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Sess., c. 155; 1979, c. 83; 1983, c. 382; 1985, c. 271; 1998, c. 872.","full_text":"A\n\nWhenever a sheriff purchases office furniture, office equipment, stationery, office supplies, telephone or telegraph service, postage, or repairs to office furniture and equipment in conformity and within the limits of allowances duly made and contained in the then current budget of any such sheriff under the provisions of this chapter, the invoices therefor, after examination as to their correctness, shall be paid by the county or city directly to the vendors, and the Commonwealth shall monthly reimburse the county or city the cost of such items on submission by such sheriff to the Compensation Board of duplicate invoices and such other information or evidence as the Compensation Board may deem necessary. This procedure shall also apply to the payment of the premiums on the official bonds of such sheriffs, their deputies and employees, to the premiums on burglary and other insurance, and for any physical examinations required pursuant to &#xA7; 15.2-1705 for a sheriff and each of his full-time deputies at a rate specified by the Compensation Board.B\n\nThe Compensation Board may allow as an expense allowance to the sheriff of any county or city the cost of operation, maintenance and repair of a closed circuit television system and all accessories thereto or of leasing electronic security equipment or making repairs to the same, which system and equipment are installed in any jail under his control for the surveillance of prisoners.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":218701,"text":"Whenever a sheriff purchases office furniture, office equipment, stationery, office supplies, telephone or telegraph service, postage, or repairs to office furniture and equipment in conformity and within the limits of allowances duly made and contained in the then current budget of any such sheriff under the provisions of this chapter, the invoices therefor, after examination as to their correctness, shall be paid by the county or city directly to the vendors, and the Commonwealth shall monthly reimburse the county or city the cost of such items on submission by such sheriff to the Compensation Board of duplicate invoices and such other information or evidence as the Compensation Board may deem necessary. This procedure shall also apply to the payment of the premiums on the official bonds of such sheriffs, their deputies and employees, to the premiums on burglary and other insurance, and for any physical examinations required pursuant to &#xA7; 15.2-1705 for a sheriff and each of his full-time deputies at a rate specified by the Compensation Board.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":218702,"text":"The Compensation Board may allow as an expense allowance to the sheriff of any county or city the cost of operation, maintenance and repair of a closed circuit television system and all accessories thereto or of leasing electronic security equipment or making repairs to the same, which system and equipment are installed in any jail under his control for the surveillance of prisoners.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13630,"edition_id":1,"name":"Sheriff","identifier":"3","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12877,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:26","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:26","permalink":{"id":153363,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13630,"identifier":"3","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/3","url":"\/15.2\/II\/16\/3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12877,"edition_id":1,"name":"Local Constitutional Officers, Courthouses and Supplies","identifier":"16","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12733,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","permalink":{"id":153305,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12877,"identifier":"16","token":"15.2\/II\/16","url":"\/15.2\/II\/16\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12733,"edition_id":1,"name":"Powers of Local Government","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12720,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","permalink":{"id":152369,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12733,"identifier":"II","token":"15.2\/II","url":"\/15.2\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12720,"edition_id":1,"name":"Counties, Cities and Towns","identifier":"15.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":151279,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12720,"identifier":"15.2","token":"15.2","url":"\/15.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":82885,"structure_id":13630,"section_number":"15.2-1609","catch_line":"Sheriff","url":"\/15.2-1609\/","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/3\/15.2-1609","metadata":false},{"id":82997,"structure_id":13630,"section_number":"15.2-1609.1","catch_line":"Number of deputies","url":"\/15.2-1609.1\/","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/3\/15.2-1609.1","metadata":false},{"id":83479,"structure_id":13630,"section_number":"15.2-1609.10","catch_line":"Prohibited practices; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 386 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1964 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1968, chapter 607; in 1979, chapter 83; in 1983, chapter 382; in 1985, chapter 271; in 1998, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?981+ful+CHAP0872\">872<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":60045,"section_number":"15.2-1613","catch_line":"Operation of sheriff's office","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1613\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":78495,"section_number":"15.2-1705","catch_line":"Minimum qualifications; waiver","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1705\/"}],"permalink":{"id":153449,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59723,"identifier":"15.2-1615.1","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/3\/15.2-1615.1","url":"\/15.2-1615.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1615.1\/","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/3\/15.2-1615.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Manner of payment of certain items in budgets of sheriffs","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1615.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Whenever a sheriff purchases office furniture, office equipment, stationery, office supplies, telephone or telegraph service, postage, or repairs to office furniture and equipment in conformity and within the limits of allowances duly made and contained in the then current budget of any such sheriff under the provisions of this chapter, the invoices therefor, after examination as to their correctness, shall be paid by the <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">city<\/span> directly to the vendors, and the Commonwealth shall monthly reimburse the <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">city<\/span> the cost of such items on submission by such sheriff to the Compensation Board of duplicate invoices and such other information or <span class=\"dictionary\">evidence<\/span> as the Compensation Board may deem necessary. This procedure shall also apply to the payment of the premiums on the official <span class=\"dictionary\">bonds<\/span> of such sheriffs, their deputies and employees, to the premiums on <span class=\"dictionary\">burglary<\/span> and other insurance, and for any physical examinations required pursuant to &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Minimum qualifications; waiver\" href=\"\/15.2-1705\/\">15.2-1705<\/a> for a sheriff and each of his full-time deputies at a rate specified by the Compensation Board. <a id=\"paragraph-218701\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/15.2-1615.1\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> The Compensation Board may allow as an expense allowance to the sheriff of any <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">city<\/span> the cost of operation, maintenance and repair of a closed <span class=\"dictionary\">circuit<\/span> television system and all accessories thereto or of leasing electronic security equipment or making repairs to the same, which system and equipment are installed in any jail under his control for the surveillance of prisoners. <a id=\"paragraph-218702\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/15.2-1615.1\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMANNER OF PAYMENT OF CERTAIN ITEMS IN BUDGETS OF SHERIFFS (\u00a7 15.2-1615.1)\n\nA. Whenever a sheriff purchases office furniture, office equipment, stationery,\noffice supplies, telephone or telegraph service, postage, or repairs to office\nfurniture and equipment in conformity and within the limits of allowances duly\nmade and contained in the then current budget of any such sheriff under the\nprovisions of this chapter, the invoices therefor, after examination as to their\ncorrectness, shall be paid by the county or city directly to the vendors, and\nthe Commonwealth shall monthly reimburse the county or city the cost of such\nitems on submission by such sheriff to the Compensation Board of duplicate\ninvoices and such other information or evidence as the Compensation Board may\ndeem necessary. This procedure shall also apply to the payment of the premiums\non the official bonds of such sheriffs, their deputies and employees, to the\npremiums on burglary and other insurance, and for any physical examinations\nrequired pursuant to &#xA7; 15.2-1705 for a sheriff and each of his full-time\ndeputies at a rate specified by the Compensation Board.\n\nB. The Compensation Board may allow as an expense allowance to the sheriff of\nany county or city the cost of operation, maintenance and repair of a closed\ncircuit television system and all accessories thereto or of leasing electronic\nsecurity equipment or making repairs to the same, which system and equipment are\ninstalled in any jail under his control for the surveillance of prisoners.\n\nHISTORY: 1964, c. 386, \u00a7 14.1-80; 1968, c. 607; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 155; 1979,\nc. 83; 1983, c. 382; 1985, c. 271; 1998, c. 872.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}