Virginia Statutes
§ 53.1-58 — Highway employees as guards
Virginia § 53.1-58
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 53.1PRISONS AND OTHER METHODS OF CORRECTION
Ch. 2STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
Art. 3EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING OF PRISONERS
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-58 (2026).
Text
The Director, with the consent of the Commissioner of Highways, may appoint and authorize employees of the Department of Transportation to act as guards of prisoners when such prisoners are at work on the roads under the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth Transportation Board. Such employees shall be deemed to be acting within the scope of their official duties for the Board when acting as guards pursuant to this section. The Director may authorize such employees to carry firearms in accordance with § 53.1-29.
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Legislative History
Code 1950, § 53-122; 1958, c. 572; 1970, c. 648; 1982, c. 636.
Nearby Sections
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§ 53.1-1
Definitions§ 53.1-1.2
Visitation policies§ 53.1-10
Powers and duties of Director§ 53.1-101
Work by prisoners§ 53.1-102
Sending prisoners to other farms§ 53.1-103
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
Location of jail facilities§ 53.1-107
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Bluebook (online)
Virginia § 53.1-58, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/53.1/53.1-58.