{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-16.1-278.11","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 16.1-278.11","heading":"Mental illness and intellectual disability","body":"In cases involving a person who is involuntarily admitted because of a mental illness or is judicially certified as eligible for admission to a training center for persons with intellectual disability, disposition shall be in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 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 maximum security unit within any state hospital where adults determined to be criminally insane reside.1991, c. 534; 2005, c. 716; 2012, cc. 476, 507.","path":["Title 16.1. COURTS NOT OF RECORD","Chapter 11. JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURTS","Article 9. DISPOSITION"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/16.1-278.11/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:24Z","sha256":"14538404993373f8c6c03accb3f54d02b10539595fdb8a3462834a1e8a3c03e4","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-16.1-278.10","next":"us-va/va.-code-16.1-278.12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}