{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-37.2-822","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 37.2-822","heading":"Treatment of person admitted while appeal is pending","body":"Whenever the director of any facility reasonably believes that treatment is necessary to protect the life, health, or safety of a person, treatment may be given during the period allowed for any appeal unless prohibited by order of a circuit court in the county or city wherein the appeal is pending.Code 1950, §§ 37-71.2, 37-204.1; 1964, c. 322; 1968, c. 477, § 37.1-85; 1972, c. 639; 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/37.2-822/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:59Z","sha256":"d18e7f6e86143dadb0818f24136136a130f7f7a22049819679c408444aab6399","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-37.2-821","next":"us-va/va.-code-37.2-823"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}