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This law was first created in 2025. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 698<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1465833,"object_type":"law","relational_id":367554,"identifier":"53.1-133.06","token":"53.1\/3\/7.1\/53.1-133.06","url":"\/53.1-133.06\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-133.06\/","token":"53.1\/3\/7.1\/53.1-133.06","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-133.06","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:<\/p>

“Postpartum recovery<\/span>” means the eight-week period, or longer as determined by a health care professional responsible for the health and safety of the prisoner, following childbirth.<\/p>

“Restraints<\/span>” means any mechanical device, medication, physical intervention, or hands-on hold to prevent an individual from moving her body.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 53.1-133.06)\n\nAs used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\n“Postpartum recovery” means the eight-week period, or longer as\ndetermined by a health care professional responsible for the health and safety\nof the prisoner, following childbirth.\n\n“Restraints” means any mechanical device, medication, physical\nintervention, or hands-on hold to prevent an individual from moving her body.\n\nHISTORY: 2025, c. 698.","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"}}