                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

MANDATED SERVICES; OPTIONAL SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§ 9.1-176)

A. As used in this section:
			&#8220;Detoxification center program&#8221; means any facility program or
procedure for the placement of public inebriates as an alternative to arresting
and jailing such persons, for the purpose of monitoring the withdrawal from
excessive use of alcohol or use of a narcotic drug or other intoxicant or drug
of whatever nature.
			&#8220;Public inebriate&#8221; means any person who is intoxicated in a
public place and would be subject to arrest for public intoxication under &#xA7;
18.2-388 or a local ordinance established for the same offense.

B. Any city, county or combination thereof that elects or is required to
establish a local community-based probation services agency pursuant to this
article shall provide to the judicial system the following services as
components of local community-based probation supervision: community service;
home incarceration with or without electronic monitoring; electronic monitoring;
and substance abuse screening, assessment, testing and treatment. Additional
services and facilities, including, but not limited to, local day reporting
centers and services, local halfway house facilities and services for the
temporary care of adults placed on community-based probation, and
law-enforcement diversion into detoxification center programs may be established
by the city, county or combination thereof.
			Any city, county, or combination thereof, may develop, establish, operate,
maintain, or contract with any qualified public or private agency for local or
regional detoxification center programs, services, or facilities.
			The chief judge of the general district court in the jurisdiction that will
be served by the facility shall approve the facility for the diversion of public
inebriates from arrest and jail pursuant to &#xA7; 18.2-388.

HISTORY: 1994, 2nd Sp. Sess., cc. 1, 2, § 53.1-182.1; 1996, c. 569; 1997, c.
339; 1999, c. 372; 2000, c. 1040; 2001, c. 844; 2002, c. 491; 2007, c. 133;
2011, cc. 821, 854.