custody of a sheriff or other person, the sheriff or other\nperson shall immediately notify the facility of that fact. If any person in the\ncustody of a sheriff or other person pursuant to the provisions of this chapter\nescapes, the sheriff or other person having that person in custody shall\nimmediately secure a warrant from any officer authorized to issue warrants\ncharging the individual with escape from lawful custody, directing his\napprehension, and stating what disposition shall be made of the person upon\narrest.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 37-85; 1950, p. 908; 1954, c. 668; 1968, c. 477, \u00a7\n37.1-75; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 155; 2005, c. 716.","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}}