53.1-77 - Jurisdiction of judge or magistrate of adopting county or city authorized to issue temporary detention orders.
§ 53.1-77. Jurisdiction of judge or magistrate of adopting county or cityauthorized to issue temporary detention orders.
When the jail of any other county or city has been adopted or designatedunder the provisions of §§ 53.1-74 and 53.1-76, any judge or magistrateauthorized to issue temporary detention orders pursuant to §§ 37.2-809through 37.2-813 of the adopting county or city shall have concurrentjurisdiction with those of the county or city wherein the adopted ordesignated jail is located, in proceedings under Chapter 8 (§ 37.2-800 etseq.) of Title 37.2, with respect to such persons as have been involuntarilyadmitted there from the adopting county or city. Such judge or magistrate mayperform any such act or duty at such place as if such person wasinvoluntarily admitted within the jurisdiction of the adopting county or city.
(Code 1950, § 53-142.1; 1952, c. 264; 1970, c. 648; 1982, c. 636; 2005, c.716.)