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Such images shall not be used in lieu of medical evaluation.\n\t\tSuch photographs, X-rays and medical imaging may be introduced into evidence in any civil or criminal proceeding. The court receiving such evidence may impose such restrictions as to the confidentiality of photographs, X-rays and medical imaging of any incapacitated person as it deems appropriate.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":298076,"text":"In any case of suspected abuse of an incapacitated person, photographs, X-rays and appropriate medical imaging of such incapacitated person may be taken as a part of the medical evaluation without the consent of the person responsible for the incapacitated person. Such images shall not be used in lieu of medical evaluation.\n\t\tSuch photographs, X-rays and medical imaging may be introduced into evidence in any civil or criminal proceeding. 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This law was first created in 2013. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 442<\/a> and 464<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":271927,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83192,"identifier":"63.2-1606.1","token":"63.2\/III\/16\/2\/63.2-1606.1","url":"\/63.2-1606.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-1606.1\/","token":"63.2\/III\/16\/2\/63.2-1606.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Photographs, X-rays and medical imaging of incapacitated persons; use as evidence","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-1606.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In any case of suspected abuse of an incapacitated person<\/span>, photographs, X-rays and appropriate medical imaging of such incapacitated person<\/span> may be taken as a part of the medical evaluation without the consent of the person responsible for the incapacitated person<\/span>. Such images shall not be used in lieu of medical evaluation.\n\t\tSuch photographs, X-rays and medical imaging may be introduced into evidence<\/span> in any civil or criminal proceeding. The court<\/span> receiving such evidence<\/span> may impose such restrictions as to the confidentiality of photographs, X-rays and medical imaging of any incapacitated person<\/span> as it deems appropriate.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPHOTOGRAPHS, X-RAYS AND MEDICAL IMAGING OF INCAPACITATED PERSONS; USE AS\nEVIDENCE (\u00a7 63.2-1606.1)\n\nIn any case of suspected abuse of an incapacitated person, photographs, X-rays\nand appropriate medical imaging of such incapacitated person may be taken as a\npart of the medical evaluation without the consent of the person responsible for\nthe incapacitated person. Such images shall not be used in lieu of medical\nevaluation.\n\t\tSuch photographs, X-rays and medical imaging may be introduced into evidence\nin any civil or criminal proceeding. The court receiving such evidence may\nimpose such restrictions as to the confidentiality of photographs, X-rays and\nmedical imaging of any incapacitated person as it deems appropriate.\n\nHISTORY: 2013, cc. 442, 464.","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}}