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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>61154</law_id><section_number>37.2-905</section_number><catch_line>Review of prisoners convicted of a sexually violent offense; review of unrestorably incompetent defendants charged with sexually violent offenses; petition for commitment; notice to Department of Corrections or referring court regarding disposition of review</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>19.2-169.3</reference><reference>37.2-905.1</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="37.2">Behavioral Health and Developmental Services</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="III">Admissions and Dispositions</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="9">Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Upon receipt of a recommendation by the CRC regarding an eligible prisoner or an unrestorably incompetent <span class="dictionary">defendant</span> for review pursuant to &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Disposition of the unrestorably incompetent defendant; aggravated murder charge; sexually violent offense charge" href="/19.2-169.3/">19.2-169.3</a>, the <span class="dictionary">Attorney General</span> shall have 90 days to conduct a review of the prisoner or <span class="dictionary">defendant</span> and (i) file a <span class="dictionary">petition</span> for the civil commitment of the prisoner or <span class="dictionary">defendant</span> as a <span class="dictionary">sexually violent predator</span> and stating sufficient <span class="dictionary">facts</span> to support such <span class="dictionary">allegation</span> or (ii) notify the <span class="dictionary">Director</span> and <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span>, in the case of a prisoner, or the referring <span class="dictionary">court</span> and the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span>, in the case of an unrestorably incompetent <span class="dictionary">defendant</span>, that he will not file a <span class="dictionary">petition</span> for commitment. <span class="dictionary">Petitions</span> for commitment shall be filed in the <span class="dictionary">circuit</span> <span class="dictionary">court</span> for the judicial <span class="dictionary">circuit</span> or district in which the prisoner was last convicted of a <span class="dictionary">sexually violent offense</span> or in the <span class="dictionary">circuit</span> <span class="dictionary">court</span> for the judicial <span class="dictionary">circuit</span> or district in which the <span class="dictionary">defendant</span> was deemed unrestorably incompetent and referred for commitment review pursuant to &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Disposition of the unrestorably incompetent defendant; aggravated murder charge; sexually violent offense charge" href="/19.2-169.3/">19.2-169.3</a>. <a id="paragraph-223530" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/37.2-905/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> If the <span class="dictionary">Attorney General</span> decides not to file a <span class="dictionary">petition</span> for the civil commitment of a prisoner or <span class="dictionary">defendant</span>, or if a <span class="dictionary">petition</span> is filed but is dismissed for any reason, the <span class="dictionary">Attorney General</span> and the <span class="dictionary">Director</span> may share any relevant information with the <span class="dictionary">probation</span> and <span class="dictionary">parole</span> officer who is to supervise the prisoner and with the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> to the extent allowed by <span class="dictionary">state</span> and federal <span class="dictionary">law</span>. <a id="paragraph-223531" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/37.2-905/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1999, cc. 946, 985, &#xA7; 37.1-70.6; 2001, c. 776; 2003, cc. 989, 1018; 2004, c. 764; 2005, cc. 716, 914; 2006, cc. 863, 914; 2007, c. 876; 2009, c. 740.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
