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It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1982, chapter 636.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":239153,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67795,"identifier":"53.1-188","token":"53.1\/6\/1\/53.1-188","url":"\/53.1-188\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-188\/","token":"53.1\/6\/1\/53.1-188","dublin_core":{"Title":"Conduct records to be kept","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-188","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span> shall keep a record of the conduct of each person confined in a <span class=\"dictionary\">state correctional facility<\/span>. Each time any prisoner in a <span class=\"dictionary\">state correctional facility<\/span> is punished, the name of the offender, the <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span>, the time when the <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span> was committed, and when and what disciplinary action was taken or sentence was imposed, shall be recorded in a register.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONDUCT RECORDS TO BE KEPT (\u00a7 53.1-188)\n\nThe Director shall keep a record of the conduct of each person confined in a\nstate correctional facility. Each time any prisoner in a state correctional\nfacility is punished, the name of the offender, the offense, the time when the\noffense was committed, and when and what disciplinary action was taken or\nsentence was imposed, shall be recorded in a register.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 53-209, 53-215; 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}}