§ 53.1-130 Sheriffs, jail superintendents, etc., not to be interested in property where work performed; penalty
No sheriff, jail superintendent, deputy or other jail officer shall have any prisoner work on property owned by him or by his relative, or on projects in which he is interested, nor shall any such prisoner be used for the personal gain or convenience of any sheriff or of any other individual. Any person found guilty of a violation of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
History
The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1970, chapter 648; in 1982, chapter 636; in 1991, chapter 383.
Code 1950, § 53-166; 1970, c. 648; 1982, c. 636; 1991, c. 383.