{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-169.7","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 19.2-169.7","heading":"Disclosure by defendant during evaluation or treatment; use at guilt phase of trial","body":"No statement or disclosure by the defendant concerning the alleged offense made during a competency evaluation ordered pursuant to § 19.2-169.1, a mental state at the time of the offense evaluation ordered pursuant to § 19.2-169.5, or treatment ordered pursuant to § 19.2-169.2 or § 19.2-169.6 may be used against the defendant at trial as evidence or as a basis for such evidence, except on the issue of his mental condition at the time of the offense after he raises the issue pursuant to § 19.2-168.1982, c. 653.","path":["Title 19.2. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","Chapter 11. PROCEEDINGS ON QUESTION OF INSANITY"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/19.2-169.7/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:39Z","sha256":"f26bca31dfc2fea418d71c57d63c952d8ea508a8eba9863c79d092a975ad7d0e","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-169.6","next":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-169.8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}