Virginia statute
Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-169.7 — Disclosure by defendant during evaluation or treatment; use at guilt phase of trial
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 11: Proceedings on Question of Insanity, Code of Virginia.
Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-169.7
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.
No statement or disclosure by the defendant concerning the alleged offense made during a competency evaluation ordered pursuant to § 19.2-169.1 , a mental state at the time of the offense evaluation ordered pursuant to § 19.2-169.5 , or treatment ordered pursuant to § 19.2-169.2 or § 19.2-169.6 may be used against the defendant at trial as evidence or as a basis for such evidence, except on the issue of his mental condition at the time of the offense after he raises the issue pursuant to § 19.2-168 .
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