{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-37.2-832","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 37.2-832","heading":"Persons with mental illness not to be confined in cells with criminals","body":"In no case shall any sheriff or jailer confine any person with mental illness in a cell or room with prisoners charged with or convicted of crimes.Code 1950, § 37-81; 1950, p. 908; 1968, c. 477, § 37.1-74; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 155; 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 6. TRANSPORTATION OF ADMITTED PERSONS; DETENTION BY SHERIFF; ESCAPE; TRANSFERS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/37.2-832/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:59Z","sha256":"d16ae72cdd38e6be759a2e993dd660ebfc26989698279f15f20c357cb16abbb6","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-37.2-831","next":"us-va/va.-code-37.2-833"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}