§ 53.1-116.2 Sheriffs to be keepers of jails
The sheriff of each county or city shall be the keeper of the jail thereof unless that locality is a member of a jail or jail farm board or regional jail authority, in which case the provisions of § 53.1-106 shall apply.
History
This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 491 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.
1994, c. 491.