Virginia § 53.1-228.1 Inmate payment for damaged property

Virginia Statutes

§ 53.1-228.1 — Inmate payment for damaged property

Virginia § 53.1-228.1

Title 53.1Prisons and Other Methods of Correction

Ch. 11Estates of Prisoners

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Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-228.1 (2026).

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The Director, and each jail superintendent or sheriff who operates a correctional facility, are authorized to establish administrative procedures for recovering, from an inmate, the cost of replacing or repairing any facility-owned or facility-issued property which is proven to have been intentionally damaged or destroyed by the inmate. Such administrative procedures shall ensure that the inmate is afforded due process.

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The Director, and each jail superintendent or sheriff who operates a correctional facility, are authorized to establish administrative procedures for recovering, from an inmate, the cost of replacing or repairing any facility-owned or facility-issued property which is proven to have been intentionally damaged or destroyed by the inmate. Such administrative procedures shall ensure that the inmate is afforded due process.