Emergency Custody and Voluntary and Involuntary Civil Admissions

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This is Chapter 8 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Emergency Custody and Voluntary and Involuntary Civil Admissions.” It is part of Subtitle III “Admissions and Dispositions”, which is part of Title 37.2 “Behavioral Health and Developmental Services”.

Article 1 General Provisions
Article 2 Voluntary Admission
Article 3 Admission to Training Centers
Article 4 Emergency Custody and Involuntary Temporary Detention
Article 5 Involuntary Admissions
Article 6 Transportation of Admitted Persons; Detention by Sheriff; Escape; Transfers
Article 7 Discharge and Transfers
Article 8 Testing Legality of Detention