                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ORDERS FOR EVALUATION OR TREATMENT; DUTIES OF CLERK; COPIES (§ 19.2-169.8)

A. Whenever a court orders an evaluation pursuant to &#xA7; 19.2-168.1,
19.2-169.1, or 19.2-169.5 or orders treatment pursuant to &#xA7; 19.2-169.2 or
19.2-169.6, the clerk of the court shall provide a copy of the order to the
appointed evaluator or to the director of the community services board,
behavioral health authority, or hospital named in the order as soon as
practicable but no later than the close of business on the next business day
following entry of the order. The party requesting the evaluation pursuant to
&#xA7; 19.2-168.1, 19.2-169.1, or 19.2-169.5, the attorney for the Commonwealth
if treatment is ordered pursuant to &#xA7; 19.2-169.2, or the petitioner if
treatment is ordered pursuant to &#xA7; 19.2-169.6 shall be responsible for
providing to the court the name, address, and other contact information for the
appointed evaluator or the director of the community services board, behavioral
health authority, or hospital unless the court or clerk already has this
information. The appointed evaluator or the director of the community services
board, behavioral health authority, or hospital shall acknowledge receipt of the
order to the clerk of the court on a form developed by the Office of the
Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia as soon as practicable but
no later than the close of business on the next business day following receipt
of the order. The clerk shall also provide a copy of the order to the Department
of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.

B. No person shall be liable for any act or omission relating to the performance
of any requirement set forth in subsection A unless the person was grossly
negligent or engaged in willful misconduct.

HISTORY: 2016, cc. 446, 449; 2022, cc. 74, 75.