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This law was first created in 1988. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 873 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. Unfortunately, the 1988 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2012, chapters 476<\/a> and 507<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":60055,"section_number":"53.1-40.1","catch_line":"Medical and mental health treatment of prisoners incapable of giving consent","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-40.1\/"},{"id":65505,"section_number":"53.1-40.2","catch_line":"Involuntary admission of prisoners with mental illness","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-40.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":238049,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60963,"identifier":"53.1-40.3","token":"53.1\/2\/2.1\/53.1-40.3","url":"\/53.1-40.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-40.3\/","token":"53.1\/2\/2.1\/53.1-40.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Place of hearing or proceeding","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-40.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any hearing<\/span> held by a court<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7 53.1-40.1<\/a> or 53.1-40.2<\/a> may be held in any courtroom available within the county or city wherein the prisoner is located or any appropriate place which may be made available by the Director<\/span> and approved by the judge<\/span>. Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting holding the hearing<\/span> on the grounds of a state or local correctional facility<\/span> or a hospital or facility for the care and treatment of individuals with mental illness.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPLACE OF HEARING OR PROCEEDING (\u00a7 53.1-40.3)\n\nAny hearing held by a court pursuant to \u00a7 53.1-40.1 or 53.1-40.2 may be held in\nany courtroom available within the county or city wherein the prisoner is\nlocated or any appropriate place which may be made available by the Director and\napproved by the judge. Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting holding\nthe hearing on the grounds of a state or local correctional facility or a\nhospital or facility for the care and treatment of individuals with mental\nillness.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 873; 2012, cc. 476, 507.","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}}