{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-53.1-22","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 53.1-22","heading":"Misdemeanant suspected of having contagious disease","body":"Whenever any court shall have reason to believe that a person convicted by it of a misdemeanor who is sentenced to serve time in a local correctional facility is afflicted with any contagious or infectious disease dangerous to the public health, the court shall have such person examined by a licensed physician or licensed advanced practice registered nurse. If the examination reveals the person is afflicted with such disease, the court may commit the person directly to the Department.Code 1950, § 53-89; 1970, c. 648; 1974, cc. 44, 45; 1982, c. 636; 2004, c. 855; 2023, c. 183.","path":["Title 53.1. Prisons and Other Methods of Correction","Chapter 2. State Correctional Facilities","Article 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/53.1-22/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:19Z","sha256":"f25cda94b0f5443748ffa1168e65494a4506deb7e985232f0cff1f030234c73a","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-53.1-21","next":"us-va/va.-code-53.1-23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}