2006 Code of Virginia § 53.1-22 - Misdemeanant suspected of having contagious disease
53.1-22. Misdemeanant suspected of having contagious disease.
Whenever any court shall have reason to believe that a person convicted by itof a misdemeanor who is sentenced to serve time in a local correctionalfacility is afflicted with any contagious or infectious disease dangerous tothe public health, the court shall have such person examined by a licensedphysician or licensed nurse practitioner. If the examination reveals theperson is afflicted with such disease, the court may commit the persondirectly to the Department.
(Code 1950, 53-89; 1970, c. 648; 1974, cc. 44, 45; 1982, c. 636; 2004, c.855.)
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