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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>80096</law_id><section_number>53.1-77</section_number><catch_line>Jurisdiction of judge or magistrate of adopting county or city authorized to issue temporary detention orders</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="53.1">Prisons and Other Methods of Correction</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="3">Local Correctional Facilities</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="2">Utilization of Jails</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>When the jail of any other county or city has been adopted or designated under the provisions of &#xA7;&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="When court may adopt jail of another county or city" href="/53.1-74/">53.1-74</a> and <a class="law" title="Commitment to jail of another county or city; payment of costs, etc" href="/53.1-76/">53.1-76</a>, any <span class="dictionary">judge</span> or <span class="dictionary">magistrate</span> authorized to <span class="dictionary">issue</span> temporary detention <span class="dictionary">orders</span> pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="(Effective July 1, 2026) Involuntary temporary detention; issuance and execution of order" href="/37.2-809/">37.2-809</a> through <a class="law" title="(Effective July 1, 2026) Release of person prior to commitment hearing for involuntary admission" href="/37.2-813/">37.2-813</a> of the adopting county or city shall have concurrent <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span> with those of the county or city wherein the adopted or designated jail is located, in proceedings under Chapter 8 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="(Effective July 1, 2026). Applicability of chapter" href="/37.2-800/">37.2-800</a> et seq.) of Title 37.2, with respect to such persons as have been involuntarily admitted there from the adopting county or city. Such <span class="dictionary">judge</span> or <span class="dictionary">magistrate</span> may perform any such act or duty at such place as if such person was involuntarily admitted within the <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span> of the adopting county or city.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 53-142.1; 1952, c. 264; 1970, c. 648; 1982, c. 636; 2005, c. 716.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
