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If for any reason it is impracticable for an employee to do so, then the director may appoint some suitable person for the purpose, or may request the sheriff of the county or city in which the person resides to convey him to the facility. The sheriff or other person appointed for the purpose shall receive only his necessary expenses for conveying any person admitted to the facility. Expenses authorized herein shall be paid by the Department.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":284722,"text":"When application is made to the director of a facility for admission pursuant to \u00a7 37.2-805, he may send an employee from the facility to accompany the person to the facility. If for any reason it is impracticable for an employee to do so, then the director may appoint some suitable person for the purpose, or may request the sheriff of the county or city in which the person resides to convey him to the facility. The sheriff or other person appointed for the purpose shall receive only his necessary expenses for conveying any person admitted to the facility. 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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 1980, chapter 582; in 2005, chapter 716<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":85593,"section_number":"37.2-805","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Voluntary admission","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-805\/"}],"permalink":{"id":210451,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79479,"identifier":"37.2-836","token":"37.2\/III\/8\/6\/37.2-836","url":"\/37.2-836\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/37.2-836\/","token":"37.2\/III\/8\/6\/37.2-836","dublin_core":{"Title":"Employees to accompany persons admitted voluntarily to facilities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 37.2-836","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

When application is made to the director of a facility<\/span> for admission pursuant to \u00a7 37.2-805<\/a>, he may send an employee from the facility<\/span> to accompany the person to the facility<\/span>. If for any reason it is impracticable for an employee to do so, then the director may appoint some suitable person for the purpose, or may request the sheriff of the county or city in which the person resides to convey him to the facility<\/span>. The sheriff or other person appointed for the purpose shall receive only his necessary expenses for conveying any person admitted to the facility<\/span>. Expenses authorized herein shall be paid by the Department<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEMPLOYEES TO ACCOMPANY PERSONS ADMITTED VOLUNTARILY TO FACILITIES (\u00a7 37.2-836)\n\nWhen application is made to the director of a facility for admission pursuant to\n\u00a7 37.2-805, he may send an employee from the facility to accompany the person\nto the facility. If for any reason it is impracticable for an employee to do so,\nthen the director may appoint some suitable person for the purpose, or may\nrequest the sheriff of the county or city in which the person resides to convey\nhim to the facility. The sheriff or other person appointed for the purpose shall\nreceive only his necessary expenses for conveying any person admitted to the\nfacility. Expenses authorized herein shall be paid by the Department.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 37-87; 1950, p. 909; 1968, c. 477, \u00a7 37.1-78; 1971, Ex.\nSess., c. 155; 1972, c. 639; 1976, c. 671; 1980, c. 582; 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}}