Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators

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This is Chapter 9 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators.” It is part of Subtitle III “Admissions and Dispositions”, which is part of Title 37.2 “Behavioral Health and Developmental Services”. It contains 25 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 25 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