Chapter 9 Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators

This chapter is comprised of the following sections:
  • §37.2-900 Definitions
  • §37.2-900.1 Office of Sexually Violent Predator Services
  • §37.2-901 Civil proceeding; rights of respondents; discovery
  • §37.2-902 Commitment Review Committee; membership
  • §37.2-903 Database of prisoners convicted of sexually violent offenses; maintained by Department of Corrections; notice of pending release to CRC
  • §37.2-904 CRC assessment of prisoners or defendants eligible for commitment as sexually violent predators; mental health examination; recommendation
  • §37.2-905 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
  • §37.2-905.1 Substantial compliance
  • §37.2-905.2 Access to records
  • §37.2-906 Probable cause hearing; procedures
  • §37.2-907 Right to assistance of experts; compensation
  • §37.2-908 Trial; right to trial by jury; standard of proof; discovery
  • §37.2-909 Placement of committed respondents
  • §37.2-910 Review of continuation of secure inpatient treatment hearing; procedure and reports; disposition
  • §37.2-911 Petition for release; hearing; procedures
  • §37.2-912 Conditional release; criteria; conditions; reports; penalty
  • §37.2-913 Emergency custody of conditionally released respondents; revocation of conditional release
  • §37.2-914 Modification or removal of conditions; notice; objections; review
  • §37.2-915 Representation of Commonwealth and person subject to commitment; nature of proceedings
  • §37.2-916 Authority of Commissioner; delegation to board; liability
  • §37.2-917 Escape of persons committed; penalty
  • §37.2-918 Persons on conditional release leaving Commonwealth; penalty
  • §37.2-919 Postrelease supervision of Department; commission of new criminal offense by person committed to Department
  • §37.2-920 Appeal by Attorney General; emergency custody order
  • §37.2-921 Department to give notice of Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry requirements to certain persons