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It has been modified 3 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 1956, chapter 681; in 1968, chapter 525; in 1982, chapter 636.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":69892,"section_number":"53.1-114","catch_line":"Reimbursement of costs","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-114\/"}],"permalink":{"id":238649,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78275,"identifier":"53.1-112","token":"53.1\/3\/5\/53.1-112","url":"\/53.1-112\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-112\/","token":"53.1\/3\/5\/53.1-112","dublin_core":{"Title":"Jail or jail farm expenses","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-112","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Except as provided in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Reimbursement of costs\" href=\"\/53.1-114\/\">53.1-114<\/a>, the expenses of operating and maintaining a jail or jail farm and supporting the prisoners working thereon, including <span class=\"dictionary\">board<\/span>, clothing and medical attention, shall be borne by the participating political subdivisions. 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Such participation shall be based on the percentage of the total\ncost for such operation that the number of prisoner days bears to the total\nnumber of prisoner days confined therein, plus their proportionate part of the\nfixed cost for such maintenance and operation.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 53-206.9; 1956, c. 681; 1968, c. 525; 1982, c. 636.","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}}