Virginia Statutes
§ 53.1-205 — Jurisdiction for trial of prisoners; nature of proceedings
Virginia § 53.1-205
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 53.1PRISONS AND OTHER METHODS OF CORRECTION
Ch. 7CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING PRISONERS
Art. 1CRIMES BY PRISONERS
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-205 (2026).
Text
Subject to the provisions of §§ 53.1-203 and 53.1-204, the jurisdiction, proceedings, trial and judgment in a criminal proceeding against a person confined in a state correctional facility shall be as is provided for in other cases of criminal prosecution.
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Legislative History
Code 1950, §§ 53-295, 53-300; 1966, c. 430; 1970, c. 593; 1973, c. 59; 1982, c. 636.
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Farm expenses§ 53.1-106
Members of jail or jail farm board or regional jail authority; powers; payment of pro rata costs§ 53.1-106.1
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Bluebook (online)
Virginia § 53.1-205, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/53.1/53.1-205.