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Va. Code Ann. § 37.2-846 Procedure when person not confined in facility or other institution
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A. In all cases, other than those provided for in § 37.2-845, the person may file his petition in the circuit court of the county or the city in which he resides or in which he was found to have a mental illness or in which an order was entered authorizing his continued involunta…
Va. Code Ann. § 37.2-847 Duty of attorney for Commonwealth
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In any case to test the legality of the detention of a person pursuant to this article, whether by habeas corpus or otherwise, the attorney for the Commonwealth of the county or city in which the hearing is held shall, on request of the director of the facility or other instituti…