Virginia · Code of Virginia — Title 18.2, Crimes and Offenses

Va. Code (Crimes) § 18.2-254.3: Behavioral Health Docket Act

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

This statute establishes behavioral health dockets—specialized court programs within Virginia's criminal justice system designed to address mental illness and substance abuse among offenders through judicial oversight and treatment, with administrative oversight by the Virginia Supreme Court.

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