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and7\n\nIssue an order authorizing the release of medical, financial, criminal, or other relevant information in that state, including protected health information.B\n\nIf a court of another state in which a guardianship or protective proceeding is pending requests assistance of the kind provided in subsection A, a court of the Commonwealth has jurisdiction for the limited purpose of granting the request or making reasonable efforts to comply with the request.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":301394,"text":"In a guardianship or protective proceeding in the Commonwealth, a court in the Commonwealth may request the appropriate court of another state to do any of the following:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":301395,"text":"Hold an evidentiary hearing;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":301396,"text":"Order a person in that state to produce evidence or give testimony pursuant to procedures of that state;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":301397,"text":"Order that an evaluation or assessment be made of the respondent;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"A4"},"4":{"id":301398,"text":"Order any appropriate investigation of a person involved in a proceeding;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"A4","prefix_anchor":"A4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A3","next_prefix":"A5"},"5":{"id":301399,"text":"Forward to the court of the Commonwealth a certified copy of the transcript or other record of a hearing under subdivision 1 or any other proceeding, any evidence otherwise produced under subdivision 2, and any evaluation or assessment prepared in compliance with an order under subdivision 3 or 4;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"A5","prefix_anchor":"A5","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A4","next_prefix":"A6"},"6":{"id":301400,"text":"Issue any order necessary to assure the appearance in the proceeding of a person whose presence is necessary for either court to make a determination, including the respondent or the incapacitated or protected person; 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This law was first created in 2011. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 518<\/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 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, chapter 614<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":275649,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84102,"identifier":"64.2-2103","token":"64.2\/IV\/D\/21\/1\/64.2-2103","url":"\/64.2-2103\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-2103\/","token":"64.2\/IV\/D\/21\/1\/64.2-2103","dublin_core":{"Title":"Cooperation between courts","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-2103","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> In a guardianship or protective proceeding<\/span> in the Commonwealth, a court<\/span> in the Commonwealth may request the appropriate court<\/span> of another state<\/span> to do any of the following: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Hold an evidentiary hearing<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Order<\/span> a person in that state<\/span> to produce evidence<\/span> or give testimony<\/span> pursuant to procedures of that state<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Order<\/span> that an evaluation or assessment be made of the respondent<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Order<\/span> any appropriate investigation of a person involved in a proceeding; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Forward to the court<\/span> of the Commonwealth a certified copy of the transcript<\/span> or other record<\/span> of a hearing<\/span> under subdivision 1 or any other proceeding, any evidence<\/span> otherwise produced under subdivision 2, and any evaluation or assessment prepared in compliance with an order<\/span> under subdivision 3 or 4; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Issue<\/span> any order<\/span> necessary to assure the appearance<\/span> in the proceeding of a person whose presence is necessary for either court<\/span> to make a determination, including the respondent<\/span> or the incapacitated or protected person<\/span>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Issue<\/span> an order<\/span> authorizing the release of medical, financial, criminal, or other relevant information in that state<\/span>, including protected health information<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If a court<\/span> of another state<\/span> in which a guardianship or protective proceeding<\/span> is pending requests assistance of the kind provided in subsection A, a court<\/span> of the Commonwealth has jurisdiction<\/span> for the limited purpose of granting the request or making reasonable efforts to comply with the request. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOOPERATION BETWEEN COURTS (\u00a7 64.2-2103)\n\nA. In a guardianship or protective proceeding in the Commonwealth, a court in\nthe Commonwealth may request the appropriate court of another state to do any of\nthe following:\n\n 1. Hold an evidentiary hearing;\n\n 2. Order a person in that state to produce evidence or give testimony pursuant\n to procedures of that state;\n\n 3. Order that an evaluation or assessment be made of the respondent;\n\n 4. Order any appropriate investigation of a person involved in a proceeding;\n\n 5. Forward to the court of the Commonwealth a certified copy of the transcript\n or other record of a hearing under subdivision 1 or any other proceeding, any\n evidence otherwise produced under subdivision 2, and any evaluation or\n assessment prepared in compliance with an order under subdivision 3 or 4;\n\n 6. Issue any order necessary to assure the appearance in the proceeding of a\n person whose presence is necessary for either court to make a determination,\n including the respondent or the incapacitated or protected person; and\n\n 7. Issue an order authorizing the release of medical, financial, criminal, or\n other relevant information in that state, including protected health\n information.\n\nB. If a court of another state in which a guardianship or protective proceeding\nis pending requests assistance of the kind provided in subsection A, a court of\nthe Commonwealth has jurisdiction for the limited purpose of granting the\nrequest or making reasonable efforts to comply with the request.\n\nHISTORY: 2011, c. 518, \u00a7 37.2-1035; 2012, c. 614.","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}}