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Such workforces are authorized to work on (i) public property or works owned, leased or operated by the Commonwealth or the county, city or town; (ii) a privately operated national park on federal land; (iii) any property owned by a nonprofit organization that is exempt from taxation under 26 U.S.C. \u00a7 501(c)(3) or (c)(4) and that is organized and operated exclusively for charitable or social welfare purposes whether the same is located within such county, city or town, or elsewhere; or (iv) private property (a) owned or occupied by an elderly or indigent person or persons where such property has been identified by a citizens housing advisory committee as needing rehabilitation or repair and the property owner has consented to such work or (b) classified as or used as a cemetery where such property has been abandoned and where on such property exist nuisances that have been identified by a municipal corporation for abatement or removal pursuant to \u00a7 15.2-1115 or a similar local ordinance. Every person 18 years of age or older who is convicted and confined for any violation of a local ordinance and who is confined as a punishment or for failure to pay a required fine, shall be liable to work in such workforce. Every person 18 years of age or older who is confined pending disposition of an offense under Chapter 5 (\u00a7 20-61 et seq.) of Title 20 or a criminal offense not listed in \u00a7 19.2-297.1 may work in such workforce on a voluntary basis with the approval of and under the supervision of the sheriff or his designee.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":244258,"text":"The local governing body of any county, city or town may establish workforces in the county, city or town under such conditions as it may prescribe. Such workforces are authorized to work on (i) public property or works owned, leased or operated by the Commonwealth or the county, city or town; (ii) a privately operated national park on federal land; (iii) any property owned by a nonprofit organization that is exempt from taxation under 26 U.S.C. \u00a7 501(c)(3) or (c)(4) and that is organized and operated exclusively for charitable or social welfare purposes whether the same is located within such county, city or town, or elsewhere; or (iv) private property (a) owned or occupied by an elderly or indigent person or persons where such property has been identified by a citizens housing advisory committee as needing rehabilitation or repair and the property owner has consented to such work or (b) classified as or used as a cemetery where such property has been abandoned and where on such property exist nuisances that have been identified by a municipal corporation for abatement or removal pursuant to \u00a7 15.2-1115 or a similar local ordinance. Every person 18 years of age or older who is convicted and confined for any violation of a local ordinance and who is confined as a punishment or for failure to pay a required fine, shall be liable to work in such workforce. Every person 18 years of age or older who is confined pending disposition of an offense under Chapter 5 (\u00a7 20-61 et seq.) of Title 20 or a criminal offense not listed in \u00a7 19.2-297.1 may work in such workforce on a voluntary basis with the approval of and under the supervision of the sheriff or his designee.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14854,"edition_id":1,"name":"Prisoner Programs and Treatment","identifier":"7","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12847,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:50:24","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:50:24","permalink":{"id":238767,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14854,"identifier":"7","token":"53.1\/3\/7","url":"\/53.1\/3\/7\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12847,"edition_id":1,"name":"Local Correctional Facilities","identifier":"3","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12717,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:56","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:56","permalink":{"id":238281,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12847,"identifier":"3","token":"53.1\/3","url":"\/53.1\/3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12717,"edition_id":1,"name":"Prisons and Other Methods of Correction","identifier":"53.1","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":237591,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12717,"identifier":"53.1","token":"53.1","url":"\/53.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":67418,"structure_id":14854,"section_number":"53.1-128","catch_line":"Workforces and authorized work places","url":"\/53.1-128\/","token":"53.1\/3\/7\/53.1-128","metadata":false},{"id":66959,"structure_id":14854,"section_number":"53.1-129","catch_line":"Order permitting prisoners to work on state, county, city, town, certain private property or nonprofit organization property; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 1970, chapter 648; in 1982, chapter 636; in 1991, chapter 580; in 1997, chapters 123<\/a> and 546<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 168<\/a>; in 2011, chapter 767<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 199<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":81152,"section_number":"19.2-354","catch_line":"Authority of court to order payment of fine, costs, forfeitures, penalties or restitution in installments or upon other terms and conditions; community work in lieu of payment","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-354\/"},{"id":85635,"section_number":"53.1-1","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":70224,"section_number":"15.2-1115","catch_line":"Abatement or removal of nuisances","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1115\/"},{"id":56020,"section_number":"19.2-297.1","catch_line":"Sentence of person twice previously convicted of certain violent felonies","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-297.1\/"},{"id":68962,"section_number":"20-61","catch_line":"Desertion or nonsupport of wife, husband or children in necessitous circumstances","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-61\/"}],"permalink":{"id":238769,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67418,"identifier":"53.1-128","token":"53.1\/3\/7\/53.1-128","url":"\/53.1-128\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-128\/","token":"53.1\/3\/7\/53.1-128","dublin_core":{"Title":"Workforces and authorized work places","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-128","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The local governing body of any county, city or town may establish workforces in the county, city or town under such conditions as it may prescribe. Such workforces are authorized to work on (i) public property or works owned, leased or operated by the Commonwealth or the county, city or town; (ii) a privately operated national park on federal land; (iii) any property owned by a nonprofit organization that is exempt from taxation under 26 U.S.C. \u00a7 501(c)(3) or (c)(4) and that is organized and operated exclusively for charitable or social welfare purposes whether the same is located within such county, city or town, or elsewhere; or (iv) private property (a) owned or occupied by an elderly or indigent<\/span> person or persons where such property has been identified by a citizens housing advisory committee as needing rehabilitation or repair and the property owner has consented to such work or (b) classified as or used as a cemetery where such property has been abandoned and where on such property exist nuisances that have been identified by a municipal corporation for abatement or removal pursuant to \u00a7 15.2-1115<\/a> or a similar local ordinance<\/span>. Every person 18 years of age or older who is convicted and confined for any violation of a local ordinance<\/span> and who is confined as a punishment or for failure to pay a required fine, shall be liable to work in such workforce. Every person 18 years of age or older who is confined pending disposition<\/span> of an offense<\/span> under Chapter 5 (\u00a7 20-61<\/a> et seq.) of Title 20 or a criminal offense<\/span> not listed in \u00a7 19.2-297.1<\/a> may work in such workforce on a voluntary basis with the approval of and under the supervision of the sheriff or his designee.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWORKFORCES AND AUTHORIZED WORK PLACES (\u00a7 53.1-128)\n\nThe local governing body of any county, city or town may establish workforces in\nthe county, city or town under such conditions as it may prescribe. Such\nworkforces are authorized to work on (i) public property or works owned, leased\nor operated by the Commonwealth or the county, city or town; (ii) a privately\noperated national park on federal land; (iii) any property owned by a nonprofit\norganization that is exempt from taxation under 26 U.S.C. \u00a7 501(c)(3) or (c)(4)\nand that is organized and operated exclusively for charitable or social welfare\npurposes whether the same is located within such county, city or town, or\nelsewhere; or (iv) private property (a) owned or occupied by an elderly or\nindigent person or persons where such property has been identified by a citizens\nhousing advisory committee as needing rehabilitation or repair and the property\nowner has consented to such work or (b) classified as or used as a cemetery\nwhere such property has been abandoned and where on such property exist\nnuisances that have been identified by a municipal corporation for abatement or\nremoval pursuant to \u00a7 15.2-1115 or a similar local ordinance. Every person 18\nyears of age or older who is convicted and confined for any violation of a local\nordinance and who is confined as a punishment or for failure to pay a required\nfine, shall be liable to work in such workforce. Every person 18 years of age or\nolder who is confined pending disposition of an offense under Chapter 5 (\u00a7\n20-61 et seq.) of Title 20 or a criminal offense not listed in \u00a7 19.2-297.1 may\nwork in such workforce on a voluntary basis with the approval of and under the\nsupervision of the sheriff or his designee.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 53-163; 1970, c. 648; 1982, c. 636; 1991, c. 580; 1997,\ncc. 123, 546; 2010, c. 168; 2011, c. 767; 2019, c. 199.","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}}