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
