CODE OF VIRGINIA

MISDEMEANANT SUSPECTED OF HAVING CONTAGIOUS DISEASE (§ 53.1-22)

Whenever any court shall have reason to believe that a person convicted by it of
a misdemeanor who is sentenced to serve time in a local correctional facility is
afflicted with any contagious or infectious disease dangerous to the public
health, the court shall have such person examined by a licensed physician or
licensed nurse practitioner. If the examination reveals the person is afflicted
with such disease, the court may commit the person directly to the Department.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 53-89; 1970, c. 648; 1974, cc. 44, 45; 1982, c. 636;
2004, c. 855.