Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators

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Section
37.2-900

Definitions

Section
37.2-900.1

Office of Sexually Violent Predator Services

Section
37.2-901

Civil proceeding; rights of respondents; discovery

Section
37.2-902

Commitment Review Committee; membership

Section
37.2-903

Database of prisoners convicted of sexually violent offenses; maintained by Department of Corrections; notice of pending release to CRC

Section
37.2-904

CRC assessment of prisoners or defendants eligible for commitment as sexually violent predators; mental health examination; recommendation

Section
37.2-905

Review of prisoners convicted of a sexually violent offense; review of unrestorably incompetent defendants charged with sexually violent offenses; petition for commitment; notice to Department of Corrections or referring court regarding disposition of review

Section
37.2-905.1

Substantial compliance

Section
37.2-905.2

Access to records

Section
37.2-906

Probable cause hearing; procedures

Section
37.2-907

Right to assistance of experts; compensation

Section
37.2-908

Trial; right to trial by jury; standard of proof; discovery

Section
37.2-909

Placement of committed respondents

Section
37.2-910

Review of continuation of secure inpatient treatment hearing; procedure and reports; disposition

Section
37.2-911

Petition for release; hearing; procedures

Section
37.2-912

Conditional release; criteria; conditions; reports

Section
37.2-913

Emergency custody of conditionally released respondents; revocation of conditional release

Section
37.2-914

Modification or removal of conditions; notice; objections; review

Section
37.2-915

Representation of Commonwealth and person subject to commitment; nature of proceedings

Section
37.2-916

Authority of Commissioner; delegation to board; liability

Section
37.2-917

Escape of persons committed; penalty

Section
37.2-918

Persons on conditional release leaving Commonwealth; penalty

Section
37.2-919

Postrelease supervision of Department; commission of new criminal offense by person committed to Department

Section
37.2-920

(Effective until January 1, 2022) Appeal by Attorney General; emergency custody order

Section
37.2-920

(Effective January 1, 2022) Appeal by Attorney General; emergency custody order

Section
37.2-921

Department to give notice of Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry requirements to certain persons