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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1972, chapter 639; in 1976, chapter 671; in 1981, chapter 242; 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":210443,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61179,"identifier":"37.2-834","token":"37.2\/III\/8\/6\/37.2-834","url":"\/37.2-834\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/37.2-834\/","token":"37.2\/III\/8\/6\/37.2-834","dublin_core":{"Title":"Arrest of certain persons involuntarily admitted","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 37.2-834","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If a person involuntarily admitted to a facility<\/span> escapes, the director may forthwith issue<\/span> a warrant directed to any officer authorized to make arrests<\/span>, who shall arrest<\/span> the person and carry him back to the facility<\/span> or to an appropriate state<\/span> facility<\/span> that is in close proximity to the jurisdictions<\/span> served by the arresting officer. The officer to whom the warrant is directed may execute the same in any part of the Commonwealth.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nARREST OF CERTAIN PERSONS INVOLUNTARILY ADMITTED (\u00a7 37.2-834)\n\nIf a person involuntarily admitted to a facility escapes, the director may\nforthwith issue a warrant directed to any officer authorized to make arrests,\nwho shall arrest the person and carry him back to the facility or to an\nappropriate state facility that is in close proximity to the jurisdictions\nserved by the arresting officer. The officer to whom the warrant is directed may\nexecute the same in any part of the Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 37-97; 1950, p. 39; 1968, c. 477, \u00a7 37.1-76; 1972, c.\n639; 1976, c. 671; 1981, c. 242; 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}}