§ 9.1-193 Mental health awareness response and community understanding services (Marcus) alert system; law-enforcement protocols
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Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 9.1 > Chapter 1 > Article 16 - Mental Health Awareness Response and Community Understanding Services (Marcus) Alert System

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Board of supervisors: means the governing body of a county. See Virginia Code 15.2-102
  • Body-worn camera system: means the same as that term is defined in § 15. See Virginia Code 9.1-193
  • Community care team: means the same as that term is defined in § 37. See Virginia Code 9.1-193
  • Comprehensive crisis system: means the same as that term is defined in § 37. See Virginia Code 9.1-193
  • County: means any existing county or such unit hereafter created. See Virginia Code 15.2-102
  • Department: means the Department of Criminal Justice Services. See Virginia Code 9.1-101
  • Developmental services: means the same as that term is defined in § 37. See Virginia Code 9.1-193
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Locality: means a county, city, or town as the context may require. See Virginia Code 1-221
  • Marcus alert system: means the same as that term is defined in § 37. See Virginia Code 9.1-193
  • Mobile crisis response: means the same as that term is defined in § 37. See Virginia Code 9.1-193
  • Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
  • Substance abuse: means the same as that term is defined in § 37. See Virginia Code 9.1-193
  • United States: includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-255