                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ESCAPE, SICKNESS, DEATH, OR DISCHARGE OF A PERSON ORDERED TO BE INVOLUNTARILY
ADMITTED WHILE IN CUSTODY; WARRANT FOR PERSON ESCAPING (§ 37.2-833)

If any person who has been ordered to be involuntarily admitted to a facility
escapes, becomes too sick to travel, dies, or is discharged by due process of
law while in the custody of a sheriff or other person, the sheriff or other
person shall immediately notify the facility of that fact. If any person in the
custody of a sheriff or other person pursuant to the provisions of this chapter
escapes, the sheriff or other person having that person in custody shall
immediately secure a warrant from any officer authorized to issue warrants
charging the individual with escape from lawful custody, directing his
apprehension, and stating what disposition shall be made of the person upon
arrest.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 37-85; 1950, p. 908; 1954, c. 668; 1968, c. 477, §
37.1-75; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 155; 2005, c. 716.