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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 2 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 2005, chapter 716<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":210581,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69080,"identifier":"37.2-916","token":"37.2\/III\/9\/37.2-916","url":"\/37.2-916\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/37.2-916\/","token":"37.2\/III\/9\/37.2-916","dublin_core":{"Title":"Authority of Commissioner; delegation to board; liability","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 37.2-916","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

For the purposes of carrying out the duties of this chapter, the Commissioner<\/span> may appoint an advisory board<\/span> composed of persons with demonstrated expertise in such matters. The Department<\/span> shall assist the board<\/span> in its administrative and technical duties. The membership of the board<\/span> shall include (i) a citizen appointed by the Commissioner<\/span>, (ii) a psychiatrist or psychologist licensed to practice in the Commonwealth who is skilled in the diagnosis of mental abnormalities and personality disorders<\/span> associated with violent sex offenders and who is a full-time employee of the Department<\/span> of Corrections, to be appointed by its director<\/span>, (iii) a member of the Department<\/span> of State<\/span> Police, and (iv) such other members as deemed appropriate by the Commissioner<\/span>. Members of the board<\/span> shall exercise their powers and duties without compensation, except that members of the board<\/span> who are not state<\/span> employees shall be reimbursed by the Department<\/span> for their approved travel expenses to the meetings of this board<\/span> at the approved state<\/span> rate. Members of the board<\/span> shall be immune from personal liability while acting within the scope of their duties except for intentional misconduct.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAUTHORITY OF COMMISSIONER; DELEGATION TO BOARD; LIABILITY (\u00a7 37.2-916)\n\nFor the purposes of carrying out the duties of this chapter, the Commissioner\nmay appoint an advisory board composed of persons with demonstrated expertise in\nsuch matters. The Department shall assist the board in its administrative and\ntechnical duties. The membership of the board shall include (i) a citizen\nappointed by the Commissioner, (ii) a psychiatrist or psychologist licensed to\npractice in the Commonwealth who is skilled in the diagnosis of mental\nabnormalities and personality disorders associated with violent sex offenders\nand who is a full-time employee of the Department of Corrections, to be\nappointed by its director, (iii) a member of the Department of State Police, and\n(iv) such other members as deemed appropriate by the Commissioner. Members of\nthe board shall exercise their powers and duties without compensation, except\nthat members of the board who are not state employees shall be reimbursed by the\nDepartment for their approved travel expenses to the meetings of this board at\nthe approved state rate. Members of the board shall be immune from personal\nliability while acting within the scope of their duties except for intentional\nmisconduct.\n\nHISTORY: 1999, cc. 946, 985, \u00a7 37.1-70.17; 2001, c. 776; 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}}