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This law was first created in 1974. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 66 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1974 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1976, chapter 671; in 2005, chapter 716<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1437403,"object_type":"law","relational_id":361072,"identifier":"37.2-824","token":"37.2\/III\/8\/5\/37.2-824","url":"\/37.2-824\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/37.2-824\/","token":"37.2\/III\/8\/5\/37.2-824","dublin_core":{"Title":"Periodic review of all persons for purposes of retention","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 37.2-824","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The director of a state<\/span> facility<\/span> shall conduct a review of the progress of each person admitted to the facility<\/span> at intervals of 30, 60, and 90 days after admission of the person, and every six months thereafter to determine whether the person should be retained at the state<\/span> facility<\/span>. A record shall be kept of the findings<\/span> of each review in the state<\/span> facility<\/span>’s file on the person.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPERIODIC REVIEW OF ALL PERSONS FOR PURPOSES OF RETENTION (\u00a7 37.2-824)\n\nThe director of a state facility shall conduct a review of the progress of each\nperson admitted to the facility at intervals of 30, 60, and 90 days after\nadmission of the person, and every six months thereafter to determine whether\nthe person should be retained at the state facility. A record shall be kept of\nthe findings of each review in the state facility’s file on the person.\n\nHISTORY: 1974, c. 66, \u00a7 37.1-84.2; 1976, c. 671; 2005, c. 716.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}