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If the court is of the opinion that the complaint is justified, it shall enter an order directing the State Compensation Board to withhold approval of the payment of any further salary to the sheriff or jail superintendent until there has been compliance with specified requirements of the Board. If the court is of the opinion that the charges are unfounded, the complaint shall be dismissed.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":309651,"text":"If any sheriff or jail superintendent through his default or neglect fails to comply with the requirements of the Board in the operation and management of any jail under his control or management, the Board shall file a complaint with the circuit court of the county or city in which such jail is located, giving ten days’ notice to the sheriff or jail superintendent that on a date fixed in the notice the court will conduct a hearing on the complaint. If the court is of the opinion that the complaint is justified, it shall enter an order directing the State Compensation Board to withhold approval of the payment of any further salary to the sheriff or jail superintendent until there has been compliance with specified requirements of the Board. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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 1974, chapters 44 and 45; in 1982, chapter 636; in 1991, chapter 383.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":238735,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86449,"identifier":"53.1-125","token":"53.1\/3\/6\/53.1-125","url":"\/53.1-125\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-125\/","token":"53.1\/3\/6\/53.1-125","dublin_core":{"Title":"Failure of sheriffs or jail superintendents to comply with requirements of board; filing of complaint; withholding salary","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-125","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If any sheriff or jail superintendent through his default<\/span> or neglect fails to comply with the requirements of the Board<\/span> in the operation and management of any jail under his control or management, the Board<\/span> shall file a complaint with the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of the county or city in which such jail is located, giving ten days’ notice to the sheriff or jail superintendent that on a date fixed in the notice the court<\/span> will conduct a hearing<\/span> on the complaint. If the court<\/span> is of the opinion<\/span> that the complaint is justified, it shall enter an order<\/span> directing the State Compensation Board<\/span> to withhold approval of the payment of any further salary to the sheriff or jail superintendent until there has been compliance with specified requirements of the Board<\/span>. If the court<\/span> is of the opinion<\/span> that the charges are unfounded, the complaint shall be dismissed.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFAILURE OF SHERIFFS OR JAIL SUPERINTENDENTS TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF\nBOARD; FILING OF COMPLAINT; WITHHOLDING SALARY (\u00a7 53.1-125)\n\nIf any sheriff or jail superintendent through his default or neglect fails to\ncomply with the requirements of the Board in the operation and management of any\njail under his control or management, the Board shall file a complaint with the\ncircuit court of the county or city in which such jail is located, giving ten\ndays’ notice to the sheriff or jail superintendent that on a date fixed in\nthe notice the court will conduct a hearing on the complaint. If the court is of\nthe opinion that the complaint is justified, it shall enter an order directing\nthe State Compensation Board to withhold approval of the payment of any further\nsalary to the sheriff or jail superintendent until there has been compliance\nwith specified requirements of the Board. If the court is of the opinion that\nthe charges are unfounded, the complaint shall be dismissed.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 53-173; 1974, cc. 44, 45; 1982, c. 636; 1991, c. 383.","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}}