Sexually violent predator; alternative to indeterminate civil commitment. (SB679)
Introduced By
Sen. Emmett Hanger (R-Mount Solon)
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Description
Physical castration as an alternative to indeterminate civil commitment of a violent sexual predator. Provides that in the case of a prisoner who has been determined to be a sexually violent predator, when the only alternative is involuntary secure inpatient treatment, the court may, on petition of the prisoner, order, as an alternative to involuntary secure inpatient treatment, that the prisoner (i) undergo physical castration and (ii) be placed on conditional release, in a manner and in accordance with terms and conditions developed by the Commissioner and the Department of Corrections. Amends § 37.2-908 (“Trial; right to trial by jury; standard of proof; discovery.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »
Status
05/22/2012: Introduced
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