Virginia Code § 9.1-164 - Establishment of programs; purpose; regulations; judicial approval of facilities
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§ 9.1-164. Establishment of programs; purpose; regulations; judicial approval of facilities.
A. It is the purpose of this article to enable any city, county, or combination thereof, to develop, establish, operate, maintain, or to contract with any qualified public or private agency for local or regional detoxification center programs, services, or facilities.
B. The Department shall adopt regulations for the implementation of such programs.
C. Detoxification center programs established or operated pursuant to this section shall be governed solely by the regulations adopted by the Department. The Department shall award funds as may be appropriated for such purposes to local units of government.
D. The chief judge of the general district court in the jurisdiction that will be served by the facility shall approve the facility for the diversion of public inebriates from arrest and jail pursuant to § 18.2-388.
(1982, c. 666, § 9-173.1; 2001, c. 844.)