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Any member of the local governing body of each participating political subdivision shall be eligible for appointment to the jail or jail farm board or regional jail authority. However, no one shall serve as a member of the board or authority who serves as an administrator or superintendent of a correctional facility supervised and managed by the board.\n\t\t\tAlternate members may be appointed to the board. Such alternate members shall be selected in the same manner as regular members, except that a sheriff may appoint his own alternate. The term of each alternate shall be determined by the sheriff or the political subdivision, whichever appointed the alternate. If a regular member is not present at a meeting of the board, the alternate for that member shall have all the voting and other rights of a regular member and shall be counted for purposes of determining a quorum at any meeting.B\n\nThe board shall have the power to:1\n\nEstablish rules and regulations governing the operation of the jail or jail farm not inconsistent with standards of the State Board of Local and Regional Jails;2\n\nPurchase land for the jail or jail farm for joint ownership by the participating political subdivisions with the approval of the local governing bodies;3\n\nProvide for all necessary stock, equipment and structures for the jail or jail farm within the budget approved therefor by the participating political subdivisions; and4\n\nAppoint a superintendent of such jail or jail farm and necessary jail officers therefor who shall serve at the pleasure of the board.\n\t\t\t\tThe political subdivisions establishing a regional jail or jail farm shall pay their pro rata costs for land, stock, equipment and structures.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":269611,"text":"Each regional jail or jail farm shall be supervised and managed by a board or authority to consist of at least the sheriff from each participating political subdivision, and one representative from each political subdivision participating therein who shall be appointed by the local governing body thereof. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 10 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 1974, chapter 553; in 1979, chapter 700; in 1982, chapter 636; in 1990, chapter 185; in 1991, chapters 529, 566, 567, and 568; in 1992, chapters 212 and 628; in 1994, chapters 102<\/a>, 270<\/a>, and 354<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 340<\/a>; in 1998, chapter 541<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 759<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":68930,"section_number":"15.2-1535","catch_line":"Members of governing body not to be elected or appointed by governing body to certain offices","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1535\/"},{"id":59367,"section_number":"53.1-116.2","catch_line":"Sheriffs to be keepers of jails","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-116.2\/"},{"id":57910,"section_number":"53.1-95.6","catch_line":"Governing body","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-95.6\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":238609,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75064,"identifier":"53.1-106","token":"53.1\/3\/5\/53.1-106","url":"\/53.1-106\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-106\/","token":"53.1\/3\/5\/53.1-106","dublin_core":{"Title":"Members of jail or jail farm board or regional jail authority; powers; payment of pro rata costs","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-106","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Each regional jail or jail farm shall be supervised and managed by a board<\/span> or authority to consist of at least the sheriff from each participating political subdivision, and one representative from each political subdivision participating therein who shall be appointed by the local governing body thereof. Any member of the local governing body of each participating political subdivision shall be eligible for appointment to the jail or jail farm board<\/span> or regional jail authority. However, no one shall serve as a member of the board<\/span> or authority who serves as an administrator or superintendent of a correctional facility supervised and managed by the board<\/span>.\n\t\t\tAlternate members may be appointed to the board<\/span>. Such alternate members shall be selected in the same manner as regular members, except that a sheriff may appoint his own alternate. The term of each alternate shall be determined by the sheriff or the political subdivision, whichever appointed the alternate. If a regular member is not present at a meeting of the board<\/span>, the alternate for that member shall have all the voting and other rights of a regular member and shall be counted for purposes of determining a quorum at any meeting. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The board<\/span> shall have the power to: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Establish rules and regulations governing the operation of the jail or jail farm not inconsistent with standards of the State Board<\/span> of Local and Regional Jails; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Purchase land for the jail or jail farm for joint ownership by the participating political subdivisions with the approval of the local governing bodies; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Provide for all necessary stock, equipment and structures for the jail or jail farm within the budget approved therefor by the participating political subdivisions; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Appoint a superintendent of such jail or jail farm and necessary jail officers<\/span> therefor who shall serve at the pleasure of the board.\n\t\t\t\tThe political subdivisions establishing a regional jail or jail farm shall pay their pro rata costs for land, stock, equipment and structures. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMEMBERS OF JAIL OR JAIL FARM BOARD OR REGIONAL JAIL AUTHORITY; POWERS; PAYMENT\nOF PRO RATA COSTS (\u00a7 53.1-106)\n\nA. Each regional jail or jail farm shall be supervised and managed by a board or\nauthority to consist of at least the sheriff from each participating political\nsubdivision, and one representative from each political subdivision\nparticipating therein who shall be appointed by the local governing body\nthereof. Any member of the local governing body of each participating political\nsubdivision shall be eligible for appointment to the jail or jail farm board or\nregional jail authority. However, no one shall serve as a member of the board or\nauthority who serves as an administrator or superintendent of a correctional\nfacility supervised and managed by the board.\n\t\t\tAlternate members may be appointed to the board. Such alternate members shall\nbe selected in the same manner as regular members, except that a sheriff may\nappoint his own alternate. The term of each alternate shall be determined by the\nsheriff or the political subdivision, whichever appointed the alternate. If a\nregular member is not present at a meeting of the board, the alternate for that\nmember shall have all the voting and other rights of a regular member and shall\nbe counted for purposes of determining a quorum at any meeting.\n\nB. The board shall have the power to:\n\n 1. Establish rules and regulations governing the operation of the jail or jail\n farm not inconsistent with standards of the State Board of Local and Regional\n Jails;\n\n 2. Purchase land for the jail or jail farm for joint ownership by the\n participating political subdivisions with the approval of the local governing\n bodies;\n\n 3. Provide for all necessary stock, equipment and structures for the jail or\n jail farm within the budget approved therefor by the participating political\n subdivisions; and\n\n 4. Appoint a superintendent of such jail or jail farm and necessary jail\n officers therefor who shall serve at the pleasure of the board.\n \t\t\t\tThe political subdivisions establishing a regional jail or jail farm shall\n pay their pro rata costs for land, stock, equipment and structures.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 53-206.1, 53-206.3, 53-206.4, 53-206.5; 1974, c. 553;\n1979, c. 700; 1982, c. 636; 1990, c. 185; 1991, cc. 529, 566, 567, 568; 1992,\ncc. 212, 628; 1994, cc. 102, 270, 354; 1997, c. 340; 1998, c. 541; 2020, c. 759.","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}}