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SESSION ENROLLED VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY –– CHAPTER E An Act to amend and reenact § 19.2-169.8 of the Code of Virginia, relating to competency to stand trial;
VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- 2022 SESSION CHAPTER 75 An Act to amend and reenact § 19.2-169.8 of the Code of Virginia, relating to competency to stand trial;
copy to the Department of Behavioral Health and R Developmental Services.
copy to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.
O [H 738] L Approved L Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
[H 738] Approved April 1, 2022 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
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Whenever a court orders an evaluation pursuant to § 19.2-168.1, 19.2-169.1, or 19.2-169.5 or orders treatment pursuant to § 19.2-169.2 or 19.2-169.6, the clerk of the court shall provide a copy of health authority, or hospital named in the order as soon as practicable but no later than the close of business on the next business day following entry of the order.
Whenever a court orders an evaluation pursuant to § 19.2-168.1, 19.2-169.1, or 19.2-169.5 or orders treatment pursuant to § 19.2-169.2 or 19.2-169.6, the clerk of the court shall provide a copy of the order to the appointed evaluator or to the director of the community services board, behavioral business on the next business day following entry of the order.
The party requesting the evaluation pursuant to § 19.2-168.1, 19.2-169.1, or 19.2-169.5, the attorney for the Commonwealth if treatment is ordered pursuant to § 19.2-169.2, or the petitioner if treatment is ordered pursuant to § 19.2-H69.6 shall appointed evaluator or the director of the community services board, behavioral health authority, or hospital unless the court or clerk already has this information.
The party requesting the evaluation of pursuant to § 19.2-168.1, 19.2-169.1, or 19.2-169.5, the attorney for the Commonwealth if treatment is ordered pursuant to § 19.2-169.2, or the petitioner if treatment is ordered pursuant to § 19.2-169.6 shall be responsible for providing to the court the name, address, and other contact information for the appointed evaluator or the director of the community services board, behavioral health authority, or hospital unless the court or clerk already has this information.
The appointed evaluator or theEdirector of the community services board, behavioral health authority, or hospital shall acknowledge receipt of the order to the clerk of the court on a form developed by the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia as soon as practicable but no later than the close of business on the next Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.l also provide a copy of the order to the B.
The appointed evaluator or the director of the community services board, behavioral health authority, or hospital shall acknowledge receipt of the order to the clerk of the court on a form developed by the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia as soon as practicable but no later than the close of business on the next business day following receipt of the order.
The clerk shall also provide a copy of the order to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.
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