§ 19.2-167 Accused not to be tried while insane or feebleminded
§ 19.2-168 Notice to Commonwealth of intention to present evidence of insanity; continuance if notice not given
§ 19.2-168.1 Evaluation on motion of the Commonwealth after notice
§ 19.2-169.1 Raising question of competency to stand trial or plead; evaluation and determination of competency
§ 19.2-169.2 Disposition when defendant found incompetent
§ 19.2-169.3 Disposition of the unrestorably incompetent defendant; aggravated murder charge; sexually violent offense charge
§ 19.2-169.3:1 Disposition of the unrestorably incompetent defendant; capital murder charge; inpatient custody of the Commissioner
§ 19.2-169.4 Litigating certain issues when the defendant is incompetent
§ 19.2-169.5 Evaluation of sanity at the time of the offense; disclosure of evaluation results
§ 19.2-169.6 Inpatient psychiatric hospital admission from local correctional facility
§ 19.2-169.7 Disclosure by defendant during evaluation or treatment; use at guilt phase of trial
§ 19.2-169.8 Orders for evaluation or treatment; duties of clerk; copies
§ 19.2-174.1 Information required prior to admission to a mental health facility
§ 19.2-175 Compensation of experts
§ 19.2-178 Where prisoner kept when no vacancy in facility or hospital
§ 19.2-180 Sentence or trial of prisoner when restored to sanity
§ 19.2-182 Representation by counsel in proceeding for commitment
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Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 19.2 > Chapter 11 - Proceedings on Question of Insanity

  • Adult: means a person 18 years of age or more. See Virginia Code 1-203
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • County: means any existing county or such unit hereafter created. See Virginia Code 15.2-102
  • Court: means any court vested with appropriate jurisdiction under the Constitution and laws of the Commonwealth. See Virginia Code 19.2-5
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Governing body: means the board of supervisors of a county, council of a city, or council of a town, as the context may require. See Virginia Code 15.2-102
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Judge: means any judge, associate judge or substitute judge of any court or any magistrate. See Virginia Code 19.2-5
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • local government: shall be construed to mean a county, city, or town as the context may require. See Virginia Code 15.2-102
  • Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
  • Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • state agency: means the same as that term is defined in § Virginia Code 1-206
  • sworn: means "affirm" or "affirmed. See Virginia Code 1-250
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.