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It shall be unlawful for any sheriff, sergeant, or other officer to use any jail or other place of confinement for criminals as a place of detention for any person in his custody<\/span> for transportation to a facility<\/span> in accordance with this chapter, unless the person’s detention therein, for a period not to exceed 24 hours, is specifically authorized by the judge<\/span> or special justice<\/span> who ordered the admission, except that such authority<\/span> shall not be given by any judge<\/span> or special justice<\/span> for the Counties of Augusta, Arlington, and Fairfax and the Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Waynesboro, and Staunton.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDETENTION IN JAIL AFTER ORDER OF ADMISSION (\u00a7 37.2-831)\n\nIt shall be unlawful for any sheriff, sergeant, or other officer to use any jail\nor other place of confinement for criminals as a place of detention for any\nperson in his custody for transportation to a facility in accordance with this\nchapter, unless the person’s detention therein, for a period not to exceed\n24 hours, is specifically authorized by the judge or special justice who ordered\nthe admission, except that such authority shall not be given by any judge or\nspecial justice for the Counties of Augusta, Arlington, and Fairfax and the\nCities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Waynesboro, and Staunton.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 37-78; 1950, p. 907; 1964, c. 640; 1968, c. 477, \u00a7\n37.1-73; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 155; 1972, c. 751; 1976, c. 671; 1979, c. 707;\n2005, c. 716.","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}}