2006 Code of Virginia § 16.1-278.11 - Mental illness and mental retardation
16.1-278.11. Mental illness and mental retardation.
In cases involving a person who is involuntarily admitted because of a mentalillness or is judicially certified as eligible for admission to a trainingcenter for persons with mental retardation, disposition shall be inaccordance with the provisions of Chapters 1 ( 37.2-100 et seq.) and 8 (37.2-800 et seq.) of Title 37.2. A child shall not be committed pursuant to 16.1-278.2 through 16.1-278.8 or the provisions of Title 37.2 to a maximumsecurity unit within any state hospital where adults determined to becriminally insane reside.
(1991, c. 534; 2005, c. 716.)
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