Virginia Code

Va. Code Ann. § 16.1-278.11 (2026)

Mental illness and intellectual disability

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In cases involving a person who is involuntarily admitted because of a mental illness or is judicially certified as eligible for admission to a training center for persons with intellectual disability, disposition shall be in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 8 (§ 37.2-800 et seq.) of Title 37.2. A child shall not be committed pursuant to §§ 16.1-278.2 through 16.1-278.8 or the provisions of Title 37.2 to a maximum security unit within any state hospital where adults determined to be criminally insane reside.

1991, c. 534; 2005, c. 716; 2012, cc. 476, 507.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1999–2000 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Chatman, 538 S.E.2d 304 (Va. 2000).

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Commonwealth v. Chatman, 538 S.E.2d 304 (Va. 2000). · cites it 8× “Code § 16.1-278.11 states, in pertinent part, that "[i]n cases involving a person who is adjudged mentally ill .”

Chatman v. Commonwealth, 518 S.E.2d 847 (Va. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “We note, however, that Code § 16.1-278.11 provides: "In cases involving a person who is adjudged mentally ill .”

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