{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-37.2-820","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 37.2-820","heading":"Place of hearing","body":"The hearing provided for pursuant to §§ 37.2-814 through 37.2-819 may be conducted by the district court judge or a special justice at the convenient facility or other place open to the public provided for in § 37.2-809, if he deems it advisable, even though the facility or place is located in a county or city other than his own. In conducting such hearings in a county or city other than his own, the judge or special justice shall have all of the authority and power that he would have in his own county or city. A district court judge or special justice of the county or city in which the facility or place is located may conduct the hearing provided for in §§ 37.2-814 through 37.2-819.1976, c. 671, § 37.1-67.4; 1981, c. 233; 1982, c. 435; 1986, c. 134; 1995, c. 844; 2005, c. 716.","path":["Title 37.2. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES","Subtitle III. Admissions and Dispositions","Chapter 8. EMERGENCY CUSTODY AND VOLUNTARY AND INVOLUNTARY CIVIL ADMISSIONS","Article 5. INVOLUNTARY ADMISSIONS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/37.2-820/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:59Z","sha256":"52f6fb0b34663be3270813d26fdde0f58589ccdcce9dac0a8411f4cb57777cc9","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-37.2-819","next":"us-va/va.-code-37.2-821"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}