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The Commissioner may petition the committing court for unconditional release of the committed respondent at any time he believes the committed respondent’s condition has so changed that he is no longer a sexually violent predator. The petition shall be accompanied by a report of clinical findings supporting the petition and by a conditional release or discharge plan, as applicable, prepared by the Department. The committed respondent may petition the committing court for release only once in each year in which no annual judicial review is required pursuant to § 37.2-910. The party petitioning for release shall transmit a copy of the petition to the Attorney General, the Commissioner, and the attorney for the Commonwealth for the locality that is the proposed location of the respondent’s residence upon his conditional release.B\n\nUpon the submission of a petition pursuant to this section, the committing court shall conduct the proceedings according to the procedures set forth in § 37.2-910.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":244338,"text":"The Commissioner may petition the committing court for conditional release of the committed respondent at any time he believes the committed respondent’s condition has so changed that he is no longer in need of secure inpatient treatment. The Commissioner may petition the committing court for unconditional release of the committed respondent at any time he believes the committed respondent’s condition has so changed that he is no longer a sexually violent predator. 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This law was first created in 1999. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 946<\/a> and 985<\/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 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 2001, chapter 776<\/a>; in 2003, chapters 989<\/a> and 1018<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 716<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 740<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 662<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":80606,"section_number":"37.2-913","catch_line":"Emergency custody of conditionally released respondents; revocation of conditional release","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-913\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":57455,"section_number":"37.2-910","catch_line":"Review of continuation of secure inpatient treatment hearing; procedure and reports; disposition","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-910\/"}],"permalink":{"id":210561,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67428,"identifier":"37.2-911","token":"37.2\/III\/9\/37.2-911","url":"\/37.2-911\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/37.2-911\/","token":"37.2\/III\/9\/37.2-911","dublin_core":{"Title":"Petition for release; hearing; procedures","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 37.2-911","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> may petition<\/span> the committing court<\/span> for conditional release of the committed respondent<\/span> at any time he believes the committed respondent<\/span>’s condition has so changed that he is no longer in need of secure inpatient treatment. The Commissioner<\/span> may petition<\/span> the committing court<\/span> for unconditional release of the committed respondent<\/span> at any time he believes the committed respondent<\/span>’s condition has so changed that he is no longer a sexually violent predator<\/span>. The petition<\/span> shall be accompanied by a report of clinical findings<\/span> supporting the petition<\/span> and by a conditional release or discharge plan, as applicable, prepared by the Department<\/span>. The committed respondent<\/span> may petition<\/span> the committing court<\/span> for release only once in each year in which no annual judicial review is required pursuant to § 37.2-910<\/a>. The party<\/span> petitioning for release shall transmit a copy of the petition<\/span> to the Attorney General<\/span>, the Commissioner<\/span>, and the attorney for the Commonwealth for the locality that is the proposed location of the respondent<\/span>’s residence upon his conditional release. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Upon the submission of a petition<\/span> pursuant to this section, the committing court<\/span> shall conduct the proceedings according to the procedures set forth in § 37.2-910<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPETITION FOR RELEASE; HEARING; PROCEDURES (\u00a7 37.2-911)\n\nA. The Commissioner may petition the committing court for conditional release of\nthe committed respondent at any time he believes the committed\nrespondent’s condition has so changed that he is no longer in need of\nsecure inpatient treatment. The Commissioner may petition the committing court\nfor unconditional release of the committed respondent at any time he believes\nthe committed respondent’s condition has so changed that he is no longer a\nsexually violent predator. The petition shall be accompanied by a report of\nclinical findings supporting the petition and by a conditional release or\ndischarge plan, as applicable, prepared by the Department. The committed\nrespondent may petition the committing court for release only once in each year\nin which no annual judicial review is required pursuant to § 37.2-910. The\nparty petitioning for release shall transmit a copy of the petition to the\nAttorney General, the Commissioner, and the attorney for the Commonwealth for\nthe locality that is the proposed location of the respondent’s residence\nupon his conditional release.\n\nB. Upon the submission of a petition pursuant to this section, the committing\ncourt shall conduct the proceedings according to the procedures set forth in\n§ 37.2-910.\n\nHISTORY: 1999, cc. 946, 985, \u00a7 37.1-70.12; 2001, c. 776; 2003, cc. 989, 1018;\n2005, c. 716; 2009, c. 740; 2015, c. 662.","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}}