{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-16.1-340.3","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 16.1-340.3","heading":"Release of minor prior to commitment hearing for involuntary admission","body":"Prior to a hearing as authorized in § 16.1-341, the judge may release the minor to his parent if it appears from all evidence readily available that the minor does not meet the commitment criteria specified in § 16.1-345. The director of any facility in which the minor is detained may release the minor prior to a hearing as authorized in § 16.1-341 if it appears, based on an evaluation conducted by the psychiatrist or clinical psychologist treating the minor, that the minor would not meet the commitment criteria specified in § 16.1-345 if released.2010, cc. 778, 825.","path":["Title 16.1. COURTS NOT OF RECORD","Chapter 11. JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURTS","Article 16. PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT OF MINORS ACT"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/16.1-340.3/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:24Z","sha256":"b5491b8077dc390a3db2f13d16e5a31b77f38a2324c76f097633a0150e099ac2","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-16.1-340.2","next":"us-va/va.-code-16.1-340.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}