                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PURPOSE; ESTABLISHMENT OF PRETRIAL SERVICES AND SERVICES AGENCIES (§
19.2-152.2)

It is the purpose of this article to provide more effective protection of
society by establishing pretrial services agencies that will assist judicial
officers in discharging their duties pursuant to Article 1 (§ 19.2-119 et seq.)
of Chapter 9. Such agencies are intended to provide better information and
services for use by judicial officers in determining the risk to public safety
and the assurance of appearance of persons age 18 or over or persons under the
age of 18 who have been transferred for trial as adults held in custody and
charged with an offense, other than an offense punishable as a Class 1 felony,
who are pending trial or hearing. Any city, county or combination thereof may
establish a pretrial services agency and any city, county or combination thereof
required to submit a community-based corrections plan pursuant to § 53.1-82.1
shall establish a pretrial services agency.

HISTORY: 1994, 2nd Sp. Sess., cc. 1, 2; 1999, cc. 829, 846; 2004, c. 378; 2007,
c. 133; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 344, 345.