Virginia Statutes
§ 15.2-530 — Powers and duties of sheriff
Virginia § 15.2-530
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 15.2COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS
Subtitle IGENERAL PROVISIONS; CHARTERS; OTHER FORMS AND ORGANIZATION OF COUNTIES
Ch. 5COUNTY EXECUTIVE FORM OF GOVERNMENT
Art. 3DEPARTMENTS; COUNTY EXECUTIVE FORM
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 15.2-530 (2026).
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The sheriff shall exercise the powers conferred and perform the duties imposed upon sheriffs by general law. He shall have the custody of, and be charged with the duty of feeding and caring for, all prisoners confined in the county jail. He shall perform such other duties the board imposes upon him.
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Legislative History
Code 1950, § 15-291; 1952, c. 413; 1958, c. 112; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-608; 1972, c. 360; 1977, c. 584; 1984, c. 722; 1997, c. 587.
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