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Va. Code § 37.2-832: Persons with mental illness not to be confined in cells with criminals
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 37.2. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES
- Subtitle III. Admissions and Dispositions
- Chapter 8. EMERGENCY CUSTODY AND VOLUNTARY AND INVOLUNTARY CIVIL ADMISSIONS
- Article 6. TRANSPORTATION OF ADMITTED PERSONS; DETENTION BY SHERIFF; ESCAPE; TRANSFERS
In no case shall any sheriff or jailer confine any person with mental illness in a cell or room with prisoners charged with or convicted of crimes.Code 1950, § 37-81; 1950, p. 908; 1968, c. 477, § 37.1-74; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 155; 2005, c. 716.
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