37.2-819 - Order of involuntary admission or involuntary outpatient treatment forwarded to CCRE; certain voluntary admissions forwarded to CCRE; firearm background check.
§ 37.2-819. Order of involuntary admission or involuntary outpatienttreatment forwarded to CCRE; certain voluntary admissions forwarded to CCRE;firearm background check.
A. Upon receipt of any order from a commitment hearing issued pursuant tothis chapter for involuntary admission to a facility, the clerk of courtshall, as soon as practicable but not later than the close of business on thenext following business day, certify and forward to the Central CriminalRecords Exchange, on a form provided by the Exchange, a copy of the order.Upon receipt of any order from a commitment hearing issued pursuant to thischapter for mandatory outpatient treatment, the clerk of court shall, priorto the close of that business day, certify and forward to the CentralCriminal Records Exchange, on a form provided by the exchange, a copy of theorder.
B. The clerk of court shall also, as soon as practicable but no later thanthe close of business on the next following business day, forward uponreceipt to the Central Criminal Records Exchange, on a form provided by theExchange, certification of any person who has been the subject of a temporarydetention order pursuant to § 37.2-809, and who, after being advised by thejudge or special justice that he will be prohibited from possessing a firearmpursuant to § 18.2-308.1:3, subsequently agreed to voluntary admissionpursuant to § 37.2-805.
C. The copy of the forms and orders sent to the Central Criminal RecordsExchange pursuant to subsection A, and the forms and certifications sent tothe Central Criminal Records Exchange regarding voluntary admission pursuantto subsection B, shall be kept confidential in a separate file and used onlyto determine a person's eligibility to possess, purchase, or transfer afirearm. No medical records shall be forwarded to the Central CriminalRecords Exchange with any form, order, or certification required bysubsection A or B. The Department of State Police shall forward only aperson's eligibility to possess, purchase, or transfer a firearm to theNational Instant Criminal Background Check System.
(1976, c. 671, § 37.1-67.3; 1979, c. 426; 1980, cc. 166, 582; 1982, c. 471;1984, c. 277; 1985, c. 261; 1986, cc. 349, 609; 1988, c. 225; 1989, c. 716;1990, cc. 59, 60, 728, 798; 1991, c. 636; 1992, c. 752; 1994, cc. 736, 907;1995, cc. 489, 668, 844; 1996, cc. 343, 893; 1997, cc. 558, 921; 1998, c.446; 2001, cc. 478, 479, 507, 658, 837; 2004, cc. 66, 1014; 2005, c. 716;2008, cc. 751, 788; 2009, cc. 21, 838.)