CODE OF VIRGINIA

RELEASE OF MINOR PRIOR TO COMMITMENT HEARING FOR INVOLUNTARY ADMISSION (§
16.1-340.3)

Prior to a hearing as authorized in § 16.1-341, the judge may release the minor
to his parent if it appears from all evidence readily available that the minor
does not meet the commitment criteria specified in § 16.1-345. The director of
any facility in which the minor is detained may release the minor prior to a
hearing as authorized in § 16.1-341 if it appears, based on an evaluation
conducted by the psychiatrist or clinical psychologist treating the minor, that
the minor would not meet the commitment criteria specified in § 16.1-345 if
released.

HISTORY: 2010, cc. 778, 825.