Chief Patron: Stolle
Clinical Evaluations for Sexually Violent Predators

Item 326 #1s

Language
Page 289, line 13, strike "$828,507" and insert "$1,334,757".
Page 289, line 13, strike "$828,507" and insert "$1,334,757".

Explanation
(This amendment provides $506,250 each year from the general fund for clinical evaluations ($433,500) and court testimony ($72,750). Clinical evaluations are required under § 37.2-904 of the Code of Virginia for sexually violent predators (SVPs). It is estimated that 289 SVP eligible offenders will be referred to the Clinical Review Committee for psycho-sexual evaluations prior to the state seeking civil commitment; 67% (194) will require an evaluation prior to the state initiating civil commitment proceedings. Each evaluation costs approximately $3,000 and evaluators are paid $750 per day for court testimony. DMHMRSAS was not provided funding for such evaluations and testimony when the SVP legislation was enacted in 2003. Funding is a recommendation of the Crime Commission Sex Offender Task Force.)